- Start with 3-months Professional Foundations leadership and skills development
- Gain practical, hands-on experience working with data in Python and SQL
- Use industry tools to work with and manipulate data (Docker, Apache, Airflow, PySpark)
- A strong focus on real-world problem-solving and agile project-based learning
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Duration
14 Months
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Commitment
20-40 hrs/week
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Access Fee
$5 a month
14 Months
20-40 hrs/week
$5 a month
About the Programme
The ALX Data Engineering programme empowers individuals to become proficient data engineers. Through practical, project-based learning, you’ll gain industry-relevant knowledge and real-world problem-solving experience.
Gain the skills to build data pipelines, manage big data, and drive data-centric decisions, using lessons from real-world data engineers at leading tech companies.
You will learn to think like a data practitioner, and develop production-ready skills to solve real-world problems and become a highly employable data engineer.
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Programme Duration
14 Months
All Access
$5 a month
All Access Plus
$49 a year
Who Should Enrol?
Anyone interested in mastering the foundations of data engineering with real-world projects. Willing to learn to design data pipelines, manage databases, and optimize systems for scalable and reliable data processing
- Years of Experience: 6 months
- Role: Data Engineering Intern
- Age: 25
- Country: Nigeria
- Education: BSc. Computer Science
- Goal: To become a Senior Data Engineer specializing in building robust data pipelines for fintech companies
What You'll Learn
This program equips you with the data engineering and business skills needed to thrive as a tech professional or freelance data expert.
Learn key leadership and professional skills that will help you navigate and succeed in your career.
Finish Professional Foundations understanding your personal brand, how to write a CV, and how to ace a job interview.
Learn how to think like a data practitioner. Use data tools such as spreadsheets, SQL, Python to manipulate data.
Learn to store, move, and process massive datasets using frameworks like Spark, Hive, and Hadoop, ensuring efficient data handling and pipeline management.
Use Docker for mastering containers, manage complex data workflows with Apache Airflow, and process big data with PySpark.
Learn to design, build, and manage end-to-end data pipelines, ensuring efficient data flow and processing for organizational needs.
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Create Account
Create an ALX account and confirm it via email.
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Fill in a short form on our registration platform to confirm your interest in joining our next cohort.
Confirm Participation
Immediately after completion you will be asked to confirm participation to secure your spot in the upcoming cohort and will be redirected to our eHub.
Enrolment
For successful enrolment, log in to the eHub and complete your first $5 payment by your programme start date.
Payment Options:
Option 1: Multiple Months in Advance
Option 2: Pay as You Go