A glimpse into the wizarding world of Tech & what you need to make your way in and succeed as a Data Wizard-ist — Have you been waiting ages for your Hogwarts letter to arrive? Your owl keeps getting lost in the mail, and you‘re afraid it might never come? If you’re a Data Scientist dying to join the wizarding world of Tech, wait no more. Here’s one…

Are you dreaming of joining a Tech company but you don’t know how? No worries, I got you! I did it and I’ll teach you how! — Two years ago, I kickstarted my data science career in Tech when I joined what I believe to be the coolest company out there — ✨ Spotify ✨ Don’t worry, I’m not here to brag about my achievement. But rather, I want to be of some help. A few months ago, I made 2 realizations:

Your stop to navigating my articles — Last Update: Nov 9th, 2023 I’m a Data Scientist at Spotify. I write about the following topics in the context of my experience in Tech/Spotify: Learning Journey + Personal Stories — successes, challenges, lessons Learnings and How-to Guides — DS concepts, tools, and tips in an accessible manner, with a…

Insider advice from a Spotify Data Scientist to make smart decisions for your career in today’s tough job market — Is the tough job market making you feel like you’re fighting for your life in the Hunger Games — instead of a job? If you’ve reached the stage where you’re thinking of throwing in the towel and just taking any data job you can get, hold that towel. …

The secrets to acing your resume for Data Science jobs in Tech — Just three years ago I landed the internship of my dreams at Spotify. Fast forward to today, I’m a full-time Data Scientist with them and I couldn’t be happier! Getting in wasn’t easy though. I applied to their internship program for many years and I was rejected all three years…

Stop underestimating the importance of Networking on LinkedIn, it’s holding you back from landing a Data Science job — Three years ago when I was a student, I applied to this highly competitive and really cool Data Science internship in Tech that I really wanted. Spoiler alert: I got rejected. Twice. But I still got the internship. How? I put my LinkedIn networking skills to work. In this article…

This is especially relevant for technical or long-form writers! — In this post, I’ll share with you all the steps I followed that I believe explain why I was able to generate this number of views, reads, and followers in such a short timeframe. I don’t think there is a magical recipe to increase your traffic overnight, but there definitely…

What to expect in terms of Learning Environment & Skill Set Development — Not sure whether to join a startup or a large tech as you start your career? If you’re at this crossroads, this article is for you! I’m currently a Data Scientist at Spotify but 3 years ago, I was only a student and I struggled so much with this question. …

A tech data scientist’s stack to improve stubborn ML models — This article is one of a two-part piece documenting my learnings from my Machine Learning Thesis at Spotify. Be sure to also check out the second article on how I implemented Feature Importance in this research. Feature Importance Analysis with SHAP I Learned at Spotify (with the Help of the Avengers) Identifying top features and understanding how they affect prediction outcomes of machine learning models with SHAPtowardsdatascience.com