---
title: "AI Engineering: A Realistic Roadmap for Beginners"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-engineering-a-realistic-roadmap-for-beginners-lvnq3ryh4
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAXbl1EBHJ8
type: video:youtube
source: "Tech With Lucy"
published: 2026-06-23T08:25:28.083Z
updated: 2026-06-23T10:12:18.549Z
tags: ["ai"]
reading_time: 9
upvotes: 17
comments: 3
language: en
---

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# AI Engineering: A Realistic Roadmap for Beginners

**[Tech With Lucy](https://daily.dev/sources/techwithlucy)** · 9 min read · 17 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

🙋‍♀️ Learn everything you need to succeed in AI Engineering in one place:
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Want to become an AI Engineer? In this video, I break down a realistic roadmap for beginners to learn AI engineering from scratch... and exactly how to get job-ready.

It's beginner-friendly, so you can start laying down your foundations today.

Enjoy! 😊

▬▬▬▬ ⏱ Timestamps ▬▬▬▬
0:00 Introduction
0:50 What is an AI Engineer?
1:51 Step 1
3:29 Step 2
5:02 Resources I'd recommend
6:51 Step 3
8:06 Realistic Timeline
9:09 Conclusion

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▬▬▬▬ 🙋‍♀️ About Me / Contact ▬▬▬▬

Hi I'm Lucy, an Ex-AWS Solutions Architect. I love helping beginners and techies learn Cloud & AI.
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