S1E1: Meta's senior machine learning engineer Katerina Iliakoupoulou on leaving your dream job and the future of ML

Katerina Iliakopoulou, a senior machine learning engineer at Meta, joins the show to talk about leaving her dream job at the New York Times, the importance of deep domain knowledge as an engineer, and what’s around the corner in machine learning. 02:10 Why domain knowledge is vital for engineers 04:45 Leaving the New York Times for Meta 08:45 Choosing the IC track and what makes a great manager 14:44 The art of prioritization and building impactful solutions 18:00 PriorityZero: Scaling ML models for Facebook Reels 34:24 The future of recommendation systems Katerina's recommendation: Chip War by Chris Miller