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ML Engineer
Build and Deploy ML Models at Scale
Salary Expectations (₹ INR, per annum)
Fresher
₹7 – ₹12 LPA
Mid-Level
₹15 – ₹25 LPA
Senior
₹28 – ₹60+ LPA
Detailed Learning Path
1
Software & ML Foundations
8–10 WeeksBuild a strong base in Python programming and the fundamentals of machine learning.
Key Topics to Cover
Advanced Python — Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures, and design patterns.
ML Theory — Math and implementation of core ML and Deep Learning algorithms.
ML Libraries — Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch, and Pandas.
Recommended Resources
Krish Naik YouTube Channel
End-to-end ML projects from model building to deployment.
Full Stack Deep Learning Free Course
The best course for production-level deep learning.
2
MLOps — The Core Skill
10–12 WeeksThe core of ML Engineering: automate the deployment, monitoring, and management of ML models.
Key Topics to Cover
CI/CD for ML — GitHub Actions to automate testing, training, and deployment of models.
Containerization — Package ML models and their dependencies into Docker containers.
Model Serving — Deploy models as scalable APIs using FastAPI, Flask, or Triton.
Monitoring — Track model performance, data drift, and concept drift in production.
Recommended Resources
MLOps Zoomcamp Free Course
A practical, hands-on MLOps course by DataTalks.Club.
AWS SageMaker / GCP Vertex AI Docs Documentation
Learn the tools provided by major cloud platforms.
3
Big Data & Scalability
4–6 WeeksLearn to work with datasets that are too large to fit on a single machine.
Key Topics to Cover
Distributed Computing — Principles of distributed systems.
Apache Spark — Large-scale data processing and distributed model training.
Data Pipelines — Build and orchestrate data pipelines using Apache Airflow.
Recommended Resources
freeCodeCamp: Spark Course YouTube
An introduction to Apache Spark for big data processing.