Aman Gupta, a junior data engineer, recently contributed to an open-source data pipeline project using the `dlt` framework. The project began with a workshop hosted by `dlt`, where Aman was introduced to data engineering and gained hands-on experience. He then applied his new skills to a real-world client project, creating a basic pipeline that loaded data from FreshDesk to BigQuery. Upon presenting his work, he received feedback and guidance from the `dlt` team, which helped him refine the pipeline into a community-verified source. The final pipeline incorporated features such as pagination and incremental loading, and utilized an API client tailored for the FreshDesk API. Aman's journey from civil engineering to data engineering has been a valuable learning experience, allowing him to develop new skills and expand his career options.