To BECOME a data engineer you have to:

• Learn computer-science fundamentals
• Master a programming language
• Understand concepts of SOFTWARE testing
• Learn database concepts, try to learn both RELATIONAL and nonrelational database concepts.
• Learn how to design and construct a data warehouse as it is crucial.
• Understand the basics of cloud computing
• Learn about frameworks for batch, hybrid, and streaming data processing. Apache Pig, Apache Spark, and Apache Kafka are just a few examples.
• Scheduling your workflow- you can use TOOLS like Apache Airflow for this
• Understand the basics of networking
• Learn how to use machine-readable CONFIGURATION files to manage and provision your data centre. Learn how to use containers with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS CloudFormation.
• The final step of learning– learn about cybersecurity to protect your data.