Build a real AI system and become the go-to AI engineer on your team
For working developers who want to move beyond experimenting with AI tools and learn how to build, explain, and apply real AI systems at work.
Apply to build your capstone and become the go-to AI person on your team →
$97 refundable deposit · Goal alignment call within 48 hours
Learn the Applied AI Skills Companies Actually Need
Not prompt tricks. Not shallow demos. This is the practical stack behind the kinds of AI systems working engineers are being asked to build right now.
RAG & Retrieval Systems
Chunking, embeddings, vector databases, retrieval strategy, and re-ranking so your system can actually find the right context when it matters.
Agents, Tools & Workflows
Learn when agentic systems make sense, when deterministic workflows are better, and how to orchestrate both without overengineering.
Evals & Observability
Write tests, use LLM-as-judge thoughtfully, track system behavior, and understand what’s happening when your AI feature succeeds or fails.
Production Thinking
Design for real constraints like messy data, quality issues, latency, and reliability so your work holds up outside of a tutorial.
Technical Communication
Explain tradeoffs, defend architecture decisions, and talk about your project like an engineer who understands the system end to end.
Career Leverage
Turn your capstone into a case study, a strong story, and proof that you can build and explain AI systems in interviews and at work.
8-Week Program Structure
Start with strong guardrails, then progressively take ownership. The goal is not to build a bunch of tiny demos. It’s to build one serious system well.
Foundations & Shared Build
Get grounded in embeddings, vector search, RAG fundamentals, tool calling, workflows, and the core mental models behind applied AI systems.
Retrieval, Agents & Evaluation
Implement RAG end to end, improve retrieval quality with re-ranking, explore agent patterns, and learn how to test and evaluate system behavior.
Capstone Proposal & Build
Scope a project around a real problem, propose your architecture, and build a custom AI system using your own data, use case, and technical decisions.
Polish, Case Study & Career Prep
Refine your capstone, document what you built, and create the story, case study, and explanation framework you’ll use in meetings, interviews, and career conversations.
Your Main Outcome: A Serious Capstone, Not Another Demo
You’ll propose and build a project around a real use case, with feedback on scope, architecture, and execution. This is where the deepest learning happens.
Your Capstone Is Designed To Give You:
The goal is not just to finish a project. It’s to leave with something you can point to and say: “I built this, I understand it, and I can explain why it works.”
Built For Working Developers
This program is for engineers who already know how to build software and now want to apply that foundation to real AI work. It is not an intro-to-coding program.
Full-stack developers who want to move beyond using AI tools and start building real AI systems their company can actually use.
Engineers getting pulled into AI work at their job who want a stronger technical foundation before the pressure ramps up.
Senior engineers, leads, and freelancers who want to expand into applied AI without relying on shallow tutorials or hype-driven content.
Developers looking for career leverage who want a project, a story, and the confidence to speak intelligently about this work in interviews and at work.
What Students Are Saying
Real feedback from developers who wanted more than tutorials and left with deeper understanding and real confidence.
Choose Your Path
Two ways to go through the program. Same technical foundation. Same focus on building a serious capstone and turning it into real career leverage.
Cohort-Based
Next Live Cohort
- 8-week guided program with weekly office hours
- Structured curriculum with clear milestones
- Capstone feedback and project shaping
- Code and video review throughout the program
- Career strategy materials and storytelling support
- Slack community access
- Lifetime access to recordings and materials
Self-Paced
Start Immediately
- Self-paced lessons on your own schedule
- Capstone-focused curriculum and frameworks
- Career materials for turning your work into a case study
- Templates, starter code, and structured guidance
- Slack community access
- Lifetime access to all course materials
$97 refundable deposit to secure your spot.
Full refund within 10 days if it’s not a fit.
Team discounts available for groups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this ideal for?
Working software engineers who already know how to build applications and want to level up into applied AI work. It’s especially useful for developers who expect to build AI features at work or want stronger positioning for AI-focused roles.
What outcome should I expect?
You should expect to leave with a stronger technical foundation in applied AI, a serious capstone project built around a real use case, and the ability to explain what you built clearly in interviews and at work.
Is this for beginners?
No. This is not a learn-to-code program. It is built for developers who already have software fundamentals and want to apply them to RAG, agents, evaluation, and production-style AI systems.
Will this help me in interviews?
Yes, but not by teaching canned interview tricks. The program helps you build something real and then turn that into a case study and strong technical story so you can speak intelligently about your work.
Can my employer pay for this?
Yes. Many engineers use professional development or learning budgets for programs like this, especially when their team is starting to build AI features internally.
What’s the admission process?
Apply, put down the refundable deposit, and we’ll schedule a short call to make sure the program matches your goals and current experience.
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