Data Renegades - Ep. #10, Data Modeling Matters Most with Toby Mao

03/04/2026 37 min
Data Renegades - Ep. #10, Data Modeling Matters Most with Toby Mao

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On episode 10 of Data Renegades, CL Kao and Dori Wilson sit down with Toby Mao. They explore how real-world data problems at Netflix and Airbnb led to the creation of SQLGlot and SQLMesh, and why data modeling remains the hardest challenge in data engineering. The conversation also dives into how AI is reshaping engineering workflows, without replacing the need for strong architectural thinking.

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