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Databricks
Databricks is a unified data analytics platform designed to help organizations process large amounts of data and perform advanced analytics tasks. It provides a cloud-based platform for data engineering, data science, and analytics, offering a range of tools and services such as data processing, machine learning, and real-time analytics.
This competency includes understanding delta tables, jobs configuration, data ingestion, workflows, and data transformation.
Key Competencies:
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Delta Tables - Knowledge of delta tables that combine the scalability of data lakes with the reliability and performance of data warehouses, making it easier to manage and process large datasets efficiently.
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Databricks Jobs configuration - Ability to schedule and automate tasks in Databricks, such as data processing, machine learning model training, or report generation.
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Data Ingestion from the cloud (AWS/AZURE) - Knowledge of relevant APIs and connectors to efficiently read data from cloud storage into Databricks DataFrames or Delta Tables.
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Databricks Workflows - Ability to design and schedule workflows to run at specific times or trigger them based on events or conditions.
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Data transformation - Ability to manipulate and transform data using user-defined functions (UDFs) to derive insights or prepare it for further analysis.