What They Don't Teach You in Machine Learning Courses

Data science is an integral part of building an efficient ride-hailing platform. At Taxify, it took us just one year to build a strong and agile data science function which works on state-of-the-art solutions and deals with optimising millions of rides happening in real time. While interviewing hundreds of candidates, we've realised that even those with a strong technical background were very often lacking some essential skills. In this article, we're talking about things that they don't teach you in Machine Learning courses. Tech industry has (more or less) learned how to make engineers and business work together.