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Data and AI careers in India, written by the industry experts who teach them.

Roadmaps, salaries, interview questions, projects and tools for data engineering, machine learning and applied AI.

  • Data Engineering

    Data Engineering Roadmap for Beginners: From SQL to a Production Platform

    The order to learn it in: SQL and Python first, then a cloud, Spark, Airflow, Kafka and dbt, with what each stage lets you build.

    Sample · publishing soon
  • Data Engineering · Careers & Salaries

    Data Engineer Salary in India: Up to ₹80 LPA, and What Moves the Number

    Pay by experience and by specialism, from analytics engineer to data platform engineer, with the source beside every figure.

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  • Data Engineering · Interview Prep

    Data Engineering Interview Questions for Freshers: SQL, Python and Scenario Rounds, with Answers

    The questions the first technical round asks, grouped the way interviewers ask them, each with a worked answer.

    Sample · publishing soon
  • Data Engineering · Projects

    End-to-End Data Engineering Projects for Your Resume, on AWS, Azure and Databricks

    Six projects in the order a hiring manager reads them, from a first cloud pipeline to a real-time payment monitor, each with its stack.

    Sample · publishing soon
  • Machine Learning & AI

    Machine Learning Engineer Roadmap: From Python to a Deployed AI Product

    Statistics, models, deep learning, LLMs and agents in the order they build on each other, and the point where each one gets you hired.

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  • Machine Learning & AI · Careers & Salaries

    Machine Learning and AI Engineer Salary in India: Up to ₹80 LPA, and Where LLM Work Pays More

    Pay by experience, plus the premium for engineers who fine-tune, build retrieval and run LLMs in production.

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  • Machine Learning & AI · Interview Prep

    Machine Learning Interview Questions with Answers: Models, Metrics, LLMs and System Design

    From precision and recall to retrieval and agent design, with the follow-up question each answer invites.

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  • Machine Learning & AI · Projects

    Machine Learning Projects for Your Resume: Five Builds Hiring Managers Open First

    From a loan-default model with its threshold set in rupees to a policy Q&A assistant with an evaluation score.

    Sample · publishing soon
  • Applied AI

    AI Roadmap for Working Professionals: Lead AI in Your Function Without Coding

    Assistants, research, numbers, automation, agents and apps, in the order a manager, marketer or finance lead can put them to work.

    Sample · publishing soon
  • Applied AI · Careers & Salaries

    What AI Skills Add to Your Salary in India, Role by Role

    The pay rise for people who move into AI roles, the hike scarce skills command on a switch, and the roles that pay for them.

    Sample · publishing soon
  • Applied AI · Interview Prep

    AI Interview Questions for Managers and Non-Technical Roles, and How to Answer Them

    What AI-role interviews and promotion conversations ask, with answers built on work you have measured.

    Sample · publishing soon
  • Applied AI · Projects

    AI Agent Projects for Your Resume, Built Without Code

    An inbox triage agent, a no-code internal app and an AI rollout plan, each with the before-and-after number a manager asks for.

    Sample · publishing soon
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