Ideas on AI, engineering & careers.
Field notes from a team that builds AI products and staffs AI-fluent engineers.
5 posts tagged AI skills.
You Don't Have to Apply to MIT to Learn From MIT. Here's What's Actually Free.
MIT has quietly offered free, rigorous engineering and computer science education online for years. Here's exactly where to find it, what to study, and how to turn it into something that moves your job search.
MIT's Curriculum Is Free and Open. Employed Engineers Who Ignore It Are Handing an Edge to Someone Else.
MIT makes thousands of course materials freely available online — no application, no tuition, no catch. Here's how working tech professionals can turn that into a durable career edge before AI-driven market shifts force the issue.
The Re-Entry Problem: Why Displaced Engineers Keep Missing the Jobs That Are Actually There
Tech has eliminated more than 149,000 positions in 2026 while overall hiring has risen 25% year-over-year. Engineers trying to get back in need to understand why those two facts point to entirely different opportunities — and require entirely different strategies.
The Two-Speed Engineering Labor Market: What the 2025 Data Reveals
Tech job postings are down 36% from their pre-pandemic peak — yet machine learning engineer listings are up 59% over that same baseline. Here's what the bifurcated 2025 labor market actually means for hiring managers and engineers who want to be on the right side of the divide.
Engineering Hiring in 2025: Understanding the Two-Tier Market
Tech layoffs are mounting and job postings are down 36% from pre-pandemic levels — yet 87% of tech leaders say they still can't find skilled workers. Here's what the data actually shows about where engineering demand is contracting and where it's quietly surging.