

Vu Trinh is a Data Engineer and educator known for breaking down complex data engineering concepts into simple, structured explanations. Currently working at Amanotes, a music game company, Vu combines hands-on industry experience with a deep passion for learning and teaching.
Vu Trinh focuses on practical data engineering: how large-scale systems work, deep dives into tools like Kafka, Spark and Iceberg, Big Tech engineering case studies, data engineering careers, and the impact of AI on data engineering.
Vu Trinh is the creator of VuTrinh, a fast-growing newsletter read by 17,000+ data engineers worldwide. Through long-form articles and curated weekly resources, Vu explores everything from Apache Spark internals and lakehouse table formats to BigQuery pricing models and the evolution of data engineering itself. His writing is practical, research-driven, and grounded in first principles.
Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vu’s mission is simple: cut through shallow content and help engineers truly understand how data systems work under the hood. As he often says, his mom started reading his articles to support her son, and now she can design data architectures and write ETL scripts!