Career ladder
Common Deep Learning roles and typical compensation bands in India:
- Deep Learning Engineer — 12-28 LPA
- Computer Vision Engineer — 10-24 LPA
Foundations
Focus areas for the foundations phase:
- Neural nets
- Backprop
- Optimization
Modern
Focus areas for the modern phase:
- CNNs
- RNN/LSTM
- Transformers
- Diffusion
Production
Focus areas for the production phase:
- Training at scale
- Distillation
- Quantization
Signals recruiters look for
Beyond skills, hiring managers screen for these signals:
- Shipped projects on GitHub / portfolio
- Certifications relevant to the role
- Communication in interviews
- Domain knowledge (industry-specific)
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