Category: Data Science Roles

  • Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Software Engineers: The Difference According to LinkedIn

    Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Software Engineers: The Difference According to LinkedIn

    The differences between Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Software engineers can get a little confusing at times. Thus, here is a guest post provided by Jake Stein, CEO at Stitch formerly RJ Metrics, which aims to clear up some of that confusion based upon LinkedIn data. As data grows, so does the expertise needed to…

  • Analytics vs Data Science

    Analytics vs Data Science

    The lines between analytics and data science can definitely be very blurry. Different companies might call the same position by two different names, but at their core, they do have some differences. Below is an infographic from the faculty of the Online MS in Analytics at American University. I think the infographic is accurate. In…

  • Data Scientist vs Data Engineer

    Data Scientist vs Data Engineer

    As the field of data science continues to grow and mature, it is nice to begin seeing some distinction in the roles of a data scientist. A new job title gaining popularity is the data engineer. In this post, I lay out some of the distinctions between the 2 roles.   Data Scientist A data…