How to Become an AI Engineer in 2025 (complete roadmap)

Try Datacamp’s Associate AI Engineer for Developers track: https://datacamp.pxf.io/yqQEky Is AI going to take your job? Not exactly. But a developer who knows how to use AI might. In this video, I’ll walk you through what it really means to be an AI engineer, why demand (and salaries 💸) are skyrocketing, and the step-by-step roadmap to break into AI engineering - even if you’ve never worked with machine learning before. We’ll cover: - Why every developer should learn AI in 2025 - What AI engineers actually do day-to-day - The exact skills you need (Python, APIs, cloud, vector DBs, prompt engineering) - Real AI code examples using OpenAI, Gemini, and more - A practical roadmap - Mistakes to avoid when starting out - Resources and tools I personally recommend 👋 about me I’m Maddy, a senior software engineer (prev. at Google), with prior internships at Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, IBM, and Amazon. Sharing my journey here - thanks for watching 🤍 🔗 find me on other socials Instagram https://www.instagram.com/madeline.m.zhang/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelinemzhang/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@madeline.m.zhang 📖 timestamps 0:00 intro 1:34 Why Developers should learn AI 2:48 What is an AI engineer 3:55 Skills you Need as an AI Engineer 4:55 Sponsor 6:00 Code Examples 7:52 Roadmap 👀 Watch Next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cneFvBkUfj4 🔔 Subscribe for more tech career tips & coding content! *disclaimer: views are all my own and do not represent any current / past employer(s) 🏷 hashtags #AIEngineer, #MachineLearning, #AICareer, #CloudComputing, #TechCareers, #SoftwareEngineering, become an AI engineer, AI engineer roadmap, AI engineer salary 2025, how to learn AI, best AI courses for developers, AI engineer skills, how to get into AI engineering, AI coding examples, learn AI step by step, future-proof your career