Ivan Mushketyk

Data Engineer

Ivan is a data & software engineer, educator, and open-source contributor with 12+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems. His career spans early-stage startups and industry leaders, including Amazon Web Services and Stripe, where he built production-grade cloud and data applications that serve millions of users daily.

Passionate about sharing knowledge, Ivan has created top-rated online courses on cloud computing, data engineering and practical AI, helping thousands of learners level-up their engineering skills. His courses are known for clear explanations, real-world projects, and a friendly, mentorship-style approach.

An avid open-source contributor, Ivan has contributed code to projects including Gatling, Web3.js, and Apache Flink.

When he’s not shipping code or reviewing PRs, Ivan can be found perfecting latte art, lining up the next weekend city break, or revisiting movie classics.

Courses

Intermediate

Machine Learning with SparkML

2.5 Hours •30 Lessons

Take your Machine Learning skills to the next level with Spark ML. You'll explore practical techniques for building scalable models, from feature engineering to tuning and even integrating deep learning.

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Intermediate

Fundamentals of Apache Airflow

2.5 Hours •34 Lessons

Automate your data pipelines with Apache Airflow. This hands-on course starts with the basics and builds up to real-world orchestration, from retries to Spark and external data ingestion.

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Intermediate

Fundamentals of Apache Kafka

2.5 Hours •32 Lessons

Master Apache Kafka fundamentals from the ground up and learn how to build robust, real-time data pipelines. This course covers Kafka architecture, producers and consumers, delivery semantics, ecosystem tools and more.

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Intermediate

Fundamentals of Apache Flink

2.5 Hours •34 Lessons

Learn Apache Flink from the ground up. Build real-time stream processing systems and level up your data engineering skills. The perfect skill for Backend Developers, Machine Learning Engineers, and Big Data Engineers.

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Intermediate

Fundamentals of Apache Spark and PySpark

2.5 Hours •36 Lessons

Learn Apache Spark & PySpark from the ground up. Learn the execution model, write and submit Spark jobs, and build powerful data transformations using DataFrames.

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Beginner

The Data Engineering Bootcamp: Zero to Mastery

17 Hours •201 Lessons

Master modern data engineering with Spark, Kafka, Airflow, AWS, and LLMs. Build real-time pipelines, data lakes, and production-grade ML workflows from scratch.

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Blog posts

How to Become a Data Engineer & Get Hired in 2026

9 min read

Learn everything you need to know to become a Data Engineer, as well as how to get hired as one in 2026 with this step-by-step guide!

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Beginner’s Guide to OLTP vs OLAP Data Systems

16 min read

From fast transactions to deep insights: Learn why OLTP and OLAP are built differently, their strengths, and exactly where to use each one in your data stack.

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Top 5 Reasons to Learn Data Engineering in 2025

5 min read

Thinking about learning Data Engineering? Here’s why it’s the smartest move you can make in 2025 (and how to actually get started + resources).

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