Ritendra Datta

Senior Director of Engineering @ Databricks, ex-Meta, ex-Google
I help with engineering career growth, leadership development, navigate tricky workplace challenges etc.
United States of America 5.0 (94 reviews) Active yesterday Usually responds in a week or longer
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$290 / month

Twice a month for ~1 hour works best if you'll need a more active engagement to sort things out.

2 calls per month (55min/call)

Unlimited Q&A via chat

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I've worked at Google, Facebook. and Databricks building teams and products in the AI/ML, Search and Recommendation, leading/managing anywhere from 2 to 200 person teams. At the same time, I have a very active life outside work, so I'm a strong advocate for work-life harmony.

I love mentoring and guiding engineers, PMs, TPMs, data scientists, etc. My strength is in leadership coaching and mentoring, solving difficult organizational and inter-personal situations, interviewing for coding, ML design and, people skills, and bringing clarity to foundational theories of AL/ML and Statistics.

I've mentored 100+ and have encountered a sizable variety of situations and circumstances. At the same time, there's so much I don't know. What I do have to offer is an attentive pair of ears, empathy, and an environment for collective brainstorming.

Note: If you are looking for someone to teach you machine learning, give you regular tutoring and hands-on exercises, I am not the right person; I don't have time to prepare hands-on exercises and such.


What mentees say

Dmytro

Dmytro

5 out of 5 stars

Standard Plan · 
9 months

Ritendra is a very genuine, candid, and honest person. He was able to quickly diagnose my problem and propose a path forward with my situation. He was very patient with me, tactical when needed, but also strategic at times, even when I did not request it. Like a wise master, he knows what is needed for a particular situation, giving the student the right direction, or sometimes asking the question that awakes the mind.

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Dmytro

Dmytro

5 out of 5 stars

Ritendra is one of those rare leaders who care personally and can convey his truthful feedback in a way that does not offend the mentee but invites conversation and curiosity. During my time working with Ritendra, he was able to quickly diagnose my situation, and help co-create a path forward, and he is actively supporting me on my journey, always challenging and pushing me further. Every single meeting with Ritendra I learn something new. And BTW, Ritendra is also very vulnerable and humble and has many talents, including music, cinema and theater. What a joy to work with him!

Atharva

Atharva

5 out of 5 stars

Lite Plan · 
10 months

Ritendra is a great mentor and very knowledgable. I've sought his mentorship on multiple occasions and he's always a step ahead if not more. It's contributed significantly to my professional development and it's honestly great to have someone with his experience as a mentor.

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Atharva

Atharva

5 out of 5 stars

Mark

Mark

5 out of 5 stars

Standard Plan · 
9 months

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