AI/ML Engineer

Technology · Artificial Intelligence

Build and deploy machine learning models and AI systems at scale. Work on everything from recommendation engines to autonomous systems and large language models.

Avg Salary (India)

₹12–50 LPA

Avg Salary (Global)

$100K–$250K

Demand Trend

rising

Total Stages

4 stages

Your Roadmap

Stage 1

Prerequisites

3–4 months

Master Python, linear algebra, calculus, and probability.

Skills to learn

PythonLinear AlgebraCalculusProbability

Milestones

  • Complete MIT 18.06
  • Python proficiency
Stage 2

ML Foundations

3–5 months

Learn core ML algorithms and frameworks.

Skills to learn

Scikit-learnSupervised LearningUnsupervised LearningModel Evaluation

Milestones

  • Andrew Ng ML Course
  • Kaggle competitions
Stage 3

Deep Learning

3–5 months

Master neural networks, CNNs, RNNs, and transformers.

Skills to learn

PyTorchTensorFlowNLPComputer VisionTransformers

Milestones

  • fast.ai courses
  • Build an LLM project
Stage 4

Production ML

2–4 months

Learn to deploy and maintain ML systems in production.

Skills to learn

MLOpsDockerCloud MLModel Monitoring

Milestones

  • Deploy an ML API
  • End-to-end project

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