SDS 435: Scaling Up Machine Learning

Erica Greene joins us to discuss her work as a machine learning manager at Etsy, how they tackle problem-solving, how they implement ML scaling, and more. In this episode you will learn: • Erica’s role at Etsy and problem solving between platforms [2:28] • Interesting failures Erica has navigated [25:40] • How does Erica’s team select problems to solve [33:07] • Engineering at scale [40:15] • What does Erica’s working day look like? [46:30] • Etsy is hiring [53:00] • Diversity in hiring [57:12] • Do data scientists need PhDs? [1:01:26] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/435

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The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact. Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy. We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.