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AI engineer roadmaps

AI engineer roadmaps: build LLM apps, RAG, AI agents and MCP servers, and learn machine learning, step by step with projects at every stage.

  • 56 paths
  • 3295 topics

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Foundations

1

Start here if you are new or your basics are patchy.

  • Roadmap · Foundations

    Coding with AI tools roadmap

    Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, used well

    The path

    1. 1What AI coding tools are good and bad at
    2. 2Setup and project context
    3. 3Prompting for code: small tasks, clear specs

    + 7 more

    • 10 stages
    • 59 topics
    • ~5 months

Build products

1

Ship real apps for the web and phones.

  • Roadmap · Build products

    Choosing an LLM and AI stack roadmap

    Models, hosting and tools for your use case

    The path

    1. 1Start from the task, not the model
    2. 2Reasoning quality: when a bigger model pays off
    3. Speed and cost per task

    + 6 more

    • 9 stages
    • 54 topics
    • ~4 months
    Opens with credits

Specialise

6

Go deep in one area of engineering.

  • Roadmap · Specialise

    AI engineering roadmap

    Build products on LLMs and generative AI

    The path

    1. 1How LLMs work: tokens and context
    2. 2Prompting and model APIs
    3. RAG: embeddings, chunking and retrieval

    + 5 more

    • 8 stages
    • 67 topics
    • ~12 months
    Opens with credits
  • Roadmap · Specialise

    Machine learning roadmap

    Data, models, deep learning

    The path

    1. 1Python for data
    2. 2The maths you need
    3. Data cleaning and feature engineering

    + 4 more

    • 7 stages
    • 63 topics
    • ~20 months
    Opens with credits
  • Roadmap · Specialise

    AI agents and MCP roadmap

    Tool calling, MCP servers, evals

    The path

    1. 1How agents work
    2. 2Tool calling from scratch
    3. Structured output and validation

    + 7 more

    • 10 stages
    • 71 topics
    • ~5 months
    Opens with credits
  • Roadmap · Specialise

    MLOps and LLMOps roadmap

    Ship, serve and monitor models

    The path

    1. 1From notebook to package
    2. 2Data and model versioning
    3. Experiment tracking and the model registry

    + 7 more

    • 10 stages
    • 68 topics
    • ~12 months
    Opens with credits
  • Roadmap · Specialise

    AI security roadmap

    Secure LLM apps and agents, test models safely

    The path

    1. 1Security foundations for AI builders
    2. 2How LLM apps and agents work, and where they break
    3. Risk maps: the OWASP lists and MITRE ATLAS

    + 6 more

    • 9 stages
    • 66 topics
    • ~11 months
    Opens with credits
  • Roadmap · Specialise

    AI governance roadmap

    Inventory, oversight, EU AI Act, ISO 42001

    The path

    1. 1Why AI governance, and the rules
    2. 2AI inventory: know what you run
    3. Data foundation

    + 5 more

    • 8 stages
    • 48 topics
    • ~6 months
    Opens with credits

Career

2

Get hired, get seen and grow.

Earn independently

2

Freelance, work remotely or sell what you build.

  • Roadmap · Earn independently

    AI data and training work roadmap

    Annotation, model rating and AI trainer roles

    The path

    1. 1What AI data work is and why it exists
    2. 2The honest picture
    3. Core annotation skills

    + 3 more

    • 6 stages
    • 43 topics
    • ~3 months
    Opens with credits
  • Roadmap · Earn independently

    AI video and design for clients roadmap

    Ads, shorts and visuals made with AI tools

    The path

    1. 1What clients actually buy
    2. 2Video fundamentals AI does not replace
    3. The AI video tool stack

    + 5 more

    • 8 stages
    • 45 topics
    • ~6 months
    Opens with credits

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Each of these is its own page: the foundations, the ones that build products, the ones that specialise, the career paths and the ways to earn independently.

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