Databricks Beacons
The Databricks Beacons Program is our way of thanking and recognizing the community members, data scientists, data engineers, developers and open source enthusiasts who go above and beyond to uplift the data and AI community.
Whether they’re speaking at conferences, leading workshops, teaching, mentoring, blogging, writing books, creating tutorials, offering support in forums or organizing meetups, Databricks Beacons inspire others and encourage knowledge sharing while helping to solve tough data and AI problems.
Beacons compartilham sua paixão e conhecimento técnico com o público em todo o mundo. Eles são colaboradores de uma variedade de projetos de código aberto, incluindo Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, MLflow e outros. Não hesite em contatá-los nas redes sociais para ver no que estão trabalhando.
ISRAEL
Adi Polak
Adi é Engenheiro de Software Sênior e Desenvolvedor Advocate na organização de Engenharia do Azure na Microsoft.
ISRAEL
Adi Polak
Adi é Engenheiro de Software Sênior e Desenvolvedor Advocate na organização de Engenharia do Azure na Microsoft.
ISRAEL
Adi Polak
Adi é Engenheiro de Software Sênior e Desenvolvedor Advocate na organização de Engenharia do Azure na Microsoft.
FRANÇA
Bartosz Konieczny
Bartosz é consultor data engineering e instrutor.
ESTADOS UNIDOS
R. Tyler Croy
Tyler, o diretor de engenharia de plataforma do Scribd, é desenvolvedor de código aberto há mais de 14 anos.
China
Kent Yao
Kent é um committer do Apache Spark™ e um engenheiro de software da NetEase.
IRLANDA
Kyle Hamilton
Kyle é o diretor de inovação e dados da iQ4 e professor da Universidade da Califórnia, em Berkeley.
POLÔNIA
Jacek Laskowski
Jacek é um freelancer de TI especializado em Apache Spark™, Delta Lake e Apache Kafka.
ESTADOS UNIDOS
Scott Haines
Scott é um distinto engenheiro de software da Nike, onde ajuda a impulsionar a adoção do Apache Spark™.
REINO UNIDO
Simon Whiteley
Simon é o diretor de engenharia da Advancing Analytics, MVP da Microsoft Data Platform e palestrante do Data + AI Summit.
ESTADOS UNIDOS
Geeta Chauhan
Geeta lidera a AI/PyTorch Partnership Engineering no Facebook AI e se concentra em iniciativas estratégicas.
SUÍÇA
Lorenz Walthert
Lorenz Walthert é data scientists, colaborador do MLflow, ativista climático e participante do GSoC.
CANADÁ
Yitao Li
Yitao é engenheiro de software na SafeGraph e o atual mantenedor do sparklyr, uma interface R para Apache Spark™.
POLÔNIA
Maciej Szymkiewicz
Maciej é um committer do Apache Spark™. Ele está disponível para orientação e consultoria.
JAPÃO
Takeshi Yamamuro
Takeshi é engenheiro de software, committer do Apache Spark™ e membro do PMC da NTT, Inc., que trabalha principalmente no Spark SQL.
Alumni Beacons
UNITED STATES
Geeta Chauhan
Geeta leads AI/PyTorch Partnership Engineering at Facebook AI and focuses on strategic initiatives.
LinkedIn
POLAND
Maciej Szymkiewicz
Maciej is an Apache Spark™ committer. He is available for mentoring and consulting.
LinkedIn
JAPAN
Takeshi Yamamuro
Takeshi is a software engineer, Apache Spark™ committer and PMC member at NTT, Inc., who mainly works on Spark SQL.
LinkedIn
SWITZERLAND
Lorenz Walthert
Lorenz is a data scientist, MLflow contributor, climate activist and GSoC participant.
LinkedIn
CANADA
Yitao Li
Yitao is a software engineer at SafeGraph and the current maintainer of sparklyr, an R interface for Apache Spark™.
LinkedIn
Program Benefits
Becoming a Databricks Beacon does more than help you grow your public profile and professional development. It also comes with some great benefits.
Free attendance at the Databricks Data + AI Summit
Peer networking and sharing through a private community channel
Access to Databricks and OSS subject matter experts via a private channel under NDA
A Databricks Beacons badge that can be used on social media or websites
Recognition on the Databricks website and social channels
Amplification of some of your work on Databricks social channels
Custom Databricks Beacons swag
Speaker opportunities at Databricks events
Sponsorship and swag for selected meetups
Membership Responsibilities
Beacons are first and foremost practitioners in the data and AI community. Their technology focus includes Databricks, MLflow, Delta Lake, Apache Spark™ and related ecosystem technologies. Throughout the year, Beacons actively build up others by teaching, blogging, speaking, mentoring, organizing meetups, creating content, answering questions on forums and more.
As a Databricks Beacon, your responsibilities include a combination of the following:
Staying up to date on the latest Databricks developments
Organizing Databricks meetups or webinars
Contributing to technical or thought leadership blogs
Participating in first- and third-party events
Being an active member of community.databricks.com
Promoting Databricks events and solutions through social and individual networks
Engaging with new community members to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment
Fostering community engagement
Driving the growth and success of the Databricks developer community
Interviewing new potential members
Signing a personal NDA to ensure you’re added to our private channels
These responsibilities are crucial for creating a vibrant and thriving developer community. As a Beacon, you’ll always follow the Databricks Code of Conduct.
Membership Renewals
The Databricks Beacons Program is offered only to a select few. Membership is awarded annually and renewed at the end of the year. Qualification is based on member activity in the community compared to other members during the same period. New members are vetted through an interview with the Databricks DevRel team and a current Databricks Beacon.
Nomeie um colega
Nós adoraríamos ouvir de você! Conte-nos quem fez contribuições excelentes e contínuas para a comunidade de dados e IA. Os candidatos devem ser indicados por alguém da comunidade, e todos - incluindo clientes, parceiros, funcionários da Databricks ou até mesmo um Beacon atual - podem enviar uma indicação. As inscrições serão analisadas continuamente e a adesão é válida por um ano.