Episode 83
How To Switch From Software Dev to Machine Learning Engineer (Amazon SDE -> Tiktok MLE POV) - w/ Umang
In this episode of Ready Set Do , my guest is Umang Chaudhary , a Machine Learning Engineer at TikTok and former Applied Scientist at Amazon . Umang’s story is one of momentum — a reminder that you don’t need decades of experience to reach the top tiers of tech.
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- Switch From Software Dev to Machine Learning Engineer (Amazon SDE -> Tiktok MLE POV) - w/ Umang
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The main core difference between entry-level positions and mid-level positions is the component of ML design/ML system design. Can you build a recommendation system for let's say Netflix to do so much extra hard work
Netflix to do so much extra hard work for that be a jump or a promotion? What for that be a jump or a promotion? What was motivating you to do all of this or was motivating you to do all of this or to go through all of this? Why I
to go through all of this? Why I switched from becoming an applied scientist then to externally as a MLN engineer in Tik Tok is because I'm Nam Pande. This is the ready set do I'm Nam Pande. This is the ready set do podcast and in this episode my guest is
podcast and in this episode my guest is Umang Chri. Umang is a machine learning engineer at Tik Tok and prior to that was an applied scientist at Amazon. Um's fascinating journey shows that career
fascinating journey shows that career acceleration isn't just about clocking years after years, but it's about continuously learning, adapting, and being proactively ready to jump onto the
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In this episode of Ready Set Do , my guest is Umang Chaudhary , a Machine Learning Engineer at TikTok and former Applied Scientist at Amazon . Umang’s story is one of momentum — a reminder that you don’t need decades of experience to reach the top tiers of tech. What matters more is the mindset: continuously learning, adapting fast, and being ready to leap when opportunity strikes. We dive deep into how Umang built his way into machine learning roles in Big Tech without prior ML experience , and the exact principles that helped him accelerate his career both internally at Amazon and externally to TikTok.