Your portfolio is your ticket to interviews. Here's what makes a project stand out.

What Recruiters Look For

End-to-end implementation

Real-world data sources

Error handling and logging

Clear documentation

Project Ideas

1. Streaming Data Pipeline: Real-time data processing with Kafka.

2. ELT with Modern Stack: Airflow + DBT + Snowflake/BigQuery.

3. Data Quality Framework: Automated testing and monitoring.

Document your design decisions. Explain trade-offs. Show you can think about production concerns.