Kenji Hiraoka

BR · data engineer · aspiring writer · anime fan

data engineering · data platform · virtual reality

Recent Posts

• Jan 14, 2026
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  Auto Loader: The End of File Listing Hell

  How Databricks Auto Loader replaced manual file tracking and changed ingestion pipelines for good.

• Jan 11, 2026
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  Commit: 2026.initialize()

  After a quiet month away, this post is a small update on what changed in my personal and professional life, and what I’m carrying into the new year.

• Nov 27, 2025
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  Slow, but still moving

  October feels far away now. Here’s a short log about the pause, the noise, and the things I learned while I wasn’t posting anything.

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