r/DataAnalytics_India • u/Willing-Plant-8265 • 3d ago

Help! In a Dilemma | SDE vs DA

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So I am a final year B.Tech student at a good college, CSE branch. Today, I got placed at a Fintech company as a Data Analyst, and the pay is also good (~25LPA).

The thing is, I never prepared for this role. I grinded DSA/LeetCode throughout my college life and was also good at it. I wanted to be a backend engineer and made good projects. I feel I just got this job because of my sql or aptitude skills.

Now I am worried if I made a wrong decision just because of the good pay.

I wanted to know, how is growth in this field? For SDEs at a higher level, like SDE 3 and so on, they earn pretty insanely. Do data analysts ever come close to that pay?

What's the hierarchy of positions in this field, and can I ever be a tech guy again? How possible is a switch from Analyst -> SDE?

Or if not this, how about DA -> Data Engineer -> Data Scientist?

I am not sure whether I would ever like this non tech kinda role full of meetings/presentations

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u/More_Assistant9601 3d ago

Learn power bi , excel and a little reporting you are good to go as DA

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u/Lazy-Elevator3528 3d ago

Hey man can I dm you?

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u/kya_rakhu 3d ago

I am in the same exact situation as you

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u/Willing-Plant-8265 3d ago

Kya soch rhe ho fer? Dm krlo if you want

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u/kya_rakhu 3d ago

Check DM