PATH 01
Developer → Architect
The T-shaped skill map, the five-rung role ladder, and an honest way to score where your skills actually are today.
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Structured learning paths for technologists — developer to architect, plus AI engineering, AI data engineering and LLMOps platform engineering.
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PATH 02
Java/Python Developer → AI Engineer
Seven stages from tokens to production — context engineering, RAG, agents and evals — in the language you already ship in.
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PATH 03
Data Engineer → AI Data Engineer
Embeddings, unstructured pipelines, retrieval as a data product and the semantic layer — on the platform you already run.
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PATH 04
DevOps Engineer → LLMOps/AIOps Platform Engineer
Inference serving, the AI gateway, agent sandboxing, LLM observability and eval gates — the controls you already run.
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PATH 05
Forward Deployed Engineer
Eight breadth areas, a nine-week agentic AI depth stack, and seven client platforms — the T-shape for embedded agentic AI delivery.
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