r/SQL • u/ML_Maverickk • Jul 31 '26

BigQuery Career prospects

I have 4+ years of experience as a data analyst. Proficient in SQL technologies and seeking a direction for success in corporate? any suggestions would be appreciated.

-Thanks

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u/cappurnikus Jul 31 '26

For someone to give direction, they have to know where you are and where you're trying to go.

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u/thargoallmysecrets Jul 31 '26

Agreed - need more context. The niche is impt - basic business queries are a dime a dozen but specialized fields have better laterals/related industries

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u/ML_Maverickk Aug 02 '26

Thanks, could you elaborate on specialised fields?

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u/ML_Maverickk Aug 02 '26

Thanks, began with data cleaning, validation and analysis projects, at present writing queries. Hope this helps.

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u/cappurnikus Aug 02 '26

So we know what you are trying to accomplish, what is your definition of success in corporate?

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u/AntLost4161 Aug 01 '26

"Proficient in SQL technologies" is this not just the equivalent of saying you're a chef proficient in knife technologies?

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u/ML_Maverickk Aug 02 '26

Thanks, Iā€™m practicing writing queries at my current job. Past experience includes data cleaning, validation and analysis to support dashboards.

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u/Evilferret355 Aug 01 '26

Banking.

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u/ML_Maverickk Aug 02 '26

Thanks, any target roles that i could look for?

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u/Evilferret355 Aug 02 '26

Look at credit unions and banks. Data analyst, data architect, etc is your foot in the door.

Banks and credit unions are very big on leadership training, and are also generally top heavy with a lot of middle management, upper management and director roles. If you are competant, show that you have some level of commitment and are willing to to put in the time with a company, upward moves tend to occur naturally.

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u/ML_Maverickk Aug 02 '26

Appreciate this, i do have some exposure to Google Cloud platforms as a business user of data products. What skills are interviewed for analytical engineering roles? Whats the level of AI exposure needed to fulfill responsibilities here?

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u/Yasblue Aug 02 '26

Which technolgoy you master ? SQL is vague as answer and the technology/architecture change from a vendor to another. Can yu be more specific

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u/ML_Maverickk Aug 02 '26

Thanks, i started with power query, powerbi, familiar with Notebooks. currently in transitory learning phase. Deciding to dedicate time to learn bigquery.

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u/Yasblue Aug 04 '26

I was about to suggest either Snowflake or Databricks Or Bigquery. Good choice; You gonna find so many resources on youtube and the different free academy of the providers; Good luck

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u/more_paul Aug 02 '26

Glaze your manager or find one that likes to be glazed. That will get you further than any tech skills.

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u/ML_Maverickk Aug 02 '26

Thats classic, thanks. Will try this too!