The Real Data Behind the Data Engineering Hiring Panic
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Last month 3 different people sent me the same screenshot. It was a slick graphic claiming tech lost 150K jobs this year while data engineering grew 414%, and entry-level postings "collapsed 67%." Each of them asked me whether they should panic, pivot, or quit. I went looking for where those number…
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- 2026-09-29 10:08 · DEV Community — AI
The Real Data Behind the Data Engineering Hiring Panic