Become a Data Engineer in weeks
Learn to build data pipelines using engineering techniques and develop the foundations for a high-demand data career.
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Build all elements of a modern data stack
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Master cutting-edge containerization techniques
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Upscale your data organization
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Process any type and size of data
You will master these programming languages and tech tools:
curriculum
What you’ll learn in this data engineering bootcamp
Master the skill set of a Data Engineer, learning to build data pipelines and manage robust applications at scale through 5 key modules.
40h
Preparation work
What you will do in practice:
- Developer skill refresher: Linux, GitHub, and Git
- In-depth exploration of Python fundamentals
- Intermediate SQL refreshment
Software and languages you will learn:
40h
Build the foundation for data engineering
What you will do in practice:
- Set up your own virtual machine with Visual Studio Code
- Build your first data lake and implement data transformations with Python
- Apply CI/CD techniques using Ruff, Pylint, GitHub, and Poetry
- Deploy a FastAPI app into production using Docker
Software and languages you will learn:
40h
Create a data warehouse
What you will do in practice:
- Create a data warehouse with BigQuery and set up access for your team
- Import data using advanced SQL skills, Fivetran & Airbyte
- Set up a Postgres instance entirely from scratch and compare that to managed solutions
- Utilize Docker Compose for local setup and testing of complex setups such as sharded databases
Software and languages you will learn:
40h
Organize your data for visualization
What you will do in practice:
- Implement and optimize ETL workflows using Airflow
- Build and manage data pipelines with DBT, with a focus on modularity, testing, and version control
- Combine Airflow and DBT together
- Get introduced to Kubernetes and how to deploy to a production cluster
Software and languages you will learn:
40h
Optimize data workloads of any size
What you will do in practice:
- Leverage PySpark for transforming massive amounts of data
- Implement data streaming solutions with Kafka and Pub/Sub
- Transform streaming data in real-time with Apache Beam
- Learn how to manage and monitor your data solutions as your data workload increases
Software and languages you will learn:
40h
Conduct a comprehensive project
What you will do in practice:
- Data Engineering as a team: ADR process & Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Use Terraform to create your infrastructure
- GraphDB pros & cons
- When to use Document DBs and Wide Column DBs
Apply the tools and technology acquired during the modules in practical situations
Start your career in tech!
- Elevate your personal branding & get technical interview training
- Benefit from 1:1 coaching & key alumni Q&A sessions
- Connect with an extensive network of 1000+ hiring partners
- Get a lifetime access to Le Wagon content
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Choose the rhythm that suits you best
Whether you prefer an intensive full-time option or a flexible part-time format, our courses will be tailored to your preferences.
Full-time
Ready to dive into tech? Join our intensive course. Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm.
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Graduate in 2 months
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All day peer-to-peer learning
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40 hours of study in total, per week
Part-time
You want to keep your job or have personal commitments? Learn in your free time.
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Graduate in 7 months
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Flexible peer-to-peer learning
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16 hours of study in total, per week
Boost your skills learning from passionate Data experts
With skilled and helpful teachers, you'll rapidly learn hands-on skills and build a strong foundation to elevate your data career.
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Practice on real-life advanced tech projects
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Join a group of like-minded peers to support you
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Get career coaching to land your dream job
Meet our course creators and data engineering experts
The top tech recruiters choose Le Wagon graduates
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Most of our developers and product managers come from Le Wagon! Le Wagon has become a key strategic partner helping Skello to hire great tech talent.Quitterie Mathelin-Moreaux
CEO - Skello
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We've hired more than 20 Le Wagon graduates in various engineering, product and data roles. We really value their strong tech foundations and ability to learn fast.
Simon Baldeyrou
CEO - Getaround Europe
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We have recruited some amazing Le Wagon alumni in various tech roles: data, product, ops and engineering. It's a great bootcamp for preparing well-rounded top tech talent.
Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve
Co-founder & CEO - Alan
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As a fast paced Scale-up based in EPFL innovation park, we often look for new talents and love hiring Alumni from Le Wagon. We like their mindset and adaptability.
Nathan Tempels
Scrum Master - Tayo
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At Doctolib we always strive for the best talents to make access to healthcare fast and equal for everyone. Through Le Wagon, we've found these great talents as they learn exactly the tech skills that help us in our mission.
Angela Diapari
Lead Product Recruiter - Doctolib
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Le Wagon’s training allows to bring the tech and the business part together, people from Le Wagon are open-minded and flexible, it is precisely what we need in a hyper-growing environment as a scale-up company!
Elisa Lorenter
Head of Talent Acquisition - Malt
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Le Wagon Alumni bring experience in other areas that, together with their new learnings from the bootcamp and motivation, turn them into fundamental pieces of solid and diversified tech teams.
Ricardo Gaspar
Senior Manager - PwC
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We have recruited 4 Le Wagon Alumni this year in our team, who have fitted very quickly into Foxintelligence culture. They have proved to be adaptable, quick learners, and great team collaborators.
Lucile Ritchie
Strategy & Operations Manager - Foxintelligence
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Both Miguel and Manuel have been great with the challenge of building Landing.Jobs’ platform. We really enjoy both their motivation for constant improvement and their openness to work with our Experience Team.
Pedro Oliveira
COO - Landing.Jobs
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Most of our developers and product managers come from Le Wagon! Le Wagon has become a key strategic partner helping Skello to hire great tech talent.
Quitterie Mathelin-Moreaux
CEO - Skello
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We've hired more than 20 Le Wagon graduates in various engineering, product and data roles. We really value their strong tech foundations and ability to learn fast.
Simon Baldeyrou
CEO - Getaround Europe
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We have recruited some amazing Le Wagon alumni in various tech roles: data, product, ops and engineering. It's a great bootcamp for preparing well-rounded top tech talent.
Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve
Co-founder & CEO - Alan
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As a fast paced Scale-up based in EPFL innovation park, we often look for new talents and love hiring Alumni from Le Wagon. We like their mindset and adaptability.
Nathan Tempels
Scrum Master - Tayo
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At Doctolib we always strive for the best talents to make access to healthcare fast and equal for everyone. Through Le Wagon, we've found these great talents as they learn exactly the tech skills that help us in our mission.
Angela Diapari
Lead Product Recruiter - Doctolib
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Le Wagon’s training allows to bring the tech and the business part together, people from Le Wagon are open-minded and flexible, it is precisely what we need in a hyper-growing environment as a scale-up company!
Elisa Lorenter
Head of Talent Acquisition - Malt
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Le Wagon Alumni bring experience in other areas that, together with their new learnings from the bootcamp and motivation, turn them into fundamental pieces of solid and diversified tech teams.
Ricardo Gaspar
Senior Manager - PwC
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We have recruited 4 Le Wagon Alumni this year in our team, who have fitted very quickly into Foxintelligence culture. They have proved to be adaptable, quick learners, and great team collaborators.
Lucile Ritchie
Strategy & Operations Manager - Foxintelligence
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Both Miguel and Manuel have been great with the challenge of building Landing.Jobs’ platform. We really enjoy both their motivation for constant improvement and their openness to work with our Experience Team.
Pedro Oliveira
COO - Landing.Jobs
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Build a solid portfolio to showcase your skills to tech recruiters
Create various web apps, culminating in a live demo to a real audience. Enhance your profile with a portfolio ready for interviews.
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86%
*employment rate
100+
countries with alumni presence
What career paths open up to you after this Data Engineering bootcamp?
After the course, you can apply for different roles in data, as an employee or as a freelancer:
- Data Engineering jobs: Data Engineer, Data Architect, Data Integration Specialist, Big Data Engineer, Data Pipeline Engineer, Data Infrastructure Engineer, Data Operations Engineer, Database Engineer, Data Platform Engineer.
- Full stack data jobs (depending on your background): Analytics Engineer, Senior Data Analyst…
What’s the average Data Engineering salary?
Salaries in Data Engineering can vary depending on your seniority, location or the sector in which you work. Learn more about the factors that can influence your earnings in our Data Engineering salary guide.
See what our Online Data Engineering graduates do now
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Maria Kosyuchenko
Data Science Consultant
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Felipe Inostroza
Senior Data Scientist
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Pavel Liser
Engineering Manager
Here’s why people like you choose Le Wagon
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"The bootcamp was an amazing two-month intensive experience. Working in pairs and practicing all day allowed me to immerse myself completely in the role of a Data Analyst, from data ingestion to exploration and analysis."
Romane Clerc
Data Analyst Blablacar
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"The bootcamp allowed me to acquire a solid foundation in Data Science, to practice on real world problems, to join a lively and close-knit international community and to land the job of my dreams as a Data Analyst! I 100% recommend Le Wagon!"
Capucine Dehaut
Data Scientist Sonder
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"If you are looking for a bootcamp that offers a comprehensive curriculum, a great learning environment and incredible post-bootcamp career support then Le Wagon is for you!"
Joseph Gulay
Data Analyst Ernst & Young
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"It is stunning how much you learn in only 9 weeks, not only web development but also how to challenge yourself and grow as a person!"
Carolina Cota
Backend Developer N26
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"I loved my experience at Le Wagon, especially the last 2 weeks of teamwork: Developing an idea, visualising it in mock-ups, breaking it down into development tasks, and pitching the final product. This is the essence of product culture!"
Adrien Moison
Head of Product Back Market
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"Le Wagon changed my life. I went from designing ads to building an app that eventually got Google’s attention. Now me and my co-founders (who I also met at Le Wagon) all work at Google living our best lives."
Allan Holmes
Interaction Designer Google
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"The bootcamp gave me the opportunity to learn about the full process of building a product and to confirm I particularly love the design and frontend side of things."
Caroline Bixner
Senior Service Designer Deloitte Digital
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"Only two months after finishing the Bootcamp, I landed my first job as a Junior Software Engineer. That would not have been possible without the amazing career support from Le Wagon’s staff."
Mathieu Longé
Software Engineer 99designs
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"I expected a lot from Le Wagon for my Data Science formation and the global experience was even better: the content of the formation and the custom learning platform were really well structured and all the people at Le Wagon very helpful."
Josselin Grouas
Data/IA Manager Consultant Niji
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"I warmly recommend Le Wagon to anyone who wants to sky rocket their career in our increasingly digital world. Le Wagon is more than just a coding school it’s a proper experience and a human melting pot."
Christophe Arendt
Data Engineer Capgemini
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"I am grateful for the valuable knowledge and experience that this program provided me with. I would encourage anyone who wants to change to a career in tech to join this excellent program."
Asma Laaribi
Developer Shopify
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"Le Wagon has a huge emphasis on culture and community. The energy is incredibly positive & the Teachers/Teacher Assistants are always happy to help and answer questions."
Thomas Temple
Software Engineer Hall & Wilcox
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"Le Wagon is a great way to get into tech and learn a new skill with good teachers to support your journey and definitely don’t be shy to ask 100 questions like I did."
Ștefania-Ella Centea
Junior Product Manager ASDA
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"After 3 years working in Investment Banking, I decided to update my skill-set with some tools that I could use for whatever my next professional challenge would be."
Ayelen Klas
Sr. Growth & Operations Manager Razor Group
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"Le Wagon truly changed my life with coding. Coming from a sales background, it enabled me to acquire the technical knowledges to start a developer career."
Isabelle Ferrier
Web Developer amlconsult GmbH
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"“In a matter of weeks, I gained a high-level understanding of data engineering challenges and the technical capabilities needed to take on those opportunities. Since completing the course, I have been much more confident and efficient in my work.”"
Raphael Hidalgo
Data Scientist Junior Finfrog
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"An insane experience! The feeling of being really more comfortable technically, of being able to take part in many other projects. And above all, the feeling of truly being part of a passionate and caring community!"
Adeline Cortijos
Growth Marketing Manager Aktio
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How to apply to our Data Engineering bootcamp
Our Data Engineering Bootcamp is very technical and intensive. The prerequisite skills required are a good understanding of SQL and Python (or another back-end language), either from your professional experience or engineering studies.
Online Application
Apply online with a short motivation statement and info about your background and why you'd like to join the Data Engineering Bootcamp.
30 min informal, non-technical Interview
This is your opportunity to have all of your questions answered by our Admissions team and for us to find out more about your background, career goals and motivations to join.
Online Technical Quiz
The quiz takes around 45 mins and is designed to assess your current level of tech & coding knowledge with a focus on SQL & Python. You will have 3-5 days to complete this after your interview.
Payment options & prepwork
If successful, you'll receive your offer to join the bootcamp. The last step will consist of finding the most suitable financing option for you. Then, you'll jump into the 40hrs of prepwork ahead of your first day.
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- How much programming do I need to know? Well, you must be comfortable with data types & variables, conditions, loops, functions and data structures like arrays and dictionaries (also called hashes in some programming languages). If you know those topics in other languages than Python (like Ruby, JavaScript, C++, etc.), you have the right programming prerequisites!
- How much mathematics do I need to know? In order to join our Data Science course, you also need a minimum level in Mathematics and to be familiar with concepts covered in high school's scientific section. We need you to be comfortable with functions, their derivatives & systems of linear equations. To get up to speed, some additional preparation work will be given to you before the bootcamp start to get a refresh of all these concepts as well as more advanced knowledge on linear algebra and statistics.
Data analytics course
The data analytics bootcamp is beginner-friendly, with no prerequisites required. What counts for us is that you’re motivated to start your new tech journey.
To find out, simply select your country of residence on our financing page to discover what options are available to you.
If you have more than one option, during your admissions interview we will help you to choose the best option available for you.
- The course
- The format (full-time or part-time)
- The city you're interested in
- An introduction of why you want to join us and information about your personal project (if you have one!)
This is a quick process which only takes a few minutes. We will then contact you to schedule an interview (either in-person or online) to understand your motivations in more detail and answer any questions you have about our bootcamps.
