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Data Builders13 - Clickhouse - Christoph WurmIn this episode, we speak with Christoph Wurm, the first Solution Architect at ClickHouse. Christoph provides an in-depth look at ClickHouse’s architecture, the challenges of scaling analytics databases, and the evolving landscape of open source and cloud solutions. We discuss the future of data lakes, open formats, and the impact of AI on analytics and data accessibility.2025-07-2846 minData Builders12 - Steep - Johan BaltzarIn this episode, we chat with Johan Baltzar, Co-founder and CEO of Steep. Johan shares his journey from building analytics at Spotify to co-founding Steep, and discusses the challenges of traditional BI tools, the evolution toward metrics-first analytics, and how Steep aims to make data more accessible and intuitive for business users. We explore the importance of user experience in BI, the role of semantic layers, and the future of AI-driven analytics and self-serve reporting.2025-06-2447 minData Builders11 - Lakekeeper - Viktor KesslerIn this episode, we chat with Viktor Kessler, co-founder of LakeKeeper, an open-source Iceberg REST catalog. He shares why catalogs are the next frontier in data infra, how metadata can become actionable, and what it takes to build open, vendor-neutral platforms in a Snowflake vs. Databricks world.2025-06-1549 minData Builders10 - Opher KahaneIn this episode, we chat with Opher Kahane, an entrepreneur with three successful startups under his belt. He shares his experience transitioning from founder to advisor, working with over 40 startups. The discussion covers the rapid evolution of AI and data platforms, challenges faced by startups, and the potential of AI to improve data quality. This episode is packed with insights on the future of data and AI, and the traits that drive successful entrepreneurship.https://www.linkedin.com/in/okahane/2025-04-2849 minData Builders09 - MLOps community - Demetrios BrinkmannIn this episode of The Data Builders Podcast, we dive into a lively conversation with Demetrios founder of MLOps Community. He shares his journey from being a sales guy to running a global community of AI/ML practitioners with over 20,000 members. He discusses the importance of creating psychological safety in communities, the evolution of data science and machine learning projects, and the rise of AI engineers. We also explore fascinating AI agent use cases, their challenges, and the cognitive load involved in interacting with chatbots. Join us for behind-the-scenes look at building a thriving community in the tech world.2025-04-2850 minData Builders08 - Rakesh SoniIn this episode, we chat with Rakesh Sony, an enterprise data veteran with extensive experience at Databricks and Airbnb. Rakesh shares his journey, recounting his time building Databricks from its early days with a small team to becoming a leading data platform. We explore the evolution of Databricks, its strategic decisions around open source, and the data challenges at large-scale consumer web companies like Airbnb. Rakesh also shares his current work with early-stage data and AI startups, offering insights into industry trends and the exciting intersection of data science and AI today.https://www...2025-04-281h 09Data Builders07 - Upsolver (Qlik) - Roy HassonIn this episode, we had the pleasure of diving deep into the realms of Iceberg and general data trends with one of the most insightful voices in data today - Roy Hasson. As an AWS veteran who helped develop many of the cloud's core services we rely on, Roy has spent the past 3+ years leading product for Upsolver, which was recently acquired by Qlik, a leading data analytics and business intelligence software company.If Roy's name rings a bell, you already know this episode is worth your time. If not, tune in to get his perspective on...2025-02-2657 minData Builders06 - Aimpoint Digital - Edward ValentineIn this episode we talk to Edward Valentine, Principal Decision Scientist at Aimpoint Digital.
We explore his work building repricing and prediction models for different organizations, consider a dating app for time-series enthusiasts, and debate on the joys (and challenges) of using Databricks.
We wrap up with a thoughtful discussion on the evolving roles of data scientists and engineers in today’s tech landscape.
Enjoy!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-spenner-valentine/2024-12-2437 minData Builders05 - Inspirato - Craig SalzsiederIn this episode we talk to Craig Salzsieder, director of data platform at Inspirato.
We chat about Vacation homes, Beach clubs, Multi agent architectures, Build tools for monorepos and Python centric data platforms.
So basically we talk about everything.
Enjoy!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-salzsieder-183a1722/2024-12-041h 03Data Builders04 - Tobiko - Iaroslav ZeigermanIn this episode we host Iaroslav Zeigerman from Tobiko to talk about their incredible open source projects SQLGlot And SQLMesh and how they're planning to win over the hearts of all DBT users.
https://sqlmesh.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/izeigerman/2024-10-2138 minData Builders03 - Cube - Artyom KeydunovWe've been fans of cube for a very long time. In this episode we talk to Cube's co-founder Artyom Keydunov about semantic layers.
https://cube.dev/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keydunov/2024-10-2135 minData Builders02 - Featured episode with Sanjeev MohanIn this special feature, we’re excited to share our guest appearance on Sanjeev Mohan’s It Depends podcast! Join us as we dive deep into the latest trends in data infrastructure, from Lakehouse to open table formats, to Databricks vs. Snowflake and the rise of DuckDB - Hosted by the brilliant Sanjeev Mohan, we cover it all!
Sanjeev's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjmo/
ItDepends episode #68: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWnMb0YiQRk
2024-10-2154 minData Builders01 - Intro to the data swampGet to know us in this fun 4 minute segment2024-10-2103 min
The Data Engineering ShowHow ZipRecruiter and Yotpo power self-service data platforms that workData engineers are not paid to do support. Liran Yogev, Director of Engineering at ZipRecruiter, and Doron Porat, Director of Infrastructure at Yotpo talk about building resilient self-service products that keep customers happy and engineers calm. They walked the bros through their data stacks and explained how ZipRecruiter is completely rebuilding its data layer from scratch.The Data Engineering Show is brought to you by firebolt.io and handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.soPrevious guests include: Joseph Machado of Linkedin, Metthew Weingarten of Disney, Joe Reis and Matt Housely, authors of T...2023-03-2345 min
Streaming Audio: Apache Kafka® & Real-Time DataNext-Gen Data Modeling, Integrity, and Governance with YODAIn this episode, Kris interviews Doron Porat, Director of Infrastructure at Yotpo, and Liran Yogev, Director of Engineering at ZipRecruiter (formerly at Yotpo), about their experiences and strategies in dealing with data modeling at scale.Yotpo has a vast and active data lake, comprising thousands of datasets that are processed by different engines, primarily Apache Spark™. They wanted to provide users with self-service tools for generating and utilizing data with maximum flexibility, but encountered difficulties, including poor standardization, low data reusability, limited data lineage, and unreliable datasets.The team realized that Yotpo's modeling layer, which de...2023-03-0755 min
Data Engineering PodcastEvolving And Scaling The Data Platform at YotpoSummary
Building a data platform is an iterative and evolutionary process that requires collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure that their needs are being met. Yotpo has been on a journey to evolve and scale their data platform to continue serving the needs of their organization as it increases the scale and sophistication of data usage. In this episode Doron Porat and Liran Yogev explain how they arrived at their current architecture, the capabilities that they are optimizing for, and the complex process of identifying and evaluating new components to integrate into their systems. This is an...2022-05-021h 04