Hello data lovers,

We're excited to announce a new meetup on data engineering with WeWork!

Tarush Aggarwal,Director of Data Engineering, will give you advice on building a stable data infrastructure. Prior to this, Jed Dougherty, Data Scientist at Dataiku, will explain how to connect, prepare andanalyzeyourdataina fewsteps.

A Data Engineering Approach to Data Problems:

All companies find themselves in situations where it's hard to get to a "stable'" place to manage long- & short-term data projects. This is often because of how companies invest in data infrastructure. Tarush will cover strategies & practical advice around 4 key areas: data modeling, toolingand frameworks (WeModule), & ingestion & processes which have helped WeWork focus on longer term strategic initiatives & spend less time on ad hoc requests around running the business.

Tarush's bio:

Passionate about distributed computing & an early adopter of Hadoop based technologies,Tarush Aggarwalwas one of the first data engineers at Salesforce focused on an automation framework to allow data scientists to deploy massive jobs at Salesforce scale. With previous stints in leading marketing tech & e-commerce companies, Tarush now works with engineers on their journey to make data a first class citizen at WeWork.

Jed's bio:

Jed Doughertyis an experienced Data Scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry.Before coming to Dataiku he worked on event detection, recommendation systems, & survival analysis in the fields of breaking news & child welfare.

Agenda:

6:00 PM: Snacks, beer, & networking
6:30 PM: Jed's presentation
6:50 PM: Tarush's presentation
7:10 PM: Q&A
7:30 PM: More snacks, beer, & networking