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Xinran Waibel

Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer at Netflix with 7 + years designing and building scalable data systems that power personalization and ML-driven features. Previously at Confluent and Target, Xinran specializes in crafting clean, reliable pipelines and metrics to support data-driven decision-making. She’s the founder of Data Engineer Things, sharing insights and best practices on high-quality data engineering. Passionate about data quality, observability, and translating technical complexity into business value.

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Xinran talks about building resilient data systems, navigating career transitions, mastering technical interviews, and fostering community-driven learning in the data engineering space.

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Organizer - Data Engineering Open Forum at Netflix

Xinran organised the first-ever Data Engineering Open Forum at Netflix, an event that brought together top engineers from leading tech companies to share ideas, tools, and challenges in modern data engineering.

Creator of Data Engineer Things

This community and content platform that shares practical insights, career tips, and learning resources to support and grow the global data engineering field.

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Oct 2

Secrets for Building a Successful Career in Data Engineering

In this candid, strategic talk, Xinran breaks down essential habits and actions that propelled her to success in data engineering, from community building to technical growth & shares concrete advice on developing skills, networking, and staying curious in a fast-paced industry

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Dec 23

A Day in a Life of Data Engineer at Netflix

In this session, Xinran walks us through her typical workday at Netflix, highlighting key responsibilities like designing ETL pipelines, collaborating with personalisation teams and offering an insider’s perspective on balancing engineering challenges with creative problem-solving in a real-world setting.

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Oct 26

Building a Winning Data Engineering Culture

In this session, Xinran talks about the roles of data engineers, why data engineering is critical to the success of data organizations, and how to build a winning data engineering culture that empowers both data engineers and partners.

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Oct 4

Future-Proofing Data Architecture for Better Data Quality

Xinran outlines practical strategies for designing resilient data systems that prioritise data quality across batch and streaming pipelines. The article covers monitoring, recovery, and prevention of regressions.

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Mar 17

Engineering Data for Data Quality

Xinran explains how to define and measure data quality, emphasizing its tight link to business context. She shares practical challenges and design strategies for building reliable, high-quality data systems.

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Feb 21

5 Career Lessons for Data Engineers

In this article, Xinran shares tips for career growth in data engineering.

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