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Build the skills
that land AI careers.

From the AI Engineering Certification to the intensive ML Engineer in the Generative AI Era, every path is hands-on and built for builders who want real results.

No prior AI experience required
Our Programs

Four tracks.
One mission.

Whether you're starting from zero or shipping your first AI product, there's a path designed for exactly where you are.

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FLAGSHIP PROGRAM

Machine Learning Engineer in the Generative AI Era

A cohort-based, mentorship-driven program that takes you from fundamentals to production-grade ML systems. Fine-tune real models, build RAG pipelines, deploy agentic workflows, and present at Demo Day.

What You'll Learn
  • Fine-tune LLMs with RLHF & SFT on real datasets
  • Build production-grade RAG pipelines from scratch
  • Deploy agentic AI systems with evaluation loops
  • Master model monitoring, evals & quality assurance
  • End-to-end cloud deployment with CI/CD pipelines
Program Format
  • 15-week cohort-based program
  • Weekly live sessions with senior ML engineers
  • Daily async support via Discord & office hours
  • Hands-on capstone project from week one
  • Demo Day presentation to industry partners
Career Outcomes
  • MLE, AI Engineer & GenAI Specialist roles
  • 90%+ placement within 6 months of graduation
  • Average compensation increase of 40%+
  • Access to 200+ alumni network & job referrals
  • Personalized career coaching & resume reviews
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PyTorchMLOpsLLMs & RAGVector DBsModel ServingCloud Deploy

"I had an offer at TD Ameritrade three weeks after Demo Day. The depth of the curriculum was unlike anything else I found."

Eric Yang
MLE @ TD Ameritrade
[4.8]186 reviews
ENTRY PROGRAM

Fundamentals of AI Engineering

A structured on-ramp to AI engineering with a verifiable credential at the end. Graded assessments, live lectures, and a portfolio project that proves your skills to employers.

Curriculum
  • Python for ML — NumPy, Pandas, data pipelines
  • Neural networks from first principles
  • Transformer architecture deep dive
  • LLM APIs, prompt engineering & evaluation
  • Local model inference & deployment basics
Certification
  • Industry-recognized Inference AI certificate
  • Graded assessments throughout the program
  • LinkedIn-shareable verified credential
  • Proctored final exam with portfolio review
  • Certificate issued within 5 business days
Format & Duration
  • Self-paced with weekly milestone checkpoints
  • ~40 hours of content across 8 structured modules
  • 6-week suggested completion timeline
  • Video lectures, coding labs & peer projects
  • Live Q&A sessions every two weeks
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CERT.ISSUEDverified.2025
Python BasicsNeural NetsTransformersGraded Exams

"The certification gave me something concrete to show recruiters. I went from zero ML experience to my first AI role in 3 months."

Priya Nair
AI Associate
[4.9]94 reviews
NEW PROGRAM

AI Solopreneur

Build an AI-powered business on your own. In 10 weeks you'll design, build, and launch monetizable AI products — no co-founder, no funding, no waiting. Just shipping.

What You'll Build
  • AI-powered SaaS micro-products from scratch
  • Automated revenue workflows & billing integrations
  • Multi-agent systems that work while you sleep
  • Client-ready demos for real customer validation
  • A launch-ready product by Demo Day
Program Structure
  • 10-week intensive solo-build sprint
  • Weekly founder check-ins with program leads
  • Peer accountability cohort of 15 builders
  • Demo Day with real operators & investors
  • Post-program distribution & launch support
Who It's For
  • Developers who want to ship and own products
  • Founders adding AI capabilities to their stack
  • Engineers going indie or building a side income
  • Anyone who wants revenue, not just a new job
  • Prior coding experience helpful but not required
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"I launched my first AI SaaS at Demo Day and had paying customers the same week. The program pushed me to actually ship."

Jordan Chen
AI Solopreneur Graduate
[4.9]387 reviews
HIGH SCHOOL

High School AI Labs

Build and ship a demo-ready AI agent for your admissions portfolio.

What You'll Learn
  • Ship a demo-ready AI agent from scratch
  • Build a polished portfolio for university applications
  • Learn prompting, structured output, and data integration
  • Deploy a product-like UI with real users in mind
  • Create an admissions-ready narrative and write-up
  • Present at Demo Day to industry reviewers
What You'll Build
  • A working AI agent — functional, scoped, and fully yours
  • A deployed web app or recorded demo shareable via link
  • Portfolio write-up with decision logs, bullet points, and your project narrative
  • Admissions-ready documentation that tells the story of what you built and why
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HIGH SCHOOL AI LABSGRADES 9–12
AI AgentsPrompt EngineeringStructured OutputPortfolioDemo Day

"I walked into my Stanford interview with a live AI demo on my laptop. The interviewer asked me about it for 20 minutes straight."

Sophia K.
12th Grade
Program Details

What you’ll actually build.

Two tracks, one mission: graduate with real projects, real feedback, and a portfolio that gets you hired.

inference-academy / mle-program
Intermediate · Cohort 4

Machine Learning Engineer in the Generative AI Era

16 Weeks · Project-Based

01Environment Setup & Data Processing BasicsPython env
02The ML Training Loop + Reproducible BaselinesSFT · DPO
03LLM Fundamentals & Local Inferencellm_client.py
04Capstone Prototype, Engineering & QualityTests
05Capstone Demo & RetrospectiveDemo Day
06Break
07Intro to LLMs & Prompt EngineeringCO-STAR
08LLM Architecture & Training LifecycleDPO/PPO
09Pretraining Data Collection & ExtractionOCR · ASR
10Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Vector DBs
11Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) ILoRA · ChatML
12Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) IILLM-as-judge
13Model AlignmentRLHF · DPO
14Hallucination, Jailbreak & EthicsSafety
15Voice Agent (Multimodal AI)GPT-4o · ASR
16Capstone: Agent & Project DemosAgents · MCP

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Graduate with a interview-ready for MLE roles with your own fine-tuned model

01 — ML Engineer in the Generative AI Era

From builder to hired ML engineer.

A cohort-based, mentorship-driven program that takes you from fundamentals to production-grade ML systems. You'll fine-tune real models, build RAG pipelines, deploy agentic workflows, and present at Demo Day.

RAGSFTMultimodalEvalsAgents

FAANG Mentorship

Weekly 1:1 sessions with engineers from Google, Meta, Waymo, and leading AI startups.

GPU Access Included

Train and fine-tune production models on dedicated GPU infrastructure — no cloud setup required.

Direct Hiring Referrals

Graduate with access to 120+ hiring partners and warm introductions from instructors to recruiters.

02 — Fundamentals of AI Engineering

From zero to certified AI engineer.

The complete beginner-to-builder track. Whether you're switching careers, leveling up as a PM, or starting from scratch — this is where your AI engineering journey begins. Certificate-backed and built for real-world application.

LLM APIsLocal InferencePipelinesCapstone

Structured Learning + Live Lectures

Work through 8 modules with guided checkpoints, weekly live instruction, and graded exams that keep you accountable.

Real Projects From Day One

Build with live LLM APIs, run local inference, and ship a capstone project you can actually demo at Demo Day.

Certificate on Completion

Graduate with a verified AI Engineering certificate — backed by graded assessments and a portfolio-ready capstone.

inference-academy / ai-fundamentals
Entry Level · Certificate Track

Fundamentals of AI Engineering

8 Modules · Certificate Track

01Dev EnvironmentSetup
02ReproducibilityReproducibility
03LLM APIsLLM APIs
04Local InferenceLocal Inference
05LLM PipelinesPipelines
06Project HygieneBest Practices
07CapstoneCapstone
08Demo DayPortfolio

Graduate with a portfolio-ready with a verified AI Engineering certificate

Who It’s For

Find your track.

Entry Program · Level 1

Fundamentals of AI Engineering

For beginners, career switchers & curious professionals

Perfect for students, career switchers, PMs, and anyone curious about AI. No math degree or ML background needed — just the drive to build and see how things work.

You'll call live LLM APIs, run models locally, and ship a capstone project ready for your Demo Day walkthrough. No prior ML experience required.

Students
Career switchers
PMs & analysts
Curious learners
No Experience Required
Flagship Program · 15 Weeks

Machine Learning Engineer in the Generative AI Era

For aspiring & early-career engineers

Built for engineers with Python experience ready to go deep. Whether self-taught or CS-trained, if you can write clean Python you're ready to start — prior ML knowledge is a bonus.

Fine-tune real LLMs, build production RAG systems, ship agentic workflows, and graduate targeting MLE and applied AI roles at companies actively hiring from our network.

Python engineers
Early-career devs
MLE role seekers
Systems builders
Python Experience Recommended
New Program · 8 Weeks

AI Solopreneur

For builders, freelancers & indie founders

Built for developers who want to own what they build. Design, build, and launch monetizable AI products — no co-founder, no funding, no waiting.

From idea to paying customers in 8 weeks. Ship a launch-ready AI product at Demo Day in front of real operators and investors.

Indie developers
Revenue builders
Founders
Product shippers
Project-Based
High School · Grades 9–12

High School AI Labs

For students building their admissions portfolio

Build and ship a demo-ready AI agent designed for college applications. No prior experience needed — just curiosity and the drive to create something real.

Walk into admissions interviews with a working AI project and a polished portfolio that tells the story of what you built and why.

High schoolers
Portfolio builders
Aspiring engineers
Curious learners
No Coding Required
Entry Program · Level 1

Fundamentals of AI Engineering

For beginners, career switchers & curious professionals

Perfect for students, career switchers, PMs, and anyone curious about AI. No math degree or ML background needed — just the drive to build and see how things work.

You'll call live LLM APIs, run models locally, and ship a capstone project ready for your Demo Day walkthrough. No prior ML experience required.

Students
Career switchers
PMs & analysts
Curious learners
No Experience Required
Flagship Program · 15 Weeks

Machine Learning Engineer in the Generative AI Era

For aspiring & early-career engineers

Built for engineers with Python experience ready to go deep. Whether self-taught or CS-trained, if you can write clean Python you're ready to start — prior ML knowledge is a bonus.

Fine-tune real LLMs, build production RAG systems, ship agentic workflows, and graduate targeting MLE and applied AI roles at companies actively hiring from our network.

Python engineers
Early-career devs
MLE role seekers
Systems builders
Python Experience Recommended
New Program · 8 Weeks

AI Solopreneur

For builders, freelancers & indie founders

Built for developers who want to own what they build. Design, build, and launch monetizable AI products — no co-founder, no funding, no waiting.

From idea to paying customers in 8 weeks. Ship a launch-ready AI product at Demo Day in front of real operators and investors.

Indie developers
Revenue builders
Founders
Product shippers
Project-Based
High School · Grades 9–12

High School AI Labs

For students building their admissions portfolio

Build and ship a demo-ready AI agent designed for college applications. No prior experience needed — just curiosity and the drive to create something real.

Walk into admissions interviews with a working AI project and a polished portfolio that tells the story of what you built and why.

High schoolers
Portfolio builders
Aspiring engineers
Curious learners
No Coding Required
Entry Program · Level 1

Fundamentals of AI Engineering

For beginners, career switchers & curious professionals

Perfect for students, career switchers, PMs, and anyone curious about AI. No math degree or ML background needed — just the drive to build and see how things work.

You'll call live LLM APIs, run models locally, and ship a capstone project ready for your Demo Day walkthrough. No prior ML experience required.

Students
Career switchers
PMs & analysts
Curious learners
No Experience Required
Flagship Program · 15 Weeks

Machine Learning Engineer in the Generative AI Era

For aspiring & early-career engineers

Built for engineers with Python experience ready to go deep. Whether self-taught or CS-trained, if you can write clean Python you're ready to start — prior ML knowledge is a bonus.

Fine-tune real LLMs, build production RAG systems, ship agentic workflows, and graduate targeting MLE and applied AI roles at companies actively hiring from our network.

Python engineers
Early-career devs
MLE role seekers
Systems builders
Python Experience Recommended
New Program · 8 Weeks

AI Solopreneur

For builders, freelancers & indie founders

Built for developers who want to own what they build. Design, build, and launch monetizable AI products — no co-founder, no funding, no waiting.

From idea to paying customers in 8 weeks. Ship a launch-ready AI product at Demo Day in front of real operators and investors.

Indie developers
Revenue builders
Founders
Product shippers
Project-Based
High School · Grades 9–12

High School AI Labs

For students building their admissions portfolio

Build and ship a demo-ready AI agent designed for college applications. No prior experience needed — just curiosity and the drive to create something real.

Walk into admissions interviews with a working AI project and a polished portfolio that tells the story of what you built and why.

High schoolers
Portfolio builders
Aspiring engineers
Curious learners
No Coding Required

Not sure which track is right for you?

Book a free 20-minute intro call. We’ll help you find the best fit for your goals and background. No pressure, no pitch.

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Why Choose Us

Why Inference AI is the right choice for you.

Industry-Led Instruction

Learn directly from ML engineers building production AI systems every day. Every lesson reflects real-world practices — not textbook theory.

Ship Real Projects

From RAG pipelines to fine-tuned LLMs, you build and deploy real systems. By graduation, your portfolio speaks for itself.

Career Outcomes, Not Just Certificates

94%placement within 3 months

Every program includes hands-on career support — resume reviews, mock interviews, and warm introductions to 120+ AI hiring partners.

We track outcomes because outcomes are what we build for.

Live Cohort Format with TAi Coaching

Weekly live sessions keep you on track, accountable, and connected to peers and mentors. Between sessions, TAi — our AI coaching agent gives you personalised feedback any time: answering questions, reviewing your work, and nudging you toward the next breakthrough. No waiting until Thursday office hours.

Weekly Live SessionsAI Coaching AgentInstant FeedbackPeer Cohort
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For builders.

We believe the future of AI depends on well-trained, hands-on engineers. Join a growing network of aspiring and early-career AI builders.

Community

We believe the future of AI depends on well-trained, hands-on engineers. Our community brings together aspiring and early-career builders to learn, ship projects, and grow together through live workshops, competitions, and peer collaboration. For those seeking structured, high-impact training, our Academy programs offer a direct pathway to becoming industry-ready.

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