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Technical Leadership.
Become a modern software engineer
Level-up your career with the AI & ML technical skills, leadership and portfolio needed to land top jobs at leading companies.
Program at a glance
Where Codesmith graduates get hired
A new technologist,
for a changing world
Our world faces unprecedented challenges, and software is the medium that will drive solutions across most domains — from health, finance, and cleantech to government — and AI/ML will multiply that impact.
To meet this moment, it calls for a new kind of technologist — the modern software engineer who is the bridge between people, society, and technology. Folks who can decide where, when, and how to wield AI/ML responsibly to solve today’s problems.
Our Program
This intensive, 4-week program is designed to empower mid-to-senior-level software engineers wanting to take their careers to the next level.
AI & ML Technical Leadership
Packing months of learning into an intensive three-part program, you'll deep dive into technical and advanced industry content that will level up your career.
You’ll join a cohort of top engineers to learn together in a series of lectures, workshops, and collaborative coding sessions enabling you to take on leadership roles in AI-driven projects.
Using Codesmith’s method of teaching, you’ll go ‘under the hood’ of technical models to build foundational understanding, then implement that knowledge by building impactful, original open source projects.
Part
1
Foundational Technical Skills
Explore key AI/ML concepts such as LLMs, embeddings, RAG, fine-tuning, and MLOps. Then apply them in an open source project.
Part
2
Advanced Industry Practice & Leadership
Deep dive into applying AI/ML in real-world settings and leadership in AI.
Part
3
AI & ML Leadership Circle
Gain insights from from industry-leading AI & ML experts who have developed cutting-edge software and products.
Key Features
Apply in 3 Steps
Submit Application
Complete the application form to provide all necessary information about yourself to be considered for the program. As soon as we receive your application, it will be carefully reviewed by our team.
Interview
After your application is reviewed, qualified candidates will be invited to an interview with our team. This interview is an opportunity to discuss your goals, experience, and fit for the program.
Decision
After the interview, you’ll be notified of your application status. If accepted, you'll receive a welcome pack with all the information required to support your journey with us and next steps.
Codesmith is building a new generation of engineers — folks who know when, where, and how to wield AI/ML responsibly to solve society’s complex challenges”
Will Sentance, CEO @ Codesmith
Meet some of the team
Our team members are seasoned experts with deep technical knowledge and a passion for teaching, dedicated to guiding you through the complexities of AI and empowering you to apply these skills in your career.
James Laff
Sr. Curriculum Manager @ Codesmith
James is lead engineer and senior curriculum manager at Codesmith, responsible for training thousands of engineers and driving development of Codesmith’s internal and public-facing applications. His primary areas of focus are DevOps, MLOps, and AI/ML, which he has taught at Unilever and Frontend Masters.
Cyrus Yari
Former Senior Software Engineer @ Tesla
Senior Software Engineer at Tesla, venture capitalist, former founder, advised and worked with several Silicon Valley startups to go from zero to one (Y-Combinator backed), ex Investment Banker.
Jared Lewis
Engineering Instructor @ Codesmith
Jared is an instructor at Codesmith, teaching full-stack software engineering. With experience in healthcare and social science data models, as well as tool development for model evaluation and interpretation, he has a background in both academic research and practical engineering.
Emily Kearney
Ph.D. & CTO, Former Director of Technology @ Arena Analytics
Emily Kearney, Ph.D., is dedicated to solving global challenges through AI and engineering, leading collaborative teams across sectors. Her work spans AI-driven projects, from improving online communities and predictive insights to mentoring data scientists and advancing ecological conservation.
Building frontier tech
Codesmith’s approach has always been to give you under-the-hood foundations of topics, then remove the guard rails steadily through the program until you’re building original contributions to the tech field.
Program creator:
Codesmith Co-founder Alex Zai
The program originated in the Data Science ML research group led and created in 2021 by Alex Zai — former ML lead at Amazon and author of Deep Reinforcement Learning — an AI technique using deep neural networks & feedback-driven learning. Alex also worked on Apache MXNet, an open source deep learning software.
Advancing TensorFlow.js for
deep learning applications
Residents from Codesmith’s Data Science & ML group contributed to TensorFlow.js by creating advanced preprocessing layers and browser-level deep learning, enabling computer vision applications. This improved industry-standard tooling for ML and innovation in web-based AI development.
Invest in becoming
the modern software engineer
By integrating technical know-how, hands-on projects, and community for continuous learning, this 4-week program ensures that you are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of modern AI applications and drive impact in your organization.
Flexible payment plans are offered to make the program more accessible, allowing you to spread the cost for your investment over 3 months.
at 30% Discount
* As the content in Part 1: Foundational Technical Skills is also now covered in the Software Engineering Immersive, all alumni who completed the Software Engineering Immersive will receive Part 1 at no charge, along with a discounted rate for the rest of the program.
If you are a Software Engineering Immersive alum, a limited number of scholarships are available based on your engagement with the Codesmith community. This is to ensure accessibility and support to those dedicated to advancing their careers in AI & ML. These are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
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