{"id":4122,"date":"2025-08-05T22:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T22:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uplatz.com\/blog\/?p=4122"},"modified":"2025-08-05T22:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T22:55:18","slug":"data-engineer-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uplatz.com\/blog\/data-engineer-roadmap\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Engineer Roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 30px 0;\">\n<style>\n.wp-de-roadmap * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }\n.wp-de-roadmap { max-width: 100% !important; margin: 20px auto !important; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) !important; border-radius: 20px !important; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) !important; overflow: hidden !important; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; }\n.wp-de-roadmap .header { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d9488 0%, #2563eb 50%, #0891b2 100%) !important; color: white !important; padding: 40px 30px !important; text-align: center !important; }\n.wp-de-roadmap .header h1 { font-size: 2.5rem !important; 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