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. You’re about…

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