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The Bootcamp

Zero to AI Agent Engineer

A complete, free, self-paced program. Start from literally nothing — no AI background needed — and finish as a production-ready, hireable AI Agent Engineer. Every phase is videos plus hands-on labs, in the exact order I'd teach it.

Start Phase 1 Track your progress
Guided phases
7Guided phases
Videos
73Videos
Hands-on labs
10Hands-on labs
Forever
FreeForever
  1. Phase 1

    Foundations — how AI actually works

    Understand what happens inside an LLM before you try to build on top of one.

    By the end you can

    • Explain how a model reads text — tokens, embeddings, attention
    • Understand vector search, RAG and why chunking matters
    • Write prompts like an engineer, not a guesser
    LLM Foundations, RAG & Prompt Engineering16 How a Machine Reads a Sentence RAG Chunking Bench AI Engineering Teaching Board
  2. Phase 2

    Python for AI engineering

    Build the exact Python skills real AI systems — and interviews — demand.

    By the end you can

    • Write typed, async, production-grade Python
    • Use decorators, generators and Pydantic to build agent tools
    • Handle the data structures & algorithms that show up in AI interviews
    Python for AI Agent Engineering8 Python for AI Agent Engineers — Studio DSA for AI Engineers
  3. Phase 3

    Build AI agents — the core

    Go from “what is an agent?” to building real, stateful agents with tools, memory and loops.

    By the end you can

    • Build agents with planning, tool-calling, memory and control loops
    • Master LangChain & LangGraph for reliable, stateful workflows
    • Understand every stage of an agent’s execution, live
    Zero to Enterprise AI Agent Engineer18 Agent Execution Lifecycle Agent Anatomy Lab
  4. Phase 4

    Enterprise problems & reliability

    Solve the failure modes real teams hit — hallucination, cost, security, latency.

    By the end you can

    • Stop hallucination with better retrieval and grounding
    • Cut token cost without hurting quality
    • Secure agents against prompt injection and tool poisoning
    Enterprise Problems in AI Agents3 Enterprise AI Agent Problems Token Cost Lab
  5. Phase 5

    Ship it — AWS Bedrock & AgentCore

    Deploy production AI on AWS Bedrock and AgentCore with a real pipeline.

    By the end you can

    • Set up Bedrock AgentCore end to end
    • Deploy an enterprise agent to production
    • Own the deploy pipeline, not just the notebook
    AWS Bedrock & AgentCore6
  6. Phase 6

    Master Claude & modern tooling

    Get fluent with Claude, Claude Code and the agent tooling top engineers use daily.

    By the end you can

    • Build with Claude and Claude Code
    • Use modern AI dev tooling and agent workflows
    • Move faster than engineers still doing it by hand
    Claude AI Masterclass9
  7. Phase 7

    Get hired — or go freelance

    Turn your skills into income — interviews, portfolio, and freelance clients.

    By the end you can

    • Ace AI engineering interviews with real questions
    • Land freelance clients on Upwork and beyond
    • Stay sharp with the latest trends and deep dives
    AI Freelancing for Beginners9 Insights & Deep Dives4 AI Engineer Interview Prep Board

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