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Data Engineers of Netflix?—?Interview with Kevin Wylie

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Data Engineers of Netflix?—?Interview Interview with Kevin Wylie This post is part of our “Data Engineers of Netflix” series, where our very own data engineers talk about their journeys to Data Engineering @ Netflix. Kevin, what drew you to data engineering?

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Data Engineers of Netflix?—?Interview with Samuel Setegne

Netflix Tech

Data Engineers of Netflix?—?Interview Interview with Samuel Setegne Samuel Setegne This post is part of our “Data Engineers of Netflix” interview series, where our very own data engineers talk about their journeys to Data Engineering @ Netflix. What drew you to Netflix?

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Article: Moving towards a Future of Testing in the Metaverse

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In this article, Tariq King describes the metaverse concept, discusses its key engineering challenges and quality concerns, and then walks through recent technological advances in AI and software testing that are helping to mitigate these challenges. By Tariq King

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Article: Using Machine Learning for Fast Test Feedback to Developers and Test Suite Optimization

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Software testing, especially in large scale projects, is a time intensive process. Test suites may be computationally expensive, compete with each other for available hardware, or simply be so large as to cause considerable delay until their results are available.

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Article: How I Contributed as a Tester to a Machine Learning System: Opportunities, Challenges and Learnings

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In those cases, testing takes a backseat. And even if testing is done, it’s done mostly by developers itself. Have you ever wondered about systems based on machine learning? A tester’s role is not clearly portrayed. Testers usually struggle to understand ML-based systems and explore what contributions they can make.

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How Data Inspires Building a Scalable, Resilient and Secure Cloud Infrastructure At Netflix

Netflix Tech

Netflix’s engineering culture is predicated on Freedom & Responsibility, the idea that everyone (and every team) at Netflix is entrusted with a core responsibility and they are free to operate with freedom to satisfy their mission. What will be the cost of rolling out the winning cell of an AB test to all users?

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How to Save Time and Money by Testing Spark Locally

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Why should you think once again about testing Spark? Data Engineers were tempted by the pressure of the moment to give up on testing all together. There was no need for generating your own data; just take a percentage of production data. Shouldering blame: if something goes wrong, blame your Data Engineer!

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