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Data Scientist roadmap

Turn data into decisions — statistics, ML, and business storytelling.

AI made data MORE valuable, not less — models need clean data and someone who can tell signal from noise. Product analytics and experimentation roles are remote-friendly and growing.

What it pays

India: ₹8–16 LPA entry → ₹30–55 LPA experienced

Remote worldwide: $110k–$190k remote

Before you start

  • Python basics
  • High-school statistics intuition
  • Curiosity about 'why' behind numbers

The plan, phase by phase

1

Statistics + SQL that bites

Weeks 1–8

Skills

Descriptive vs inferential statsHypothesis testing, p-values (properly)SQL: window functions, CTEsData cleaning with pandas

Learn it free

Build: Analyze a public dataset end-to-end; publish a notebook with a clear business question and answer.

Interview angle: SQL live-coding + 'interpret this A/B test result' — statistics reasoning under pressure.

2

Machine learning, properly

Weeks 9–18

Skills

Regression → trees → gradient boostingTrain/validation/test disciplineFeature engineeringDealing with imbalance, leakagescikit-learn fluency

Learn it free

Build: 2 Kaggle competitions with write-ups explaining every modeling decision, not just the score.

Interview angle: 'Your model degrades in production — how do you debug?' Process thinking wins.

3

Product sense + communication

Weeks 19–24

Skills

Experimentation design (A/B tests)Metrics & dashboardsStakeholder communicationData storytelling with visualization

Learn it free

Build: A portfolio case study: metric deep-dive on a product you use, with recommendations a PM would act on.

Interview angle: Case interviews: 'DAU dropped 10% — what do you do?' Structured thinking, not formulas.

Remote-readiness checklist

  • Kaggle profile with competition entries
  • Portfolio of notebooks that tell stories, not just code
  • Can explain a p-value to a non-technical stakeholder

Portfolio proof you need

  • 3 published notebook analyses
  • Kaggle competition entries
  • 1 product metrics case study

Roadmap done? Now get the job.

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