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The document outlines a 12-month career roadmap for becoming an entry-level AI Engineer, focusing on model development, deployment, and data processing. It is divided into four phases: Fundamentals, Machine Learning Foundations, Deep Learning & AI Applications, and Production & Deployment, each with specific topics, resources, and milestones. The program requires a commitment of 2-3 hours per day, 5-6 days a week, and culminates in a final checklist to ensure job readiness.

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The document outlines a 12-month career roadmap for becoming an entry-level AI Engineer, focusing on model development, deployment, and data processing. It is divided into four phases: Fundamentals, Machine Learning Foundations, Deep Learning & AI Applications, and Production & Deployment, each with specific topics, resources, and milestones. The program requires a commitment of 2-3 hours per day, 5-6 days a week, and culminates in a final checklist to ensure job readiness.

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AI Engineer Career Roadmap (Professional Track - 12 Months)

Goal: Become job-ready for an entry-level AI Engineer position (model development, deployment, data
processing).

Time Commitment: \~2–3 hrs/day, 5–6 days/week

📅 Phase 1: Fundamentals (Months 1–3)

Topics:

• Python for Data & ML


• Git & GitHub basics
• Linux, Bash, Virtual Environments
• Core Math for AI: Linear Algebra, Probability, Calculus

Resources:

• CS50x or MIT's Introduction to CS using Python


• Python Crash Course (book)
• Khan Academy: Linear Algebra, Stats, Calculus
• Mathematics for ML (Ch. 1–5)

Milestones:

• Build Python scripts for data processing


• Complete \~20 LeetCode problems
• GitHub repo with daily commits

📊 Phase 2: Machine Learning Foundations (Months 4–6)

Topics:

• ML theory: underfitting, overfitting, bias-variance tradeoff


• Supervised/unsupervised learning
• Feature engineering, model selection, evaluation
• Hands-on: scikit-learn, pandas, numpy, matplotlib

Resources:

• Book: "Hands-On ML with Scikit-Learn, Keras, & TensorFlow" (1st 10 chapters)


• Kaggle micro-courses (Python, Pandas, ML, Feature Engineering)
• YouTube: StatQuest ML playlist

1
Milestones:

• Build ML models from scratch (Linear/Logistic Regression)


• Titanic, Iris, MNIST classification projects
• Push 2 complete projects to GitHub with README & visuals

🔖 Phase 3: Deep Learning & AI Applications (Months 7–9)

Topics:

• Deep Learning basics: perceptrons, backpropagation, loss functions


• CNNs, RNNs, Transfer Learning
• Computer Vision (CV) and basic NLP
• PyTorch or TensorFlow (choose one)

Resources:

• Deep Learning with Python (Chollet)


• fast.ai or DeepLearning.AI Specialization
• Papers With Code (for implementation study)

Milestones:

• Build CNN for image classification (CIFAR-10, MNIST)


• LSTM or Transformer model on text classification
• 2 projects deployed with Streamlit or Gradio

📈 Phase 4: Production, Deployment & Real-World Skills (Months


10–12)

Topics:

• Model deployment: APIs, containers, cloud


• ML pipelines: data preprocessing, model retraining, monitoring
• MLOps (basic): Docker, Flask, FastAPI, MLFlow
• Cloud basics (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Resources:

• Full Stack Deep Learning (fsdl.me)


• MLOps Zoomcamp (DataTalks)
• YouTube: Deploy ML Models with FastAPI / Docker

2
Milestones:

• Deploy 2 models as REST APIs


• Containerize one project with Docker
• Showcase your portfolio: GitHub, LinkedIn, blog, resume

✅ Final Checklist to be Job-Ready:


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Let me know if you'd like this split into weekly modules, or turned into a Notion tracker / Google Calendar /
PDF!

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