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Valerii Babushkin

Valerii Babushkin's DataTalks.Club podcast discussions, organized for topic exploration.

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Valerii Babushkin

Background

Valerii Babushkin is a leading AI and data science executive with over 15 years of experience building and scaling data-driven organizations. Currently serving as Senior Director of Data, Analytics, and AI at BP, he leads global initiatives across trading, shipping, and customer products. Before BP, Valerii held leadership roles at Blockchain.com, Meta (WhatsApp Integrity team), Alibaba Russia, X5 Retail Group, and Yandex, where he designed and deployed machine learning systems that significantly improved business outcomes and operational efficiency.

Podcast Discussions

ML System Design Interviews: Production ML, Fraud Detection, Features, A/B Testing & MLOps. Discussed: Valerii Background: Career Snapshot and Kaggle Achievements; Blockchain.com Role: Scope, Responsibilities, and Data Ownership; Transition to Meta: User Privacy Work and Large-Scale ML Experience; Hiring Experience: Conducting High-Volume Interviews and Team Leadership. Related topics: machine learning, career growth.
ML System Design Playbook: Fail-Fast Design Docs, Modular Architecture & Data Drift Monitoring. Discussed: Guest Introduction: Valerii Babushkin background; Book Announcement: Machine Learning System Design; Design Document Purpose: Fail-Fast Principle; Blueprint Analogy: Preventing Waste with Early Design. Related topics: machine learning, system design.