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Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

Learn to turn business problems into deployed AI solutions using RAG, agents, APIs and production integration. Build from AI foundations to enterprise-grade agentic systems.

15 live courses · 5 coming soon 4 competency layers Forward-Deployed AI Engineer outcome
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Foundation

AI application foundations

  • LLMs & prompting
  • RAG fundamentals
  • APIs & JSON
  • Agentic AI concepts
Proficient

Solution building

  • RAG applications
  • Tools & MCP
  • Agent workflows
  • Business integration
Mastery

Enterprise deployment

  • Agent architecture
  • Orchestration & memory
  • Evaluation & observability
  • Security & reliability
Credential

Credential readiness

  • Cloud AI services
  • Solution scenarios
  • Exam practice
  • Role evidence

Each layer builds on the one before it — foundation to credential.

Your journey

The courses that take you there.

Follow the four levels in order, but you do not need to take every course. Core courses form the essential path; Recommended courses add role-based depth. Planned gap-fill courses are clearly marked Coming soon.

How to use this roadmap CoreEssential path RecommendedRole-based depth Primary credentialRecommended certification destination Coming soonPlanned portfolio addition
1
Foundation
Start here — complete the Core courses first.
12 courses · 3 Core
Core

Understanding RAG

Design and apply retrieval-augmented generation patterns with attention to quality, scale and production use.

RAG
Core

Agentic AI for Beginners

Build a clear working foundation in the concepts, terminology, risks and practical context of the topic.

Agentic AI
2
Proficient
Apply the concepts in practitioner workflows.
3 courses · 1 Core
Core Coming soon

Building Multi-Agent Systems

Build collaborating AI agents with roles, tools, memory, routing and guardrails.

Agentic AI
3
Mastery
Go deeper — choose the specializations you need.
3 courses · 2 Core
Core Coming soon

Agentic AI Architecture Masterclass: Design, Orchestration & Deployment

Architect production-grade agentic systems covering orchestration, memory, tools, evaluation and deployment.

Agentic AI
Core Coming soon

Master RAG & Retrieval Systems: Advanced Patterns at Scale

Design scalable RAG systems with advanced retrieval, evaluation, reranking, metadata and production reliability.

RAG
4
Credential
Finish with the credential that best fits your goal.
2 courses
Primary credential Coming soon

AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate Exam Preparation

Prepare learners to build, operationalize, deploy and monitor ML workloads for the current AWS ML Engineer Associate exam.

Machine Learning
Suggested approach: complete the Core courses at each layer first. Add Recommended courses where they match your role, projects or certification goal. Coming-soon courses are planned additions from the portfolio gap analysis.
What this roadmap gives you

More than a playlist of courses.

✓ A curated Core path so you know what to learn first.

✓ Recommended depth without making every course mandatory.

✓ Competency-based progression from foundation to mastery.

✓ A clear credential destination and role outcome.

Get the whole path in one bundle

Every live course in this roadmap, bundled — and discounted.

Get the complete live roadmap in one bundle. New courses added to this roadmap later can be included as the path evolves.

Forward-Deployed AI Engineer — Full Bundle

15 live courses, foundation through credential.

12 Foundation
1 Proficient
1 Mastery
1 Credential
  • Core + recommended learning — one structured path.
  • New roadmap courses — the pathway can grow with your role.
  • Structured progression — foundation → proficient → mastery → credential.
  • Better value — simpler than buying each course separately.
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Foundation · 12
  • Generative AI for Beginners: How LLMs Actually Work
  • Introduction to Machine Learning
  • Prompt Engineering Essentials
  • Understanding RAG
  • Agentic AI for Beginners
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) for Beginners
  • Intro to MLOps
  • Agentic AI Security Risks for Beginners
  • AI Security for Beginners
  • Prompt Injection Explained
  • Human Oversight in AI Systems
  • AI Model Cards and Documentation Explained
Proficient · 1
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Mastery · 1
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Credential · 1
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