Forward Deployed Engineer: GenAI, Agentic AI, RAG & MCP

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This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.Become a Forward Deployed AI Engineer. Build production Generative AI apps with Python, RAG, AI agents, MCP and A2A, then secure, evaluate and deploy them for the enterprise. This 22.5-hour program takes you from GenAI foundations to two portfolio-ready FDE capstone projects - no prior AI experience needed.Starting with essential foundations in Python, APIs, cloud computing, machine learning, and deep learning, you will progressively explore Large Language Model (LLM) architectures, transformer fundamentals, tokenization, embeddings, context engineering, and prompt optimization.You will learn to build sophisticated Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications, implement hybrid search and reranking strategies, work with vector databases, develop multimodal AI solutions, and customize models using techniques such as LoRA, QLoRA, and supervised fine-tuning.The course then advances into Agentic AI and autonomous systems, where you will design intelligent agents capable of reasoning, planning, using tools, maintaining memory, and executing complex workflows. You will explore modern interoperability approaches, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication, to integrate AI agents with enterprise applications and services.Beyond development, you will gain practical experience with enterprise AI security, authentication, authorization, guardrails, evaluation frameworks, observability, LLMOps, inference optimization, scalability, latency reduction, and cost management.What makes this program distinctive is its emphasis on the complete Forward Deployed Engineering lifecycle.You will learn how to translate customer requirements into technical architectures, build proofs of concept, integrate solutions with enterprise infrastructure, evaluate production readiness, manage deployments, and demonstrate measurable business value.Throughout the course, you will apply your knowledg

Best for: all level learners who want one guided path through IT & Software. Skip it if: You already work professionally in IT & Software and need advanced architecture patterns.

📘 What you will learn

• Understand AI, especially Gen AI from beginner to advanced, in both conceptual and hands on way
• Build production-ready Python services and REST/GraphQL APIs for AI applications.
• Explain transformer and LLM internals well enough to make model, context and serving decisions.
• In depth topics deep dive on Gen AI like RAG, Fine tuning, Agentic AI, long running agents, MCP/ A2A
• Lead the FDE consulting lifecycle from technical discovery and architecture through UAT, ROI and executive handoff.
• Secure GenAI applications with SSO, RBAC, PII controls, sandboxing, guardrails and prompt-injection defenses.
• Optimize inference for latency, throughput and cost using caching, batching, quantization and parallelism.
• Complete two portfolio-ready FDE capstone projects to showcase in job interviews and client pitches.

📑 Course content

18 sections · 164 lectures · 24 hours of video · updated 11/2026

1. Getting started — 21 lectures · 3.1h
2. Core foundations — 24 lectures · 3.5h
3. Building real projects — 27 lectures · 4h
4. Intermediate techniques — 22 lectures · 3.2h
5. Deep dive & best practices — 27 lectures · 4h
6. Capstone project — 20 lectures · 2.9h
7. Next steps — 23 lectures · 3.3h

🎯 Who it is for

Suits: Complete beginners, career switchers, and self-taught devs who want structure.

Needs: Basic programming knowledge in Python and familiarity with SQL, APIs and Git. A laptop or development environment capable of running Python and Docker. Willingness to debug real systems and work through hands-on engineering exercises.

👤 Instructor

Skill Surger — I am from the founding team of SkillSurger with 15 years of experience in IT field and focused in AI. I have 7 years experience in teaching 50k + learners. I have consulted large MNCs and Product companies in the field of Generative AI as a Head of Forward Deployed Engineers

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