I've been an ML/data engineer for the majority of my nearly decade-long career. You don't need hardcore math unless you're building models themselves, and even

I've been an ML/data engineer for the majority of my nearly decade-long career. You don't need hardcore math unless you're building models themselves, and even then it's pretty variable. There's a LOT that happens around just building models, and posts like the top post ignore that, and it's more akin to software engineering than anything else.