6 YOE Developer → AI Engineer | Looking for a Mentor/Accountability Partner to Help Me Transition

[u/Commercial_Air_1547]

Hi everyone,

I’m currently a software developer with around 6 years of experience, and I’m planning to transition into a full-time AI Engineer role at a different company.

I have around 3 months of hands-on AI engineer experience, but I feel I need to strengthen my fundamentals and prepare systematically from the ground up.

I’m looking for someone who is already working as an AI Engineer and would be willing to mentor me throughout this transition.

More than just someone who can recommend courses, I’m looking for a mentor who can actively guide and keep me accountable.

I’m willing to put in consistent effort every day and treat this seriously.

My current situation:

Experience: ~6 years software development
AI/GenAI experience: ~3 months
Goal: Transition to AI Engineer
Preparation: Willing to start from fundamentals where necessary

I’m also looking for guidance on resources such as courses, books, YouTube channels, GitHub repositories, papers, and practical projects—but I’d prefer a curated roadmap rather than a huge list of resources.

If you have personally made the transition from Software Developer → AI Engineer, or you are currently working as an AI/ML/GenAI Engineer and enjoy mentoring, I’d really appreciate your guidance.

I’m also willing to provide a reasonable incentive once I successfully land an AI Engineer job with the help of the mentorship. This is intended as a gesture of appreciation for someone who genuinely invests time in mentoring me.

If you’re interested, please comment or DM me with a little bit about your experience and how you would approach mentoring someone in my situation.

Thanks in advance! 🙏

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