Code Platoon Updates Curriculum for AI Engineering
Code Platoon, a coding bootcamp, announced a new AI + Fullstack Engineering curriculum for its flagship immersive program. The update is designed to meet the changing demands of the tech workforce by equipping graduates with skills in both artificial intelligence and traditional full-stack development.
- The curriculum focuses on AI infrastructure and automation, teaching students to build and deploy AI systems using tools like Amazon SageMaker for training models, AWS Bedrock and Lambda for creating AI pipelines, and Terraform for infrastructure as code. - The 15-week, full-time immersive program is designed for veterans, service members, and military spouses, and prepares students for the AWS AI Practitioner certification. - Code Platoon's founder, Rod Levy, has a background in finance and entrepreneurship, including managing a volatility-arbitrage trading desk, before he completed a coding bootcamp himself and later founded the non-profit. - The program's instructional approach introduces AI ethics and security early on, focusing on coding fundamentals first to prevent over-reliance on AI tools before students master the basics. - This curriculum shift addresses a significant market trend; job openings for AI scientists and machine learning engineers grew by 70-80% from late 2022 to early 2024, while demand for other engineering roles slowed. - As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Code Platoon reports that 80% of its graduates find employment in software development, DevOps, or related fields. - Program Director Francisco Avila, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of Code Platoon himself, leads the curriculum development, emphasizing skills for building intelligent and scalable systems. - In addition to the immersive bootcamp, Code Platoon offers a 28-week, part-time evening and weekend program with the same curriculum for those who want to transition into tech without leaving their current jobs.
