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Tech IndustryNov 30, 2019
Newhypothest

Data science @ Google on-site overrated?

Hey everyone! I’ve been reading through blind, reddit, etc, and most people make it look like the on-site for Data Science @ Google is like qualifying for the stats/ML olympics, is this true? I have scheduled the on-site in a few weeks and wanted to check whether I should go deep into the darkest corners of stats and learn how everything is built from scratch or just review with common sense some of the main topics and that’s it. Any thoughts/recommendations? TC: 150k YoE: 8

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Axtria editprifu Nov 30, 2019

PhD?

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hypothest OP Nov 30, 2019

No, just MSc.

Google cоdemonkey Nov 30, 2019

Yes. And underpaid. SWEs are the stars in this company, go SWE, you only need to drill leetcode.

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hypothest OP Nov 30, 2019

Hahah yeah, I might seriously consider it if the DS on-site doesn’t go well.

Google swinglyf Nov 30, 2019

Google has a data scientist role? What ladder does it go in?

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hypothest OP Nov 30, 2019

They do, apparently it’s independent from engineering but that’s all I know right now.

Google cоdemonkey Nov 30, 2019

Quantitative analyst ladder I think. Basically, statisticians.