August 31, 2025

The Future of Data Engineering in a Post-AI World

What does data engineering look like in a post-AI world? Will we even need data engineers? What will they do with their time if we can automate ETL? What is the role of data pipelines and data warehouses in a world of LLMs and vector databases? How can data engineering leverage this newfound intelligence to become better faster smarter?

Learn this and more in this talk by eBay Distinguished MTS Michelle Ufford. We’ll look at the evolution of data engineering, delve into major new data technologies and architectural patterns enabling AI, and evaluate ways data teams can leverage AI to grow their business impact. This talk is ideal for data engineers wanting to future-proof their skills and data leaders needing to support and leverage AI.

Topics Covered

Cost Optimization and TCO

Data Analytics

Data Catalogue

Data lakehouse

Data Ops

Data Optimization

Data Prep

Data Quality and Contracts

Data Science

Data Wrangling

ELT/ETL

Enterprise Governance

Enterprises

Gen AI

Modernization and Migration

Unified Analytics

Use Cases

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Speaker

Michelle Winters

Distinguished MTS, eBay