Data/ML/AIDatabasesEmergingAround since 2016
dbt (data build tool)
Also written as dbt
A tool that lets data teams transform data already loaded into a warehouse using version-controlled SQL — the 'T' in modern ELT pipelines — bringing software-engineering practices (testing, version control, documentation) to what used to be ad hoc SQL scripts.
Think of it like
Like turning a kitchen's unwritten, tribal-knowledge recipes into a tested, versioned cookbook everyone can read, review, and improve safely.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Has written dbt models without tests or documentation.
Senior sounds like
Has written both, and can describe a test that actually caught a real data-quality problem.
Ask them
“Did you write tests for your dbt models, and can you tell me about one that actually caught a real data-quality problem?”