Company
Date Published
Aug. 25, 2022
Author
Callie White
Word count
1630
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

This article discusses how to measure the success of individual contributors in a data team. It outlines three main roles - Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, and Data Analyst - and provides metrics for evaluating their performance. For Data Engineers, these include downtime, testing coverage, lead time, and failure rate. Analytics Engineers can be evaluated based on failure rate, testing coverage, lead time, adoption rate, and trustworthiness. Data Analysts' success is measured by lead time, adoption rate, trustworthiness, departmental metrics, and analytical rigor. The article emphasizes the importance of business model alignment, substantive expertise, and adaptability for all roles.