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How to Break Into Data Science (Interview Prep Masterclass from ex-Amazon and Walmart Data Scientist) - w/ Karun
In this episode, featured not-expert is Karun Thankachan.
Karun is a Sr Data Scientist at Walmart and a past data scientist at Amazon.
Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karunt/
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction + Background
01:56 Completing 18k bookings on TopMate
04:03 Common Pitfalls in Job Applicants/Mentees
07:59 Breaking into Data Science
10:22 HOW To Use LinkedIn for Networking and Building a Portfolio
12:18 Karun's journey and background thus far
15:58 MS in Data Science from CMU - experience + learnings
20:06 Example of a CMU MS in DS assignment (level: HARD)
24:28 Applying for internships + building resume DURING your masters
26:47 Tech upskilling on LeetCode + DS interview prep
28:57 Solve these Leetcode playlists to get hired!!
31:19 Technical knowledge needed in ADDITION to Leetcode
33:01 Prep strategies for product data science roles
35:57 Distinguishing Data Science, Data Engineering, and ML Engineering
40:13 Machine Learning Engineering
43:06 Mid-level Job Market for Data Science
47:35 A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist
50:49 Tools/frameworks used daily in data science jobs
54:47 Will AI replace data science engineers?
57:25 Final advice for data science enthusiasts
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By Naman PandeyIn this episode, featured not-expert is Karun Thankachan.
Karun is a Sr Data Scientist at Walmart and a past data scientist at Amazon.
Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karunt/
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction + Background
01:56 Completing 18k bookings on TopMate
04:03 Common Pitfalls in Job Applicants/Mentees
07:59 Breaking into Data Science
10:22 HOW To Use LinkedIn for Networking and Building a Portfolio
12:18 Karun's journey and background thus far
15:58 MS in Data Science from CMU - experience + learnings
20:06 Example of a CMU MS in DS assignment (level: HARD)
24:28 Applying for internships + building resume DURING your masters
26:47 Tech upskilling on LeetCode + DS interview prep
28:57 Solve these Leetcode playlists to get hired!!
31:19 Technical knowledge needed in ADDITION to Leetcode
33:01 Prep strategies for product data science roles
35:57 Distinguishing Data Science, Data Engineering, and ML Engineering
40:13 Machine Learning Engineering
43:06 Mid-level Job Market for Data Science
47:35 A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist
50:49 Tools/frameworks used daily in data science jobs
54:47 Will AI replace data science engineers?
57:25 Final advice for data science enthusiasts