Mist
#1 amongst 500 applicants! 🎉
Mist is about to embark on an exciting new journey as a junior web developer! Although much of their freelance work consisted of free projects for friends and family, they helped Mist shine brightly among 500 applications, propelling them to secure this part-time job and paving the way for a promising future in the industry 🎇
Bob
Who's Afraid of AI Agents? The Future of Automation, with Bob Ziroll
Meet Bob Ziroll 🇺🇸! Bob is Scrimba's Head of Education and one of the Internet's favorite React teachers. His latest course is on AI, but don't worry, there's React... I mean, ReAct in AI as well! In previous episodes, we defined an AI engineer and demystified their tools. We explored foundation models and discussed how to personalize them through retrieval augmented generation and fine-tuning. We also delved into various use cases for incorporating AI models into your projects and explored why ChatGPT has brought a fundamental shift in how we perceive AI.
Today, Bob will guide us through the realm of AI agents, representing the future of automation. An AI agent is capable of perceiving its environment. What does that mean, and how can one create an AI agent? Also, will they eventually take over the world?? Bob will also give us actionable advice on how to stay ahead of the curve in the fast-changing world of AI models, and discuss his vision for the future of AI.
Bob's AI agents and automation course is part of Scrimba's brand-new AI path. Let's dive in!
This is the final episode of the Scrimba podcast series on AI engineering, introducing Scrimba's AI Engineer Path. This path is your gateway to unlocking the full potential of AI for your projects.
Dylan
Wait for it… Wait for it… Hired! 🎊
Securing a full-time role as a Junior Frontend Angular developer in a small company in October 2023, Dylan waited until January 1st to share his exciting news. After six months of dedicated learning through structured resources like Scrimba and YouTube, he now finds himself in his dream career. He’s working remotely with an amazing team and is looking forward to transitioning to full-stack development. 🎀
Shawn
The Making of an Industry: The Rise of AI Engineering, with Swyx
Meet Shawn Wang (Swyx) 🇺🇸!
Swyx is a developer, writer, and startup advisor. If you listen to our show regularly, you know him as the biggest advocate for learning in public! Today, he's the founder of smol.ai and a podcast host and teacher at Latent Space .
Last summer, Swyx wrote a blog post titled The Rise of the AI Engineer, which quickly went viral.
In this episode, Swyx will revisit that blog post to see if anything changed. You will learn why AI engineers are a thing, the differences between AI and ML engineers, and why the demand for this specialization is larger than the supply.
Swyx also reveals what defines an industry (and why it's not only about tools), and he gives many good examples of successful products made using existing foundation models. Swyx and Alex also talk about the inner workings of AI and whether it's a good idea to run AI models on your own hardware.
Dan
Primary school teacher to Junior Dev! 🥇
Dan is thrilled to announce that he has accepted an offer as a Junior Front-End Software Engineer for a cutting-edge med-tech company that uses medical imaging and collaborative technology to transform the lives of patients with digestive diseases! After a year and a half of intense learning and transitioning from a primary school teacher to the tech industry, he's proud to finally embark on his dream career. He’s working with an incredible team remotely and can't wait to contribute to this innovative field 🩺
Parul
Everybody's Doing Their Best... Even Tech Recruiters (and This Is How to Get Their Attention), with Parul Singh
Meet Parul Singh 🇬🇧! Parul is a Tech Careers & Neurodiversity Consultant, ADHD advocate, board member at Manchester Tech Festival, Public Speaker, and a former recruitment marketing partner and tech recruiter. If you're familiar with the topic of neurodiversity in tech, you've probably come across her name. In this episode, we're speaking with Parul because her advice on how to stand out and land a role in tech is anything but ordinary.
This episode contains refreshingly unique and honest insights and perspectives on hiring in tech, along with some new job platforms you can use to inspire or recharge your developer job search. Everybody's on LinkedIn, and that can be a blessing and a curse! In this episode, you'll learn about the best alternatives.
Standing out as a junior developer can be challenging, but we'll discuss some ideas on how you can do it. What should your CV look like? Do you need a cover letter? To wrap things up, we'll learn from Parul why some recruiters don't advertise the salary range and what you can do when you see a job ad like that!
Don’t forget to check back next month for more Scrimba Student Success Stories!
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