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Curriculum

Four tiers. 27 sections. One ladder.

Each section ends in three tiered certification exams. Pass a section to unlock the next and climb from Foundations to Mastery.

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Your climb to staff-level AI engineering

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Skill tree

Your path to Mastery

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Foundations0/7
Python FundamentalsPython Fundamentals · Locked
TypeScript FundamentalsTypeScript Fundamentals · Locked
Java FundamentalsJava Fundamentals · Locked
AI & LLM FundamentalsAI & LLM Fundamentals · Locked
Math for AIMath for AI · Locked
Git & Developer WorkflowGit & Developer Workflow · Locked
CLI & Linux BasicsCLI & Linux Basics · Locked
Systems0/7
Engineering for AIEngineering for AI · Locked
Linux & Operating SystemsLinux & Operating Systems · Locked
Networking FundamentalsNetworking Fundamentals · Locked
Data Systems FundamentalsData Systems Fundamentals · Locked
Distributed Systems FundamentalsDistributed Systems Fundamentals · Locked
Security FundamentalsSecurity Fundamentals · Locked
GPU & Inference FundamentalsGPU & Inference Fundamentals · Locked
Applied AI0/6
FoundationsFoundations · Locked
Data & RetrievalData & Retrieval · Locked
Architecture & AgenticArchitecture & Agentic · Locked
Production & ReliabilityProduction & Reliability · Locked
Scalability & MLOpsScalability & MLOps · Locked
Advanced & LeadershipAdvanced & Leadership · Locked
Mastery0/7
Infrastructure EngineeringInfrastructure Engineering · Locked
AI System DesignAI System Design · Locked
Evaluation MasteryEvaluation Mastery · Locked
AI Economics & Cost EngineeringAI Economics & Cost Engineering · Locked
AI Product EngineeringAI Product Engineering · Locked
Debugging & Failure AnalysisDebugging & Failure Analysis · Locked
Production IncidentsProduction Incidents · Locked
  1. 0
    Tier 0

    Foundations

    Free

    The beginner on-ramp: AI & LLM literacy, programming basics, the math behind models, and the developer toolkit. Free with your account.

    7 sections0/7 certified
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  2. 1
    Tier 1

    Systems

    $9.99/mo

    The engineering and systems bedrock behind real AI: Linux, networking, data systems, distributed systems, security, and GPU/inference.

    7 sections0/7 certified
    Locked · upgrade to enter
  3. 2
    Tier 2

    Applied AI

    $29.99/mo

    Build production-grade AI systems: the 30-chapter Applied AI Engineering spine, every chapter a bespoke interactive lab.

    6 sections0/6 certified
    Locked · upgrade to enter
  4. 3
    Tier 3

    Mastery

    $49.99/mo

    Operate AI at scale: the staff+/architect specializations — infrastructure, system design, evaluation, cost engineering, product, debugging, incidents.

    7 sections0/7 certified
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Achievements

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Next: First Steps — Certify your first section.+50 XP
First StepsFirst Steps — Certify your first section. · +50 XP
FlawlessFlawless — Score 100% on any section exam. · +120 XP
PolyglotPolyglot — Certify Python, TypeScript, and Java fundamentals. · +200 XP
GroundedGrounded — Certify every Foundations section. · +300 XP
Systems OnlineSystems Online — Certify every Systems section. · +400 XP
Applied AceApplied Ace — Certify every Applied AI section. · +500 XP
The ArchitectThe Architect — Certify every Mastery section. · +800 XP
Halfway ThereHalfway There — Certify 14 sections. · +250 XP
Grand MasterGrand Master — Certify all 27 sections. · +1200 XP
On FireOn Fire — Keep a 7-day learning streak. · +80 XP
RelentlessRelentless — Keep a 30-day learning streak. · +350 XP
AscendingAscending — Reach level 5. · +150 XP