How I Got a Job at Google DeepMind (No ML Degree) | Medium
I recently landed a job at DeepMind as a Research Engineer! It’s a dream come true for me, I still can’t believe it! 😍(if you feel like an imposter sometimes, trust me, you’re not alone…) I don’t have a Ph.D. in ML. I don’t have a master's in ML. In fact, I don’t have any type of degree in ML — I did my bachelor’s in EE. That’s it. That’s my formal education. I dropped out of my EE master’s as I figured out I could learn stuff much more effectively and efficiently on my own. My first exposure to ML was back in 2018. And my first exposure to the world of programming was when I was 19 (I’m 27 now). So how in the world did I pull it off? (hint: I’m not that smart, you can do it!) In this blog, I’ll try to tell you the whole story. I’ll be very transparent in order to help you guys out as much as possible. This blog even contains a snapshot of my resume (very much suboptimal, I feel uncomfortable sharing it 😅), the information on how I got referred to DeepMind, and many more details that
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