
Juan Manuel Perafan
Analytics engineer and author focused on analytics engineering and data modeling, co-author of Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering, and an early evangelist of dbt in Europe.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 1h 24min
Foundations of Analytics Engineer Role: Skills, Scope, and Modern Practices - Juan Manuel Perafan
Juan Manuel Perafan, analytics engineer and co-author of Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering, shares his journey from psychology to shaping modern data modeling. He discusses the rise of analytics engineering, bridging business and technical teams, dbt and competing tools, Python as the glue, and testing/CI practices to stop silent data failures.


