I'm more scientist than engineer as my background is statistics not computer engineering. Data Engineers tend to be more focused on pipelines and data structures than uncertainty and estimation. Yes, I've had to do both, but that is because the field was largely seeking unicorns the last decade, so I learned.
Now that you can get funding to hire more people, the specialization is kicking in and the tasks are diverging. That said, I still prefer Data Scientists who understand data structures and pipelines otherwise they need assistance in most steps.
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I'm more scientist than engineer as my background is statistics not computer engineering. Data Engineers tend to be more focused on pipelines and data structures than uncertainty and estimation. Yes, I've had to do both, but that is because the field was largely seeking unicorns the last decade, so I learned.
Now that you can get funding to hire more people, the specialization is kicking in and the tasks are diverging. That said, I still prefer Data Scientists who understand data structures and pipelines otherwise they need assistance in most steps.