Modeled career paths · Data engineering

Where does a Data Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Data Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Senior Data Engineer+31% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Data Engineer go here
progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Management path
Staff Data Engineer+67% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Data Engineer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Data Engineering Lead+125% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Data Engineer. 16% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Cloud Engineer+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Data Engineer. 5% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior ML Engineer+52% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Data Engineer. 5% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.