Data Engineer

Build the pipelines and platforms that move and shape data.

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Career stages

Pick a stage to see what skills it needs and who can help you reach it.

Companies

Hiring, training, or with potential CR opportunities on this path

Acme Technologies

Fintech / SaaS

Data EngineerCloud EngineerBackend Developer

Current CR jobs: 2
Potential CR ops: 2
Trainings: 2

Company profile

GreenLogix

Logistics

Software DeveloperData Engineer

Current CR jobs: 1
Potential CR ops: 1
Trainings: 0

Company profile

Academic institutions

Degrees, certificates, and technical programs for this path

Universidad de Costa Rica

San Pedro, San José

B.Sc. Computer ScienceDegree
Data Science CertificateCertificate

in-person4 years / 6 months

Academia profile

Universidad Cenfotec

San José / Online

Cybersecurity SpecializationCertificate
Data Engineering BootcampBootcamp

online4–8 months

Academia profile

Vendors

Bootcamps, certifications, tools, and specialized training

SkillForge Academy

Vendor · training provider

Hands-on bootcamps and certification prep for cloud and data roles.

Cloud certificationsData engineeringDevOps

3 trainings · 2 cert prep

Vendor profile

Mentors

Professionals offering coaching and guidance on this path

Carlos M.

San José · 2 hrs / week

Principal Data Engineer, 12 years in fintech & e-commerce

Data pipelinesLakehouseCareer growth

One-on-oneWorkshopsVirtual

Mentor profile

People on this path

Real examples of progression — public, approved fields only

Data Engineer

5 yrs · Mid-level · San José

PythonSQLAWSAirflow

AWS SAAEnglish (C1)Spanish (Native)

Public, approved fields only.

Training opportunities

Aggregated across companies, academia, vendors, and mentors

Data Pipelines with Airflow & dbt

$120

VendorSkillForge Academy

Build production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines hands-on.

AirflowdbtSQL

Path: Data Engineer
Stage: Junior, Mid-level
Modality: online
Duration: 6 weeks
Language: Spanish
Level: intermediate
Certification: SkillForge Data Pipelines Certificate

AWS Cloud Foundations (Free Workshop)

Free

CompanyAcme Technologies

Intro to cloud concepts and AWS core services.

AWSCloud fundamentals

Path: Cloud Engineer, Data Engineer
Stage: Entry-level, Junior
Modality: hybrid
Duration: 1 day
Language: Spanish
Level: beginner

Career Growth for Data Engineers (Mentoring)

$40

MentorCarlos M.

Small-group mentoring on leveling up from mid to senior.

ArchitectureCareer growth

Path: Data Engineer
Stage: Mid-level, Senior
Modality: online
Duration: 4 sessions
Language: Spanish
Level: advanced