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The 2026 AI Engineering Skills Map

Hosted by Alexey Grigorev

221 students

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What you'll learn

Job Market Analysis of ~5,000 AI Engineering Jobs

Uncover real employer demand data to separate high-value tools like RAG and agents from declining market noise.

Core Responsibilities Across Technical Roles

Map daily workflows across roles to pinpoint where traditional model training ends and software integration begins.

Real Company Examples of AI Team Operations

Audit actual production setups to see how top tech companies structure, deploy, and scale their AI engineering units.

Why this topic matters

The AI job market evolves too fast for outdated advice. By analyzing 5,000 real job postings, this lesson cuts through market noise to show you the exact technical skills employers demand right now. Professionally, you will stop guessing what recruiters want, gain clear direction on how engineering roles differ, and position your skill set for the highest-value AI engineering opportunities.

You'll learn from

Alexey Grigorev

Principal Data Scientist | Book Author | Instructor to 100k+ Students World-Wide

Alexey Grigorev is the founder of DataTalks.Club and the creator of the popular Zoomcamp series. With 15 years of experience in software engineering and over 12 years in machine learning, he has built and deployed large-scale ML systems at companies like OLX Group and Simplaex.

An advocate for practical, hands-on education, Alexey has taught over 100,000 students, focusing on a code-first approach to help learners build real-world skills.

In the past, he was an active participant in data science competitions. A Kaggle Master, Alexey has achieved top rankings in several challenges, including 1st place in the NIPS'17 Criteo Challenge and 2nd place in the WSDM Cup 2017: Vandalism Detection.

He is also the author of several technical books, including the widely read Machine Learning Bookcamp.

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