Data engineering is encountering a critical juncture due to the AI revolution, which is significantly increasing both data supply and demand, driven by technologies like Large Language Models (LLMs). This surge challenges human data engineering teams, as the need to manage vast amounts of data and meet growing demands from AI agents becomes overwhelming. To address this, Matillion introduces Maia, an AI-powered system designed to augment human data engineers, providing enhanced collaboration, governance, and operational capacity. Maia operates on Matillion's data productivity cloud platform, allowing human oversight and collaboration while supporting scalable operations and comprehensive data lifecycle management. This AI-driven approach not only maintains data integrity and security but also enables organizations to effectively navigate the evolving data landscape and maximize their data's strategic value.