One Thousands and One dbt Models: How BlaBlaCar Moved to dbt in 12 months

Thibault Ambard, Data Engineering Manager at BlaBlaCar, and Tushar Bhasin, Senior Data Engineer and Data Engineering Lead at BlaBlaCar, bring their extensive experience in data transformation to share a compelling migration story.

In this technical deep-dive, they detail how BlaBlaCar successfully migrated 1,000 data models to dbt in just 12 months. The presentation covers the complete transformation journey, from initial decision-making to implementation challenges and organizational changes. They discuss how they introduced a new paradigm and tool into their stack, requiring training, frameworks, testing, cross-team collaboration, and squad formation.

The talk provides practical insights for organizations considering similar migrations, offering valuable strategies and support tools for successful implementation. Through their experience, they demonstrate how to manage large-scale data transformations while maintaining business continuity.