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Gain real-world AI insights from a Senior Engineer: project feedback, career guidance, and practical steps to break into ML, ideal for engineers and builders.

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Office Hours with a Senior AI Engineer 👩‍💻🤖

Curious how real-world AI systems are built? Wondering how to break into machine learning, LLMs, or MLOps? Bring your questions, projects, and career puzzles to this open, informal office hours session with a Senior AI Engineer.

This meetup is designed to be interactive, not a lecture. Think of it as a mix between mentorship, technical deep-dive, and AMA.

### What we’ll do

During these office hours, we can:

  • Review your projects
  • Model architectures, training pipelines, prompts, agents, RAG systems, etc.
  • Quick code walkthroughs and high-level design feedback.
  • Talk about careers in AI/ML
  • How to transition into AI engineering from software/data.
  • Portfolio & resume tips for ML/AI roles.
  • Interview prep (ML system design, coding, research-style roles).
  • Discuss real-world AI systems
  • How companies actually deploy models to production.
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and iteration on LLMs and ML models.
  • Trade-offs between open-source vs closed models, tooling, and infra.
  • Brainstorm ideas
  • Startup/product ideas using AI.
  • How to scope an MVP with LLMs or classic ML.
  • Choosing the right stack and tools for your next project.

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### Who this is for

  • Software engineers curious about breaking into AI/ML
  • Data scientists or analysts wanting to move closer to ML engineering
  • Founders and builders exploring AI-powered products
  • Students or career switchers who want realistic guidance, not just buzzwords

All experience levels are welcome. You don’t need to be an expert—just bring curiosity.

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### What to bring

  • Your questions (technical, career, or product-related)
  • Optional: a laptop with code or a project you’d like feedback on
  • Optional: a short description of what you’re working on or struggling with

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### Format

  • Short intro (10–15 min):
    Quick background from the Senior AI Engineer + overview of topics we can cover.
  • Open office hours (60–75 min):
    Group Q&A, live walkthroughs, and discussions. We’ll prioritize questions that benefit the group.
  • Wrap-up (10–15 min):
    Resources, next steps, and optional networking.
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