What Most People Don't Get About Machine Learning Engineering

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When I first entered the data field, there was no such thing as machine learning engineering. The roles available were data engineering, data science, and data analysis. Since then, the machine learning engineer role has rapidly progressed and will only continue to grow in popularity, especially with large language models. However, this popularity has also highlighted, at least for me, the disconnect between what the industry needs and the traditional definition of the role.

As a machine learning engineer at a high-growth startup, I am starting to see how those traditional definitions have fallen short in reality. I feel a responsibility to uncover the truth about what it is really like to be a machine learning engineer.

In today’s article, we will cover

1. What is it like to be a machine learning engineer?
2. What other skills are needed?
3. What has my current experience been thus far?

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