Dunith Danushka has over 10 years of experience in the data analytics domain, including real-time analytics, stream processing, streaming data platforms, and event-driven systems. Throughout his career, he has developed, supported, and designed large-scale data-intensive applications, led teams who did that, and helped customers build their own. His transition from engineering to solution architecture, developer relations, and now Product Marketing at EDB has given him a comprehensive outlook on the data space. His goal is to provide practical, hands-on guidance to help aspiring data engineers bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world applications.