Ken Pickering

Ken Pickering, VP of Engineering at Going, leads a data platform team focused on finding the best travel deals. He discusses the complexities of streaming data into a Trino and Iceberg lakehouse, sharing his experience in managing vast flight datasets. Ken elaborates on their dual approach to search strategies—passive and active—and the technologies like Confluent and Databricks that support their operations. He highlights collaboration within the engineering teams and the challenges of maintaining data quality and governance in a rapidly evolving landscape.