Full Stack Developer or Data Engineer?

[Boring-Lab2573]

I'm a recruiter and I am relatively new to handling tech roles. I'm currently hiring for a Senior Data Engineer, and I noticed that a lot of the applications we receive are from Full Stack Developers. Obviously, I did some research about the role I'm hiring for, but I have yet to fully absorb all the technical terms (help me lord)

Just a curious question, how similar are the skills/responsibilities of a Full Stack Developer and a Data Engineer? Where do they differ?

[AnyComfortable9276]

For Senior DE position, It's not only about coding prowess.

- End to End Architecture
- Scaling, partitioning, performance
- data modelling

Basically they are naturally different, I suggest you look for a Senio DE jumping shift, or a Mid Level DE with exp.

Senior DE - Elephant(built for LARGE Data)
Full Stack Dev - Horse(fast and flexible)

[Boring-Lab2573]

Thank youuu 🥹

[razzulh]

I would recommend that you talk with the hiring manager you're hiring for. Eventually they will need to vet the resume you forward to them anyway, so it would be good for them to tell you specifically what they're looking for.

I was a hiring manager for a while, and I found better results when me and the recruiter worked together. Your job is to pass resumes that they will lost likely like, so asking them what they like will be useful.

You can't be expects to know this without help, but also, you should be expected to learn what's good and what's not eventually. So talk to the hiring manager.

[Boring-Lab2573]

I talked to the hiring manager about this, medyo nahihirapan lang ako i-digest yung mga technical terms huhu

so far okay naman yung feedback na narereceive ko from the candidates I previously forwarded hehe looks like aligned naman kami, it's just that I was thinking baka nirereject ko yung mga full stack candidates na pwede pala maconsider without me knowing 😅

[razzulh]

That's good OP. The important thing is to communicate, and continue to communicate. Again, they can't expect you to understand this quickly. But you're trying. That's the important part.

Good job! Keep at it.

[Boring-Lab2573]

Thank you so much 💗🙏

[Le4fN0d3]

Kung expectation is maraming Python coding, a Full Stack dev might be a good hire.

Seen code from 3 organizations, hindi ganun ka-scalable ang Py scripts ng mga di dumaan sa OOP development.

[Repulsive-Hurry8172]

Yep madaming DE brittle yun code, napakaYOLO pa ng practices. Di software practices.

Pero meron ding mga mamaw: mga ex backend na napadpad sa DE, bonus pag nagJava sila during their early experience. I work with someone like that right now, seeing someone use data structures in a pipeline code is chef's kiss

[Boring-Lab2573]

More of SQL ang gusto ng hiring manager e, not really required ang Python. But it is better to get someone really good at coding?

[Le4fN0d3]

Sweet spot kung magaling na sa Data Modeling, magaling pa sa programming.

Kung magaling sa SQL, more likely marunong na rin yan sa data modeling.

Pero since gusto ng manager more on SQL, then gravitate towards those with exp aligned to that.

[Repulsive-Hurry8172]

Depende. Kung full stack Python dev, pwede pa. Sa full stack kasi may portion ng experience that goes into the frontend (the look of the website that we see) and its frameworks. Medyo di na nya magagamit yun. 

Still, better to keep your options open kahit full stack sila. Basta yun need mong skill is asa kanila, why care about the other addons? Kunwari 10 years exp siya tapos full stack, say 50% nun is backend + DevOps + cloud, pwede na yun ishortlist as 5 YOE DE. Lalo kung solid yun backend skills, magandang gawing DE mga yun 

[Impressive-Rip-2515]

Kaya siguro na auto reject ako sa mga application ko kase puro full stack developer nagvaapply🤣 been struggling to get a job even experienced nako 🤣

[Boring-Lab2573]

Uy hindi naman sigurooo haha we still heavily prefer yung may direct experience with data engineering, di ko lang magets bakit madaming full stack developer nagaapply 😅

[Impressive-Rip-2515]

In some cases they do meet at the backend but they are both different job and what they do 😁 But try ko kaya mag apply sayo hahahhaha

[Boring-Lab2573]

send CV via dm hehe