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EngineeringBeginner~18 hours

From Zero to AI-Native Engineer

Build real products with LLMs, agents, and modern AI APIs.

A practitioner-curated track that takes you from understanding transformer basics to shipping production AI features. No PhD required — just curiosity and a code editor.

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Curriculum & Syllabus

Module 01article

How LLMs Actually Work

Transformers, tokens, embeddings — plain English.

45 min
Module 02exercise

Your First API Call

Hit the OpenAI API and handle responses correctly.

30 min
Module 03article

Prompt Engineering Fundamentals

System prompts, few-shot examples, and output control.

60 min
Module 04exercise

Streaming Responses

Stream tokens to the UI for a ChatGPT-like experience.

30 min
Module 05article

Embeddings & Semantic Search

Turn text into vectors and search by meaning.

45 min
Module 06project

Build a RAG Pipeline

Ingest a document and answer questions about it.

90 min
Module 07exercise

Function Calling & Tool Use

Connect LLMs to real-world tools and APIs.

60 min
Module 08article

Multi-Model Strategy

When to use GPT-4o vs Claude vs Gemini vs local models.

45 min
Module 09article

Cost & Token Optimisation

Ship features that don't bankrupt you at scale.

30 min
Module 010exercise

Error Handling & Retries

Make your AI integration production-resilient.

30 min
Module 011article

Eval-Driven Development

Test your prompts like you test your code.

45 min
Module 012project

Capstone: Ship a Feature

Deploy a real AI-powered feature end-to-end.

3 hr