Career ladder
Common Machine Learning roles and typical compensation bands in India:
- ML Engineer — 10-25 LPA
- Data Scientist — 8-22 LPA
- MLOps Engineer — 12-26 LPA
Math
Focus areas for the math phase:
- Linear algebra
- Probability
- Statistics
Core
Focus areas for the core phase:
- Supervised
- Unsupervised
- Model selection
- Cross-validation
Production
Focus areas for the production phase:
- Deployment
- Monitoring
- Feature stores
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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