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From Software Engineer to Data Science Manager - Sadat Anwar

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We talked about:

  • Sadat’s background
  • Sadat’s backend engineering experience
  • Sadat’s pivot point as a backend engineer
  • Sadat’s exposure to ML and Data Science
  • Sadat’s Act Before you Think approach (with safety nets)
  • Sadat’s street cred and transition into management
  • The hiring process as an internal candidate
  • The importance of people management skills
  • The Brag List
  • The most difficult part of transitioning to management
  • Focusing on projects and setting milestones
  • Sadat’s transition from EM to data science management
  • How much domain knowledge is needed for management?
  • The main difference between engineering and management
  • How being an EM helped Sadat transition no DS management
  • 53:32 Transitioning to DS management from other roles
  • How to feel accomplished as a manager
  • Sadat’s book recommendations
  • Sadat’s meetups


    • Links:

    • Sadat's Meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/berlin-search-technology-meetup/
    • Meetup event "Bias in AI: how to measure it and how to fix it event": https://www.meetup.com/data-driven-ai-berlin-meetup/events/289927565/




      • ML Zoomcamp: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp

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