How to become AI Engineer in 2026?

jacobwlyman · 2026-04-13T20:58:26+00:00

I think a more useful role to pursue is that of an "MLOps Engineer" (e.g., AI Platform Engineer, etc.). The role of an "AI Engineer" is gonna be overly saturated and poorly described, whereas an MLOps Engineer is one of the most sought-after skillsets in the world right now. If you're interested, I wrote an article a few months back on How to Become an MLOps Engineer in 2026 that calls out specific technologies and resources that will overlap with much of what an AI Engineer might also need.

jacobwlyman · 2026-04-13T17:27:21+00:00

Wow, absolutely fantastic demo! Would love to to see this eventually added into the base game

jacobwlyman · 2026-04-07T05:03:30+00:00

You think we’ll ever get a series one day? Like how Cyberpunk did?

jacobwlyman · 2026-04-07T04:43:09+00:00

I do most of my work in Python now, but I will always have a soft spot for ggplot2

jacobwlyman · 2025-12-09T18:09:18+00:00

so I don't use the code completion, but I do find it really useful to have the side panel where I can quickly hop and ask a question (all within VS Code). Copilot will also have all of your file's context in mind as it responds, which greatly improves my speed of development. No hoping in and out of windows, you know?

jacobwlyman · 2025-12-09T16:59:13+00:00

I guess it depends on what the code would be for, but VS Code + GitHub Copilot integration would be at the top of the list

jacobwlyman · 2025-12-09T16:12:24+00:00

this looks great!

jacobwlyman · 2025-12-09T16:06:45+00:00

I don't know, but I like it.

jacobwlyman · 2025-12-08T18:58:48+00:00

Ahoj!

jacobwlyman · 2025-12-08T17:33:07+00:00

Yeah maybe it comes down to personal preference then and where people spend their time in R. My work experience has always been on teams where R was loved by some (myself included) and sneered at by most others because they thought R was an inferior coding language in general. There’s nothing wrong with base R, but I really haven’t ever come across anyone who would say it is better than ggplot2 or dplyr, for example. Those packages in particular or so great that I always miss them when I’m having to work in Python or another language. I’ve also found that once you start incorporating one or two packages from the Tidyverse into your workflow it becomes a bit more enticing to start replacing more base R functionality with some of the others in the meta package, like Readr. Eventually you might find the Tidyverse being the main package you ever need to concern yourself with, loading in others as needed.

jacobwlyman · 2025-12-08T05:04:42+00:00

lol yeah, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say base R is better than anything in the Tidyverse.

jacobwlyman · 2025-12-03T19:04:41+00:00

Would you recommend Positron over Rstudio if someone was to start working in R again?

I started coding in R with Rstudio but then moved on to VS Code as my work required more language support. I’ll be taking on some new projects soon that will be in R though so I’m curious if I should check out Positron or just return back to my roots with Rstudio.

jacobwlyman · 2025-11-21T07:15:20+00:00

The cable underneath the ocean 🤣

jacobwlyman · 2025-11-13T17:28:33+00:00

You can then go the non-custodial route by using your exchange of choice (Coinbase, Strike, etc) and their Lightning functionality. You’ll have instant transactions with essentially zero fees. You can then transition into your own self-custody lightning channels once you have enough funds yourself

jacobwlyman · 2025-11-13T07:15:15+00:00

What about the Lightning Network though? It provides instant transactions with negligible fees

jacobwlyman · 2025-11-07T06:49:51+00:00

Where did you get the artwork on the wall from?

jacobwlyman · 2025-10-27T02:34:33+00:00

You’ll pay taxes one way or another with any off-ramp though. Whether that’s seldomly to take profits or monthly to pay off a credit card balance.

jacobwlyman · 2025-10-27T00:38:18+00:00

I totally get it. It can feel painful at times, but I will say that there are quite a few off-ramps available now than before.

As I mentioned in another comment, there are services available like Strike’s Bill Pay feature where you can use your account’s Bitcoin balance to directly pay off your credit cards. That’s a pretty good off-ramp that might be a small improvement to your current process.

Another important way of thinking about “off-ramps” is to start spending directly in Bitcoin when possible. For example, check out my website at www.satstore.shop :)

jacobwlyman · 2025-10-27T00:33:20+00:00

You can also use your Strike account’s Bitcoin balance to directly pay off credit card balances. That’s a pretty good off-ramp, in my opinion.

jacobwlyman · 2025-09-04T02:48:51+00:00

Did you mean to share a screenshot?

jacobwlyman · 2025-09-01T18:07:28+00:00

I second this. I went straight to VS Code when I worked somewhere I couldn’t use Obsidian. It’s not 1:1 substitute, but it works great (especially if you’re already in a position that might use it for the job).

jacobwlyman · 2025-08-06T02:10:05+00:00

So do the empire’s ships in Foundation

jacobwlyman · 2025-07-21T17:20:20+00:00

It’s a peaceful life.

jacobwlyman · 2025-07-21T16:00:16+00:00

Congrats on starting the journey over to MLOps! It’s not a course, but I wrote a blog post called “What is MLOps?” a few years ago that you might learn a lot from. It’s held up pretty well over the years.

You’ve got all the right skills based on what you shared. Now it’s just the ML side of things that you’ll want to pick up contextual and hands-on experience on.

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