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As a counter-point, here are three examples of highly successful individuals in the tech industry with an M.S. in computer science as their highest degree: - S
by SamvitJ 6y ago
As a counter-point, here are three examples of highly successful individuals in the tech industry with an M.S. in computer science as their highest degree:
- Soumith Chintala (https://www.linkedin.com/in/soumith https://www.linkedin.com/in/soumith): Co-inventor of PyTorch; Distinguished Engineer at Facebook AI
- Jacob Devlin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-devlin-135ab048 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-devlin-135ab048): Inventor of BERT; SWE at Google AI
- Yuxin Wu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ppwwyyxx https://www.linkedin.com/in/ppwwyyxx): Lead developer on Detectron2; SWE at Facebook AI
If we include successful entrepreneurs and CEOs, the list becomes larger still.
Of course, these examples are cherry-picked, but I'd be careful with your assumptions.
Many people who pursue Master's degrees in the U.S. are international students who didn't have the luxury to do their undergrad in the U.S., a large number of whom have gone on to great success in the tech industry. At the high end, M.S. in computer science grads represent the best and brightest of three groups: international students, PhD dropouts, and those curious enough about CS to pursue it at the graduate level.
- ALittleLight 6y agoI don't think that's a counter point. I'm not saying that CS masters people can't be successful employees or entrepreneurs, just that in my experience the ones I've interviewed tend not to do well on simple "implement this function" type questions. I'm not making a broader claim, just stating my experience.
- SamvitJ 6y agoIt is a counter-point to "I always cringe when I have to interview someone with a masters degree in computer science", because there seems to be a generalization encoded there that people with master's degrees tend to be weak at interviewing and weak on practical skills (based on the rest of your comment).