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Re: Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program

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Post by jakek »

eggoa wrote: post #10
jakek wrote: post #2

I'm the founder of the Insight Data Science Fellows Program, and the new Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program we just launched above. With the Data Science program, which helps PhDs transition to industry, we're at 70+ alumni working as data scientists at companies like Facebook, Square, LinkedIn, Airbnb, etc. This new Data Engineering Program is NOT restricted to PhDs, and open to all professional engineers or B…

I see that the application deadline is April 14 for a program starting June 2. When do the accepted candidates get notified? This would be pretty important for an applicant outside of the bay area.

For anyone who applies before the end of this weekend, we'll be in touch by mid-week next week with decisions on next steps in the process. Final decisions should be made about 1.5-2 weeks after that. We'll move equally quickly for applications that come in next week through to the April 14 deadline.

Re: Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program

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Post by jakek »

chubot wrote: post #8
jakek wrote: post #2

I'm the founder of the Insight Data Science Fellows Program, and the new Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program we just launched above. With the Data Science program, which helps PhDs transition to industry, we're at 70+ alumni working as data scientists at companies like Facebook, Square, LinkedIn, Airbnb, etc. This new Data Engineering Program is NOT restricted to PhDs, and open to all professional engineers or B…

Do you teach people about "hygiene", e.g. data provenance, versioning, and how to design schemas? I work on "big data" stuff at one of these major companies, and IMO the state of things is pretty sad. A typical pipeline involves a bunch of files strewn about a distributed file system, or a pretty messy database, especially when multiple teams are involved. The tools (I use) don't encourage good practices or have good…

The entire program is based entirely around professional data engineers from the mentor companies coming in to share their best practices with the group, which the Fellows than work to implement in their projects. A number of mentors have told me they will focus on the topics you mentioned. That said I would love to get your take on this too. Would love it if you drop me a line at jake@insightdataengineering.com with any suggestions. Thanks!

Re: Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program

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Post by vwinsyee »

jakek wrote: post #11
eggoa wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see that the application deadline is April 14 for a program starting June 2. When do the accepted candidates get notified? This would be pretty important for an applicant outside of the bay area.

For anyone who applies before the end of this weekend, we'll be in touch by mid-week next week with decisions on next steps in the process. Final decisions should be made about 1.5-2 weeks after that. We'll move equally quickly for applications that come in next week through to the April 14 deadline.

I'm seriously thinking about applying (actually to the Data Science program). I'm currently looking to start in the SF Bay Area as a data scientist (or data analyst, if need be) in late May to June.

But I have a question -- I've only advanced to the masters level at this point; I recently graduated with an MS in biostatistics. "PhD" and "postdoc" is written all over the site. Should I even consider applying?

Finally -- what's the best way to contact you? Should I email the email address under "Contact"? Or is there a preferred alternative?

Re: Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program

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Post by jakek »

vwinsyee wrote: post #14
jakek wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For anyone who applies before the end of this weekend, we'll be in touch by mid-week next week with decisions on next steps in the process. Final decisions should be made about 1.5-2 weeks after that. We'll move equally quickly for applications that come in next week through to the April 14 deadline.

I'm seriously thinking about applying (actually to the Data Science program). I'm currently looking to start in the SF Bay Area as a data scientist (or data analyst, if need be) in late May to June. But I have a question -- I've only advanced to the masters level at this point; I recently graduated with an MS in biostatistics. "PhD" and "postdoc" is written all over the site. Should I even consider applying? Finally…

The Insight Data Science Fellows Program is currently for PhDs only. If you have enough engineering experience, I would suggest applying to the Data Engineering program, which is open to anyone. If not, then drop me a line at jake@insightdatascience.com and I can see what I can do to help.

Re: Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program

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Post by vwinsyee »

jakek wrote: post #15
vwinsyee wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm seriously thinking about applying (actually to the Data Science program). I'm currently looking to start in the SF Bay Area as a data scientist (or data analyst, if need be) in late May to June. But I have a question -- I've only advanced to the masters level at this point; I recently graduated with an MS in biostatistics. "PhD" and "postdoc" is written all over the site. Should I even consider applying? Finally…

The Insight Data Science Fellows Program is currently for PhDs only. If you have enough engineering experience, I would suggest applying to the Data Engineering program, which is open to anyone. If not, then drop me a line at jake@insightdatascience.com and I can see what I can do to help.

Thanks for the response; I'm definitely applying to the Data Engineers program. My engineering background has been more on-the-job than from formal coursework, so I was a bit subdued by list of engineering disciplines in the "Accepting Applicants From" section (though I now see "Scientific Research" as one of the fields, yay!). I really hope I can participate.

eggoa: Sorry for hijacking your reply-thread!

Re: Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program

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Post by jakek »

vwinsyee wrote: post #16
jakek wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Insight Data Science Fellows Program is currently for PhDs only. If you have enough engineering experience, I would suggest applying to the Data Engineering program, which is open to anyone. If not, then drop me a line at jake@insightdatascience.com and I can see what I can do to help.

Thanks for the response; I'm definitely applying to the Data Engineers program. My engineering background has been more on-the-job than from formal coursework, so I was a bit subdued by list of engineering disciplines in the "Accepting Applicants From" section (though I now see "Scientific Research" as one of the fields, yay!). I really hope I can participate. eggoa: Sorry for hijacking your reply-thread!

Great to hear. We love skills learned on-the-job. That list is just meant to cast a wide net, so people feel welcome to apply from various backgrounds. The main take-away is that we want people who have the right fundamental skill set, and are not too concerned about which formal discipline they learned it under.

Re: Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program

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Post by jakek »

jeffrey89 wrote: post #13

All the previous fellows are PhDs/post-docs.Well.

The reason for this is that the Insight Data Science Fellows Program is designed for (and only accept applications from) PhDs/postdocs. The new stand-alone Data Engineering program (http://insightdataengineering.com) is open to all applicants, as long as they have good engineering/CS fundamentals, regardless of level of education or discipline.

Re: Insight Data Engineering Fellows Program

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Post by daemonk »

I remember seeing this a few months ago and that one of the requirements for applying is that your motivation is to ultimately get a job in silicon valley. And the program will facilitate that goal. Is that still the case? Is our acceptance dependent on whether we want to get a job through you guys? Are we going to be limited to the companies on your list?
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