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Engineering Foundations for AI: sections and modules

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Engineering Foundations for AI

Fill software, data and coding gaps.

For whom: Beginners, consultants, coding-round candidates
Time: 13 h 52 min
Before this track: Basic programming

Objectives

Ship a tested FastAPI service
Write window-function SQL
Explain idempotency and consistency

AI roles still screen on engineering basics.

T1.1
Python for AI services
6 h
On hold
T1.2
APIs and backend for AI apps
4 h 55 min · 7 lessons
Partly ready
7 lessons
T1.4
Cloud, containers and deployment
3 h 57 min · 7 lessons
Partly ready
7 lessons

Exercise: P1 Tested inference API
Done when: P1 passes tests

Retrieval and agents fail on data and distributed-systems mistakes.

T1.3
SQL and data modelling for AI apps
5 h
Coming soon
T1.5
Distributed systems essentials
5 h · 3 lessons
3 lessons
T1.6
Coding interview patterns
8 h
Coming soon

Exercise: SQL and DSA drill sets
Done when: ≥ 70% on drills