Beware the data science pin factory: The power of the data science generalist
I really wish hiring managers read this. I am a data generalist, and have had no traction with obtaining even an interview for a data science job. I’ve setup a private JupyterHub where I run python ETL, interactive models, and dashboards. I deployed Metabase several times and have written hundreds of SQL queries. I’ve used Tableau with gigantic datasets. I built a front end serverless analytics pipeline from scratch with AWS that handles 30M events/mo. I've demonstrably grown revenue and margins in multiple contexts with my data products. I’m working on making a fully dynamic frontend for content recommendations. I have self-taught all of these skills in the past 3 years after a decade in sales, marketing, and entrepreneurship.  What I haven’t done: a CS/math degree (mine was music), graduate work, or tech work at a household name. Lived in the Bay Area. Gotten an interview for any data job. Sigh.