How I'd Become an AI Engineer in 2026 (Even with No CS Degree)
Check out Supabase for your next AI Engineering project (I use them for all my projects!): https://supabase.plug.dev/gh4fmF6 Apply for my AI Engineering project cohort (limited spots): https://www.marinawyss.com/build-cohort?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=ai-eng-roadmap-2026 Download the AI engineering skills checklist to follow along: https://newsletter.marinawyss.com/ai-engineering-checklist?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=ai-eng-roadmap-2026 --------------------------------------- Timestamps ⏰ 00:00 How to become an AI engineer in 2026 with no CS degree 00:34 What does an AI Engineer do? 02:13 How to learn programming for AI engineering 04:08 How much math do you need for AI engineering? 04:37 How much ML do you need for AI Engineering? 05:13 The AI engineering fundamentals to prioritize first 06:30 Advanced AI engineering: Agentic systems 07:15 Production engineering and infrastructure for AI engineering 07:50 How to prepare for AI engineering interviews 08:39 How to actually learn AI engineering (free courses!) 10:50 Building AI engineering projects 14:08 My most important tips for getting a job --------------------------------------- Courses/books I mentioned in this video: Learn Python with Scrimba: https://scrimba.com/learn-python-c04n8v7vf9?via=MarinaWyss 3blue1brown: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab ML Crash course: https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course Deeplearning.AI: https://www.deeplearning.ai/courses HuggingFace LLM course: https://huggingface.co/learn/llm-course/chapter1/1 AI engineering book: https://amzn.to/3SACgHa The Hitchhiker's Guide to Agentic AI: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.24937 --------------------------------------- 🎥 Other videos you might like: AI Engineering Roadmap: Projects that Get You Hired https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGClIHRird8&t=8s AI Agents Are Not Complicated. This Is What Future AI Engineers Need to Know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEORX_PevRM&t=14s --------------------------------------- ✉️ Contact Business email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marina.wyss/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-wyss/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/iammarinawyss TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marina_wyss Leave me a comment here on YouTube! --------------------------------------- ⚖️ Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this video are my own and do not reflect the official policy or position of Twitch/Amazon or any other company I have worked for. All advice and insights shared here are based on my personal experiences and should be considered as such. Thank you to Supabase for sponsoring this video! This description may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase I may make a small commission at no cost to you. #aiengineering #artificialintelligence #aiengineer