Data Governance & Privacy
Knowing what data you have, who owns it, and who may use it.
Backend Engineer track
Junior
Write correct code, ship small changes safely, ask good questions.
- PIIPersonally identifiable information that needs special care.
Mid-level
Own a feature end to end without hand-holding.
Nothing here yet.
Senior
Own a system, its failure modes, and its trade-offs.
- Anonymization vs PseudonymizationIrreversibly vs reversibly removing identity from data.
- Data RetentionHow long to keep data, and when to delete it.
- Row-Level SecurityThe database itself filtering rows per user or tenant.
Staff
Shape how many teams build, across systems.
Nothing here yet.
Principal
Set technical direction for the organization.
Nothing here yet.
Data Analyst track
Junior
Write correct SQL, build trusted dashboards, ask good questions.
Nothing here yet.
Mid-level
Own an analysis end to end, from vague question to recommendation.
- Anonymization vs PseudonymizationIrreversibly vs reversibly removing identity from data.
- Data CatalogA searchable inventory of datasets, their meaning and their owners.
- Data Dictionary / Business GlossaryDefinitions of tables, columns and business terms.
- Data LineageWhere data came from and everything it flows into.
- Data RetentionHow long to keep data, and when to delete it.
- PIIPersonally identifiable information that needs special care.
Senior
Own experimentation and metrics design; call out bad numbers.
Core: start here
- Data ContractAn agreed, enforced schema and quality promise between data producers and consumers.
- Data GovernanceThe policies and roles that decide how data is managed and used.
2 more senior concepts
- Data ClassificationLabeling data by sensitivity: public, internal, confidential, restricted.
- Data MaskingHiding sensitive values while keeping data usable.
Staff
Shape how the organization measures and decides.
- Data MeshDomain teams owning their data as products, on a self-serve platform.
Principal
Set measurement strategy across the company.
Nothing here yet.
Data Engineer track
Junior
Build and fix pipelines from clear specs; write correct SQL.
Core: start here
- Data Dictionary / Business GlossaryDefinitions of tables, columns and business terms.
1 more junior concepts
- PIIPersonally identifiable information that needs special care.
Mid-level
Own pipelines and models end to end, including their quality.
Core: start here
- Data CatalogA searchable inventory of datasets, their meaning and their owners.
- Data LineageWhere data came from and everything it flows into.
- Data MaskingHiding sensitive values while keeping data usable.
- Data RetentionHow long to keep data, and when to delete it.
7 more mid-level concepts
- Anonymization vs PseudonymizationIrreversibly vs reversibly removing identity from data.
- Column-Level SecurityRestricting access to specific sensitive columns.
- Data ClassificationLabeling data by sensitivity: public, internal, confidential, restricted.
- Data GovernanceThe policies and roles that decide how data is managed and used.
- Reference DataShared code lists like country codes, currencies and status values.
- Row-Level SecurityThe database itself filtering rows per user or tenant.
- Technical, Business and Operational MetadataSchemas, meanings, and run history: the three kinds of data about data.
Senior
Design the platform's storage, processing and modeling choices.
Core: start here
- Data ContractAn agreed, enforced schema and quality promise between data producers and consumers.
- Data Ownership and StewardshipNamed people accountable for a dataset's quality and access.
- Master Data ManagementKeeping one authoritative version of core entities like customers and products.
1 more senior concepts
- TokenizationReplacing sensitive values with tokens that map back only through a secure vault.
Staff
Shape how the whole organization produces and uses data.
- Data FabricAn integration layer that connects data across systems using metadata.
- Data MeshDomain teams owning their data as products, on a self-serve platform.
- EU AI ActEU rules on AI systems and the data used to build them.
Principal
Set data strategy and architecture across the company.
Nothing here yet.
Frontend Engineer track
Junior
Build UI that works, ship small changes safely, ask good questions.
- PIIPersonally identifiable information that needs special care.
Mid-level
Own a feature end to end without hand-holding.
Nothing here yet.
Senior
Own an app's architecture, performance, and failure modes.
Nothing here yet.
Staff
Shape how many teams build, across apps.
Nothing here yet.
Principal
Set technical direction for the organization.
Nothing here yet.