FAANG SDE (~1 YOE) planning switch to AI/ML roles, confused
Hey everyone,
I’ve already gone through a few older posts on switching to AI/ML, but most discussions are around freshers or people with formal ML backgrounds, so wanted some advice specific to my situation.
I recently quit my SDE role at a FAANG company (~1 YOE). I’m planning to spend the next 3–4 months focusing on the ML fundamentals and creating projects.
My concern is that I don’t have a formal background in ML, no MTech, no research papers. But since I’ve already left my job, I’m trying to be realistic, are there hard filters for mtech degree/research papers for entering into AI/ML roles?