The AI Engineer Certification 1.0
An industry-standard certification for engineers and builders ready to ship production AI systems. To join us, take the AI Engineer Challenge and then apply.Â
Cohort begins soon, $4,000 per individual
Registration Now Open: AI Engineer Certification
Last call! We're kicking off this new certification with an awesome group on June 2nd, 2026. Working through the AI Engineer Certification with AI Makerspace, you walk away with:
- State-of-the-art, continuously evolving curriculum
- Weekly project-based execution
- Live instruction from engineers shipping real systems
- Deep focus on agentic AI and evaluation
- Structured accountability and feedback
- Capstone project and a public Demo Day
- A global community of serious builders
- An industry-standard AI Engineer Certification, valid for two years
Dates: June 2-Aug 6, 2026
Price: $4,000 USD
To apply and join us this summer:
- Take the AI Engineer Challenge
- Complete your AI Engineer Certification application
Grow Your Career and Systems with an AI Engineer Certification
Get the industry-standard AI Engineer Certification you may need for building better systems and thriving in the near future. Build, evaluate, and deploy agentic AI systems in production over 10 weeks.
Why Software Engineers Choose AI Makerspace
We don’t accept everyone into this learning experience and community. This program is designed for qualified technical leaders who are building systems, not learning about them or in an experimentation phase.
Because more tutorials, tools, token budgets, more “Intro to ChatGPT,” and prompt tricks aren’t the answer you’re looking for. You want the reps, and to add in systems thinking. Most importantly, you want to generate outcomes and ROI from what you build.
If you’re not there or ready yet, build your first application, or reference our previous training on how to do this. That’s the entry point.
Our Training Format and Process
Our signature AI Makerspace training format comes with live instruction tailored to your schedule. Plus, you get async support via a dedicated team channel.
With AI Makerspace, you quickly gain expert feedback from engineers shipping production systems. We set weekly office hours and detailed assignment reviews for every trainee, trainer, and team.
As agentic AI is an evolving space, our recommendations and process may shift.
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Step 2: Build and Demo the Use Case
We work with your existing application or idea and a 10-week curriculum to expand and align AI production with real opportunities in your world. Demo Day is always a favorite 🔥.
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Step 3: Alignment and Community
Throughout your time in our certification, our instructors, coaches, and students can work with you to understand where recommendations align with your preferences, tech/ops teams, and current tools.Â
Pedigree
At AI Makerspace, we are builders. We believe building, shipping, and sharing is the foundation of real learning.
Our programs are shaped by training thousands of engineers and working at the edge of applied AI. We hold industry-standard instructors and a certification to become an AI Engineer. For teams, explore filling multiple seats or our custom enterprise training.
Our team has contributed to ecosystems connected to:
- AI Aspire, Andrew Ng’s advisory firm
- Anthropic (coming soon)
- DeepLearning.ai
- LangChain
- Arcee AI
- Vibrant Labs
- LlamaIndex
Today, AI Makerspace powers a global community where engineers are actively building and shipping real AI systems every day.
Build. 🏗️ Ship. 🚢 Share. 🚀
At AI Makerspace, we'll train you to build, deploy, and improve your own real AI systems. This is not more theory or hypothetical use cases.
Every week through the AI Engineer Certification, you will:
- Build your own agentic application
- Ship a real working system
- Share what you’ve created to a group
We reduce the complexity of modern AI engineering into a structured, repeatable process.
You will learn to balance:
- Foundational patterns (RAG, agents, evals)
- Practical system design
- Real-world execution
The result:
At the end of these 10 weeks, you don’t simply understand AI systems, you have built a real one and know which one comes next.Â
- Take the AI Engineer Challenge
- Complete your AI Engineer Certification application
Cohort begins soon, $4,000 per individual
The AI Engineer Certification Building Blocks
Hands-on learning with AI Makerspace follows these steps as the building blocks of a strong agentic AI Engineering foundation.
All curriculum and code we teach here is adapted to the current. We introduce best practices where needed.
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Module 01 — Retrieval Foundations
Dense vector retrieval and RAG fundamentals
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Module 02 — Agentic RAG Systems
Agents, tools, and decision-making systems
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Module 03 — Multi-Agent Systems
Coordinated workflows and deep research
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Module 4 — Memory and Context
Agents, tools, and decision-making systems.
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Module 05 — Evals
Measuring performance with real metrics
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Module 06 — Advanced Retrieval & Skills
Context engineering and agent capabilities
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Module 07 — End-to-End Systems
Building complete applications
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Module 08 — Production I
Servers, guardrails, caching
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Module 09 — Production II
Cost vs performance tradeoffs
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Module 10 — The Edge
Simulation, emerging tools, evolving systems
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Capstone Project and Demo
Build and present your own production-ready agent on Demo Day
Frequently Asked Questions
Onboarding
A standard macbook pro is recommended. 16 GB of VRAM or unified memory is the minimum recommended for the ability to run LLMs locally, safely, and privately. More VRAM can handle bigger models!
Hardware Requirements and Time Commitment
A standard MacBook Pro is recommended. 16 GB of VRAM or unified memory is the minimum recommended for the ability to run LLMs locally, safely, and privately. More VRAM can handle bigger models!
Custom Training Payment Terms
Individual seats for this certification are typically between $4,000 and $5,000. A payment for each bootcamp registrant and trainee is due upfront and in full to join the cohort and begin the certification and work.
The AI Engineer Certification is run through Maven to keep all of your payments, content, training dates, and 1:1s in one place.
Security Concerns
Production readiness is guaranteed. Security for your organization is a nuanced thing, especially considering the emerging state of the off-the-shelf security of new tooling as it arises.
Client Outcomes and Testimonials
“The reactions from the team were overwhelmingly positive. They learned a lot and liked the way your Bootcamp is structured. Most importantly, they felt pride in completing the challenges… There was blood, sweat, and tears, but a huge sense of accomplishment! I will explore opportunities to work together in the future, so please keep me in the loop on what you’re building over there.”
AI & Data Tribe Director @ Hrvatski Telekom
“The AI Engineering bootcamp has significant advantages for enterprise data teams. After having multiple team members complete the bootcamp, our approach to Generative AI projects has become more streamlined and effective, leading to faster prototyping. I strongly recommend this course to any data professional or team eager to upgrade their Gen AI skills and drive impactful innovation within their organization.”
Sr. Director, Data Strategy @ Kiewit
“AI Makerspace excels where others have come up short, empowering data scientists with the vital practical skills to flourish within the AI landscape. Through collaborations with industry trailblazers, they guarantee a concentration on the most pertinent and crucial expertise. They bring people up to speed on a subject that never slows down.”
Associate Director @ Berkeley Research Group
“Greg and his team were able to make complex subject matter easy to digest and very engaging. In just a few weeks time we were able to complete widely divergent projects to develop AI apps to solve healthcare challenges.”
Healthcare Technology Manager @ VA Medical Center
Not ready to join a cohort to get certified yet? Start with a conversation.
If you have a question about scholarships, returning graduate discounts, or want to explore what an AI Engineer Certification looks like for you, please send us an inquiry.