I work in data science and machine learning. I interview and as the lead on the team I strongly advocate for practices that are very close to the engineering pr

I work in data science and machine learning. I interview and as the lead on the team I strongly advocate for practices that are very close to the engineering practices in real engineering, insofar as it's possible. My academic background included engineering (aerospace) and most of my undergrad friends went that route. We all have a good laugh at the practice of "engineering" in the software industry now and again.