Flatiron School Blog

If you’re thinking about transitioning into tech, you’ve probably heard some version of the same advice: learn to code, build projects, start from scratch. The narrative assumes you’re beginning at zero, but that assumption doesn’t hold for the growing number of professionals who bring years of workplace experience to their tech education. The gap isn’t […]

You do not need to write code to benefit from AI. You do not need a CS degree, a background in data, or years of technical experience. What you need is the willingness to recognize that the job market is shifting and the decision to move with it before the gap becomes harder to close. […]

At some point, many people are ready for more. The path forward becomes a question worth pursuing seriously. You start exploring new options, searching for skills that could open doors, and considering whether a transition into a technical field like AI engineering is within reach. It is, and it starts with momentum. For career switchers […]

You are a working engineer or a career builder at a crossroads. Maybe you already know how to build software and want to specialize in AI. You might also be coming from a non-technical background and recognize that AI skills are becoming the differentiator between the role you have and the one you want. Either […]

Meet Carolyn Whelpley Carolyn is a student at Flatiron School’s Accelerated AI Engineering Immersive program. She’s working with a team to build an onboarding tool for future program engineers. In her interview, she shares what drew her back to Flatiron after completing the software engineering certificate program, how the work-integrated structure has exceeded her expectations, […]

You might have been Googling “how to become an AI engineer” for a while now. The results are not helping. Some articles tell you to get a computer science degree. Others say you can be job-ready in eight weeks. A few insist you need a PhD to do anything meaningful with machine learning. A lot […]

Meet AI Cerdan Lico Al Cerdan Lico is a student at Flatiron School who is leveling up by utilizing AI to create apps and learning new tools. In his interview, he shares how a layoff became the catalyst to pivot from customer support into tech through Flatiron’s work-integrated learning program, where he is strengthening Python […]