FB DS (Analytics) Exit Opportunities

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fLKO22

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fLKO22
May 10, 2021 18 Comments

Hi, what are the exit opportunities for Facebook analytics data scientists? If they leave, do they end up in BI roles? ML Eng? Eng (seems unlikely)? Maybe no one ever leaves…

Thanks!

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  • I read a comment once of a DS who couldn’t get a job anywhere cause he didn’t have any actual DS or ML skills. Most overrated role at FB. He exited to an analyst job at a start up.
    May 10, 2021 10
    • It’s overrated cause it’s basically a reporting job. You are doing yourself a disservice in the long run as you don’t pick up many technical or stats skills. Just my opinion. There are some really good DS teams tho. The feed teams are really impressive.

      They do ask some stats in interviews for junior/midlevel employees but nowhere near on the level of Google or Amazon.
      May 10, 2021
    • Chime
      prpn85

      Go to company page Chime

      prpn85
      Why is that overrated or a disservice to yourself? It’s like you’re equating everything that isn’t highly technical == overrated.

      Like I said, not everyone is a SWE or MLE and has a PhD in comp sci.

      Reporting and dashboards aren’t glamorous or highly technical, but like I said, they get paid $300k to do it (among other things). And these jobs aren’t going anywhere. Even if parts of analysts jobs are automated, we’re a very very long ways away from real automation of these jobs.

      This is coming from a SWE fwiw
      May 10, 2021
  • Facebook
    peepingPIP

    Go to company page Facebook

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    email me for data science mock interviews at dsinterviewprep@gmail.com
    peepingPIP
    Just exited fb DS and am now at square as a DS
    May 10, 2021 5
  • IBM / Data
    quOs26

    Go to company page IBM Data

    quOs26
    Also curious about this. It seems like your only option is really to move into management or PM since this role isn’t very technical
    May 10, 2021 0