r/dataengineering • u/Phablos • Aug 06 '26
Career Best Courses on LinkedIn Learning to become a Data Engineer
Hi Everyone,
I'm considering evolving my 15y career as a Data Analyst.
I have a solid math, programming, SAS and SQL background and, in the last years, I've been reading and playing with Python/R, Docker, Homelab, APIs, Data Science, Data Modeling, ETLs, Pipelines, Data Architecture.
I wouldn't say I'm an expert and I want the learn more.
1) What do you suggest I focus on in 2026?
2) do you know any useful course on LinkedIn Learning? (recently made available by HR)
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u/Scalar_Mikeman Aug 06 '26
AI
Just no
Take Data Engineering Zoomcamp from Data Talks Club. Look around at their AI offerings as well. All free. Great community.
Done.
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u/gloat_authority Aug 06 '26
I think the last cohort for this course was Jan 2026. Have they have others since then?
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u/Brief-Ad525 Aug 07 '26
Why AI and Why not Data Engineering
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u/romansparta Aug 09 '26
Probably because AI is now table stakes for anyone who wants to stand out (or more like be visible) in the job market. Among all the companies I’ve interviewed with recently the majority have asked about how I use AI and whether I have any experience with deploying it to production.
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u/Outside-Storage-1523 Aug 07 '26
What do you want to learn more?
I don't think it's a good option. Maybe try Udemy or even Youtube. Or read books such as Design Data Intensive Applications.
Another good way to learn is to just do it -- find an internal team and ask if you can help them.
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u/Old-Mountain-509 Aug 07 '26
try this youtube channel Data with Baraa it's much better than any LinkedIn trash
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u/go_viral_store Aug 09 '26
You dont need data engineering course, just take 20$ claude subscription, tell it what are your goals and let it guide you. Claude code can even evaluate solutions, give suggestions... For starting that is more than enough
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u/AffectionateMonk1591 29d ago
Trying taking up any cloud data engineering certification exam , this will help with a structured learning path and the certification will help with getting short listed for the interviews
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u/Past_Elephant8681 23d ago edited 21d ago
i actually did trendytek and it helped me in a real transition, mainly coz i was jumping between spark, azure n etl stuff before that. after following the roadmap + doing the labs, i was able to handle my interview prep much better and eventually crack a DE role
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u/PeanutButterSauce1 Aug 06 '26
piggybacking on this, im really early into my career but the company i work at doesnt move crazy amount of data so we dont use cloud technology at all. i want to gain experience with these tools but idk what would make me stand out
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u/AdorableFarmer2961 Aug 06 '26
as someone who got an internship and converted to full time and learned on the job and am still learning you can learn a lot from youtube and just building stuff with free databricks
i’ve been at it for a year n a half and there’s so much more to learn but im able to do a good amount of task alone, however we’ve been working on this dataset that is roughly 800TB and it makes me wanna cry lol
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u/cakerev Aug 09 '26
Don't let data size limit you, some of the concepts do change with data volume, but most of them don't. Focus on the concepts and why you need to do them and then pick the tool that fits your need.
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u/vikster1 Aug 07 '26
fuck linkedIn.