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Artificial Intelligence · career guide

AI & Machine Learning Engineer

Production ML, LLM applications and MLOps. The single highest-paid entry point in technology.

Median salary $145,000 · 48-week programme · from $120/week

What you'll learn

The skills this track builds

Every one of these appears in real job descriptions for this field.

Python programming

Used by: ML Engineer, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Penetration Tester

Statistics & probability

Used by: Data Scientist, ML Engineer

Machine-learning modelling

Used by: ML Engineer, Data Scientist

Deep learning & neural networks

Used by: ML Engineer, Data Scientist

LLMs, RAG & generative AI

Used by: ML Engineer, Data Scientist, AI Security Engineer

MLOps & model deployment

Used by: ML Engineer, Data Scientist

SQL & databases

Used by: Data Engineer, Data Scientist, ML Engineer

Feature engineering & data cleaning

Used by: Data Scientist, ML Engineer, Data Engineer

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Used by: Solutions Architect, Data Engineer, DevOps/SRE, Cloud Security Architect

Collaboration & communication

Used by: All roles

Analytical problem-solving

Used by: All roles

The year

Phase by phase

Phase 1

Foundations (wks 1–10): Python engineering, data structures, statistics, SQL — built to production standard from day one.

Phase 2

Core machine learning (wks 11–24): supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation, feature engineering on real datasets.

Phase 3

Deep learning & LLMs (wks 25–38): neural networks, transformers, LLM applications, retrieval-augmented systems.

Phase 4

MLOps, capstone & placement (wks 39–48): deployment, monitoring, a production capstone, certification exams and the interview phase.

Certification preparation: AWS Machine Learning Specialty · TensorFlow Developer.

How we teach

Live, mentored, and built to stick

Live small-cohort classes, a weekly 1:1 mentor, hands-on labs, and a spaced-repetition system so week-3 skills are sharp in week 30.

Artificial Intelligence

AI & Machine Learning Engineer — free brochure

Production ML, LLM applications and MLOps. The single highest-paid entry point in technology.

  • The skills you'll master — and the jobs that pay for them
  • How Derry teaches: live classes, a personal mentor, spaced repetition
  • Salary ranges, certifications and where this leads
  • Exactly how to become a student

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