Name: OPEN Session (DataWeek): Hiring for AI Success: Why Your First Hire Should Be a Data Engineer
Start: 2025-09-04T10:30:00-0700
End: 2025-09-04T10:55:00-0700

Thursday September 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT

DataWeek -- Main Stage

Brenna Buuck, MinIO, Developer Evangelist

AI initiatives are at the top of every organization’s priority list, yet many fail before they even begin—not because of poor models, but because of poor data foundations. While hiring an AI/ML engineer may seem like the logical first step, success depends on a different approach: hiring a data engineer first.

In this session, I'll explore why data infrastructure is the true bottleneck in AI adoption and how the right data engineering expertise ensures AI models perform at scale. Drawing on real-world experience, I’ll walk through the hiring missteps organizations often make and how to avoid costly mistakes when building AI initiatives from the ground up.

Speakers

Brenna Buuck

Developer Evangelist, MinIO

Brenna Buuck is the subject matter expert at MinIO for databases and datalakes. A data engineer turned developer evangelist, she is passionate about coding, data, and learning. She endeavors to inspire and educate other developers about the latest tools and technologies with the goal... Read More →

Thursday September 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage

DataWeek

Talk Type OPEN Session
Tracks DataWeek
In-Person/Virtual In Person

API World + CloudX + DataWeek 2025

Brenna Buuck

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