I totally agree that 90% of ML problems are engineering problems and having a PhD is not relevant to those cases. My comment was more about the 10%, the more re

I totally agree that 90% of ML problems are engineering problems and having a PhD is not relevant to those cases. My comment was more about the 10%, the more research-oriented parts, which some companies have become very competitive about in the last few years. > But the amount of tech debt produced by 'scientists' is horrendous. Absolutely. I've been trying to exit a research-oriented position for the last few months because I want to work with competent engineers again.