After years in Software Engineering, I decided it was time for a change. With AI rapidly automating most of the coding work, I felt the field was losing the spark it once had for me. So I'm making the switch to Data Engineering, a field I have always been drawn to, and this is the story of my plan, my progress, and what is driving me forward.

In this post, I share insights from a transformative session on open source contributions led by Malinda Alahakoon and Jayasanka Weerasinghe, and how it inspired my career transition plans.