Pedram Navid, Head of Data Engineering at Dagster Labs, discusses the unique challenges and opportunities in data engineering on the Partially Redacted Podcast with Sean Falconer. He highlights the traditionally guarded nature of data engineering, contrasting it with the more open-source approach in software engineering, and shares insights from his experiences at Dagster Labs, including the development of the Dagster Open Platform, which fosters a culture of openness in data engineering. The discussion explores the balance companies must strike between contributing to communal knowledge and protecting valuable data and intellectual property, as well as considering emerging technologies and methodologies that could further encourage sharing and innovation over the next 5-10 years.