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Nemanja Radojkovic

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MLOps Lead and Educator

Nemanja is a data scientist and MLOps engineer with a background as an electrical engineer. He has taught Data Science, Machine Learning, and Python programming and contributed two courses to DataCamp. In 2011, he humorously mentions being \"bit by a radioactive Python.\" Outside of work, he holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a father of three.

Bio from: Machine Learning Engineering in Finances

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In this podcast episode, we talked with Nemanja Radojkovic about MLOps in Corporations and Startups.

About the Speaker: Nemanja Radojkovic is Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Euroclear.

In this event,we’re diving into the world of MLOps, comparing life in startups versus big corporations. Joining us again is Nemanja, a seasoned machine learning engineer with experience spanning Fortune 500 companies and agile startups. We explore the challenges of scaling MLOps on a shoestring budget, the trade-offs between corporate stability and startup agility, and practical advice for engineers deciding between these two career paths. Whether you’re navigating legacy frameworks or experimenting with cutting-edge tools.

1:00 MLOps in corporations versus startups 6:03 The agility and pace of startups 7:54 MLOps on a shoestring budget 12:54 Cloud solutions for startups 15:06 Challenges of cloud complexity versus on-premise 19:19 Selecting tools and avoiding vendor lock-in 22:22 Choosing between a startup and a corporation 27:30 Flexibility and risks in startups 29:37 Bureaucracy and processes in corporations 33:17 The role of frameworks in corporations 34:32 Advantages of large teams in corporations 40:01 Challenges of technical debt in startups 43:12 Career advice for junior data scientists 44:10 Tools and frameworks for MLOps projects 49:00 Balancing new and old technologies in skill development 55:43 Data engineering challenges and reliability in LLMs 57:09 On-premise vs. cloud solutions in data-sensitive industries 59:29 Alternatives like Dask for distributed systems

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We talked about:

Nemanja’s background

When Nemanja first work as a data person Typical problems that ML Ops folks solve in the financial sector What Nemanja currently does as an ML Engineer The obstacle of implementing new things in financial sector companies Going through the hurdles of DevOps Working with an on-premises cluster “ML Ops on a Shoestring” (You don’t need fancy stuff to start w/ ML Ops) Tactical solutions Platform work and code work Programming and soft skills needed to be an ML Engineer The challenges of transitioning from and electrical engineering and sales to ML Ops The ML Ops tech stack for beginners Working on projects to determine which skills you need

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radojkovic/

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