How To Work In Data Science, AI, Big Data

In summer 2013, I interviewed for a lead role in the data science and analytics team at tech-for-good company JustGiving. During the interview, I said I planned to deliver batch machine learning, graph analytics and streaming analytics systems, both in-house and in the cloud. A few years later, my former boss Mike Bugembe and I were both presenting at international conferences, winning awards and becoming authors! Here is my story, and what I learnt on the journey -- plus my recommendations for you. I've always been interested in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP).