Data Engineer
hardde-backfills
How do you run safe backfills and reprocess historical data?
Answer
Backfills should be controlled and observable.
Best practices:
- Parameterize time ranges
- Use staging tables/partitions
- Rate limit to protect warehouses
- Validate quality before promoting
Always communicate downstream impact (dashboards, ML features) and ensure you can roll back if results are wrong.
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BackfillReliabilityData Engineering