Engineering AI-Powered Data Products
Blending Software, Data, and AI with Radovan Bacovic
As artificial intelligence reshapes the modern data stack, the strict boundaries between Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Data Scientists are rapidly blurring. To build truly impactful AI-driven data products, today’s professionals must blend traditional software engineering best practices with cutting-edge data and AI ecosystems.
Radovan Bacovic will share his insights from over 20 years in the data world regarding how to navigate this fast-paced landscape. We will break down how to implement AI responsibly using industry-standard engineering practices, the power of open-source tooling, and why connecting backend data to frontend visual applications using Streamlit is becoming a critical skill.
He’ll cover:
Two Decades in Data: Industry Evolution and Lessons from the BJJ Mat
The Blurring Boundaries of Traditional Data Roles
Implementing AI in the Modern Data Stack Using Engineering Best Practices
Building with Open Source and Streamlit
About the Speaker:
Radovan Bacovic is a Staff Data Engineer who lives, enjoys, and codes in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Part of the Data giants ambassador program: Snowflake Squad member and dbt spotlight member.
An experienced data engineer and “wannabe” the best bad conference speaker. He is always eager to discover new data technologies in a rapidly changing environment. He has a profound background in application development at large international companies worldwide. He strongly advocates for the open-source community and the open-core approach.
Undoubtedly, he is a fervent data geek who is delighted to share his extensive experience with a broader audience.
He was trapped in the Data world for 20 years.
Passionate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.
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