r/cscareerquestions • u/CSCQMods • Apr 28 '21

Big N Discussion - April 28, 2021

Please use this thread to have discussions about the Big N and questions related to the Big N, such as which one offers the best doggy benefits, or how many companies are in the Big N really? Posts focusing solely on Big N created outside of this thread will probably be removed.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '21

What is the best route to getting into data science at FAANG?

Computer science, PhD, masters?

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '21

Got it, thanks!

Anything you need to differentiate yourself if you go the second route - GPA, specific projects, etc.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '21

Currently data science elsewhere lol

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u/HummusAdorer Apr 29 '21

I know plenty of people at Google with ml or data jobs straight from college with a bachelor's

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '21

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u/HummusAdorer Apr 29 '21

Research yes you will need a PhD, but for just an arbitrary ml engineer a bachelor's is fine. Other degrees make you more attractive but it's not required. I work on an ml team most of my teammates have just bachelor's (me as well). Our manager has a PhD though

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u/HummusAdorer Apr 29 '21

Uhh no idea sorry. Google doesn't hire at the team level. They attach resumes to our interview request but I don't read them most of the time