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Staff Data Engineer Stack Overflow

Chelsea Zhang, Staff Data Engineer at Stack Overflow, has 10 years of experience in data engineering, focusing on data platform architecture, pipeline development, and cloud solutions with Databricks and Azure. She built a scalable data pipeline platform, speeding up deployment and meeting business needs. As an early adopter of Databricks Asset Bundles, her input shaped the product pre-release, and she led Delta Live Tables adoption for efficient event processing. Passionate about mentoring, she promotes innovation in data infrastructure. In her free time, she tends to 300 orchid species, enjoys Lego, gardening, and cares for her huskies (ISO, SQL, HASH) and turtle (Shell).

Bio from: Data + AI Summit 2025

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Harnessing Databricks Asset Bundles: Transforming Pipeline Management at Scale at Stack Overflow

Discover how Stack Overflow optimized its data engineering workflows using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) for scalable and efficient pipeline deployments. This session explores the structured pipeline architecture, emphasizing code reusability, modular design and bundle variables to ensure clarity and data isolation across projects. Learn how the data team leverages enterprise infrastructure to streamline deployment across multiple environments. Key topics include DRY-principled modular design, essential DAB features for automation and data security strategies using Unity Catalog. Designed for data engineers and teams managing multi-project workflows, this talk offers actionable insights on optimizing pipelines with Databricks evolving toolset.