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Software Developer

If you're currently a: Software engineer, web developer, QA engineer, DevOps, sysadmin

Developers aren’t getting replaced. The work is just shifting. The ones doing well right now are shipping AI features instead of one more CRUD app.

Timeline
4-8 months
Salary Range
$140-264K

Your first step

Install Cursor or Claude Code today. Use it on your next project, even a side one. Then build a full RAG pipeline end to end. That one project teaches more than any course. Plan on 4 to 8 months of focused work to make the jump.