CDSP 24: (Cash App) Machine Learning Engineering Lead - Kyle De Freitas
Description
In this episode, we learn about Kyle De Freitas's journey from St Vincent and the Grenadines to Trinidad and then to Canada where he works as a Machine Learning Engineering Lead at CashApp. Kyle's story is a true reflection that hard work and setting vision plays a big role in your professional success and asking yourself "what is next" is the key for finding motivation to work harder.
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✅ Connect with Kyle De Freitas on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyledef/
📒 Chapters
0:02:06 Doing Machine Learning at CashApp
0:10:35 Impact of AI on the Caribbean
0:17:38 Journey to CashApp from the Caribbean
0:23:03 Early Motivation
0:25:23 How Kyle got International Exposure
0:30:51 How to be a Team Leader
0:34:11 Building Teams
0:35:33 Finding International Opportunities
0:39:27 How to Gain a Global Network
0:45:39 Motivation for Working Hard
0:51:38 Working in a Startup
0:58:11 Working for a Silicon Valley Company
1:02:56 Know what makes you good at your job
1:07:06 How Caribbean roots makes you a better team player
1:14:42 Principles to live by
1:21:49 Advice for a successful career
1:25:06 Book Recommendations
1:28:06 How to manage burnout
1:33:06 Career and Life Advice
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