|
|
| | Machine learning and data science advices | |
4 points by VinnieJones on Dec 28, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 7 comments |
|
| I am writing to ask for career advices, I am 27 years old with a master degree in electrical engineering. I was working as a ruby developer for almost 5 years and 1 year (during my master thesis) with C++ developing a project related to Computer Vision using Image processing and Machine learning. During master thesis year I realize that I like to work in Machine learning and Data science areas but I can't work on companies that are looking for people in these areas because I am junior. When they look to my resume, they always sort me as ruby developer. I am reading and following the OSDSM (http://datasciencemasters.org/) but I know it's not enough to get a position in related areas. Can you give me some advices? Do you know some companies that may be interested on internship/junior positions? |
|

Applications are open for YC Winter 2023
Guidelines
| FAQ
| Lists
| API
| Security
| Legal
| Apply to YC
| Contact
|
One of the myths is that you can learn to use toolkits and programming languages (R, Python) and become eligible for Machine Learning jobs (I certainly couldn't). It's only when you begin to understand the underlying maths behind the algorithms, you can be successful in interviews.
I would say getting another degree is the best way to go about it since it is very much an academic field. However, if that is not an option, I'd recommend looking at some online courses such as:
- https://www.coursera.org/specialization/jhudatascience/1 - https://www.udacity.com/course/nd002
In addition, I would supplement the courses with a good Machine Learning textbook such as [Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by Bishop].
Also, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1055042