Career paths
Careers in AI
You don't need to learn everything called AI. Start with the kind of work you would like to do. Each guide below explains one job, shows what the work looks like, and points to what to learn next.
Come here to compare roles, practice a skill, or prepare for an interview. You don't have to be applying for a job to use them.
AI engineering roles
12-guide path
Forward Deployed Engineer
Work with a customer, find out what is actually stuck, and build the software that makes their workflow run.
10-guide path
AI Engineer
Build useful software on top of AI models, then find out where it gets things wrong and fix it.
10-guide path
Agent Engineer
Build AI software that can take actions, with clear limits and a way to recover when something fails.
5-guide path
GTM Engineer
Fix the data and automate the handoffs a sales or marketing team depends on.
AI sales roles
Start from where you are
- Already write software? Compare building AI features with other engineering work, then decide whether you want to work directly with customers.
- Know sales or operations? Compare building revenue systems with selling a technical product, or read breaking into AI sales.
- Still exploring? The transition guide maps common backgrounds to each role.
For any of these roles
- How to Transition Into an AI Career: Complete Guide
Match the experience you already have to a plan for switching.
- How to Learn AI from Scratch: Free Resources Guide
Fill in the technical basics you're missing.
- Companies Hiring Forward-Deployed and GTM Engineers
See which employers are hiring and what the postings ask for.