Data Gibberish

Data Gibberish

The Smart Engineer’s Framework to Staying Current Without Noise
In a world of endless tech updates and AI slop, attention becomes the real scarce resource. Here’s how smart engineers protect it while still keeping up…
 • Yordan Ivanov
How to Think like a Senior Engnieer with Erfan Hesami
Seniority is a transition from optimizing code to optimizing the environment where code lives
 • Yordan Ivanov and Erfan Hesami
53:42
When Data Teams Need Contractors, Consultants, or Employees
Different problems require different kinds of help. Here’s how data teams can choose between employees, contractors, and consultants based on the work…
 • Yordan Ivanov
The Data Engineer’s GitHub Portfolio (2026 Edition)
If you want the interview, your GitHub must prove you can design systems, handle infrastructure, and make engineering trade-offs
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Intro to MetadataOps with Alejandro Aboy
Stop building catalogs for people and start building context for machines
 • Yordan Ivanov and Alejandro Aboy
1:02:41
How to Request Headcount Increase (And Win Over Your CFO)
Headcount is a risk mitigation strategy aligned with the next twelve months of business delivery.
 • Yordan Ivanov
Building Resumes Over Products
Your curiosity becomes leverage when you price risk upfront, define ownership early, and protect delivery from drift.
 • Yordan Ivanov
Recap, February 2026
Here's what you may have missed in February
 • Yordan Ivanov

February 2026

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