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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

Despite not having a formal education in engineering, Sarah landed a job as a developer in the French consultant Grand Manitou. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer. She diligently rose through the ranks, finally growing into the individual contributor role of a staff engineer.

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Previewing a full chapter of The Cold Start Problem — my upcoming book dropping in December

Andrew Chen

These frameworks are targeted at teams building new products, first and foremost. But by 2018, it was time for me to move on. In 2018, I began a new career after Uber, as a startup investor at Andreessen Horowitz. How to get them started, how to scale them, and what it’s like to compete. Foundational questions.

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How to Become a Data Scientist (2021 Guide)

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

It's simple, with a robust community, and can be used with several frameworks and packages like NumPy, Tensorflow, and pandas that are perfect for big data analytics. If you want to become a data scientist, learning some of the following frameworks is a must.

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International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women of Modus

Modus Create

We have folks here at Modus who studied music, literature, and art who are awesome software engineers. Yasemin Cidem – Front End Engineer. I have a Bachelor in Computer Engineering. Since February 1, 2018; 2 years and 2 months. Location: Eskisehir, Turkey. What, if any, university degree do you have?

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Software Engineering at Coinbase vs. Robinhood

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

If you're a software engineer interested in joining the booming fintech industry, you have undoubtedly heard of two of the current fintech giants: Coinbase and Robinhood. Both companies are actively hiring new engineers at the moment, but which should you choose? Let's get to it! What is Coinbase?