The Data Engineering Show

The Data Engineering Show is a podcast for data engineering and BI practitioners to go beyond theory. Learn from the biggest influencers in tech about their practical day-to-day data challenges and solutions in a casual and fun setting.SEASON 1 DATA BROSEldad and Boaz Farkash shared the same stuffed toys growing up as well as a big passion for data. After founding Sisense and building it to become a high-growth analytics unicorn, they moved on to their next venture, Firebolt, a leading high-performance cloud data warehouse.SEASON 2 DATA BROSIn season 2 Eldad adopted a brilliant new little brother, and with their shared love for query processing, the connection was immediate. After excelling in his MS, Computer Science degree, Benjamin Wagner joined Firebolt to lead its query processing team and is a rising star in the data space. For inquiries contact tamar@firebolt.ioWebsite: https://www.firebolt.io

The Data Engineering Show is a technology podcast hosted by The Firebolt Data Bros, with 47 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Firebolt Data Bros hosts The Data Engineering Show, a technology show with 47 episodes published.

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  Episode #44

  Building Uber's AI Assistant: How Genie Revolutionizes On-Call Support with Paarth Chothani from Uber

  Jul 22, 202526 minS0

  Journey inside Uber's innovative AI assistant "Genie" with Paarth Chotani, Staff Engineer at Uber, as he shares how they're revolutionizing on-call support using LLMs and vector search. From processing massive amounts of internal documentation to building scalable RAG pipelines, discover how Uber tackles the challenges of implementing AI assistants at scale. Get insights into the evolution from traditional chatbots to agent-based solutions, and learn practical lessons about staying current in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Whether you're building AI-powered tools or scaling data infrastructure, this episode offers valuable perspectives on balancing innovation with real-world implementation.<br>• Building and scaling RAG pi...

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  Episode #43

  From Zero to 100M Users: Inside Notion’s Data Stack and AI Strategy with Sumit Gupta

  Jun 10, 202522 minS0

  AI's transformative impact on data engineering and analytics is reshaping how professionals create value, shifting focus from technical skills to strategic thinking and communication.<br>In this episode of The Data Engineering Show, the bros talk with Sumit Gupta, Lead BI Engineer at Notion, about his journey through prominent tech companies, modern data stacks, and how AI is revolutionizing data workflows and professional development.<br>What You'll Learn:<br>How modern data stacks are evolving with tools like Snowflake, dbt, Iceberg, and HexWhy transferable skills are becoming more crucial than technical expertise in the AI eraHow to leverage AI tools...

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  Episode #42

  How Rising Wave Is Redefining Real-Time Data with Postgres Power

  May 7, 202532 minS0

  <br>In this episode of The Data Engineering Show, host Benjamin and co-host Eldad sit with Yingjun Wu, founder and CEO of Rising Wave, to explore the evolution of stream processing systems and the innovations his company is bringing to the space.<br>What you’ll learn:<br><br>Yingjun's journey from academic research in stream processing to founding Rising Wave, and the challenges of building trust in a new database system.<br><br>How Rising Wave's architecture, using S3 as primary storage, delivers second-level scalability, while other systems can take hours to scale.<br><br>The competitive landscape of st...

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  Episode #41

  Revolutionizing Data Governance with DataStrato’s Unified Open Source Approach

  Apr 8, 202524 minS0

  In this episode of The Data Engineering Show, the bros sit with Lisa Cao, Product Manager at DataStrato, to explore data catalogs and Apache Gravitino, a unified metadata lake used to manage access and perform data governance for all data sources. <br>What You’ll Learn:<br>How Apache Gravitino differs from others like Unity catalog and Polaris by being able to support multiple catalog systems.What the “Push-Down Permission Management” security model is and how to implement it across different data systems. How to maintain consistent governance across various query engines like Spark, Trino, and Flink.Why interoperability, flexibility and open...

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  Episode #40

  Database Technology in the Age of AI with DuckDB Labs co-creator Hannes Mühleisen

  Mar 19, 202531 minS0

  In this episode of The Data Engineering Show, host Benjamin and co-host Eldad sit with CEO DuckDB Labs and co-creator DuckDB, Hannes Mühleisen.<br>Together, they:Talk about the journey of DuckDB, an open-source analytical database system designed as a universal wrangling tool.Explain how DuckDB differs from SQLite, highlighting the analytical and transactional use cases.Discuss DuckDB’s special feature and its approach to innovation including creating their Parquet Reader.Explore the simple and efficient ecosystem of DuckDB, allowing developers to add custom functionality without changing its core stability.Consider Hannes' perspective on the role of AI in dat...

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