Next Program Dates

October 12 – February 18

Apply By

28 September

   

About the Bootcamp

Lead the Next Generation of AI Engineering

Secure your place in the highest-paying sector of tech. The AI Engineering Bootcamp is a fast-track career accelerator engineered with one definitive outcome: to transform you into the specialized developer that top-tier engineering teams compete to hire.

Build the exact technical leverage required by modern tech teams. You will prove your engineering capability by mastering advanced Python workflows, version control, SQL/NoSQL architectures, and heavy data handling with Pandas. From there, you immediately transition into building deep learning models with PyTorch and orchestrating autonomous AI agents, learning to package, containerize (Docker), and ship your solutions directly into live cloud production environments.

Graduate ready to deploy code, clear technical screenings, and claim premium roles. You will exit this program fully equipped to step straight into high-stakes positions such as AI Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Generative AI Developer, or MLOps Specialist in Greece or globally.

Big Blue Benefits

Made by Professionals for Professionals

     

    • Learn from AI Leaders: You master real-world playbooks directly from senior engineering executives running live AI models in production.
    • Solve real-world challenges: You eliminate abstract theory through a 100% hands-on curriculum engineered around high-stakes tech-firm scenarios.
    • Ship a live Autonomous Product: You build, train, and deploy a complete, end-to-end AI system during your final Capstone Project.
    • Command the industry stack: You acquire immediate, production-grade capabilities across the market's most demanded tools: PyTorch, OpenAI APIs, Docker, and Azure ML.
    • Bypass strict recruiter filters: You build a production-ready GitHub portfolio featuring advanced models and autonomous AI agents optimized to clear technical screenings.
    • Fast-track into elite AI teams: You claim premium roles (such as AI or ML Engineer) through targeted career coaching, CV optimization, and direct access to our active hiring network.
Our Method

Active Learning

25% theory - 75% practice

During each day we spend max 25% of the time for theory (lecture, live coding, code reviews) in order to get you as fast as possible to the exercises, where the real learning and fun begins!

Experienced Professionals

Real-world knowledge

Our instructors are professionals in the industry. With their real-world experience, they will help you learn practical and soft skills and build a strong foundation to begin your data science career.

Meet Sophie AI

    The premium AI assistant for the data and AI world

    Developed exclusively by Big Blue Data Academy, Sophie is integrated directly into your entire learning journey.

    • Learn with Sophie: Get clear, simple breakdowns of neural networks, deep learning, and large language model (LLM) architectures to conquer every concept step by step.
    • Work with Sophie: Write clean engineering code, debug complex machine learning pipelines, and optimize your cloud deployments in real time to finish your projects ahead of schedule.
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AI integration

Build the next generation of autonomous AI systems.

While Sophie optimizes your day-to-day development workflow, you will master the complete AI engineering lifecycle.

  • Future-Proof Your Career: Step into the highest tier of technical talent, the elite engineers who architect the very AI systems reshaping global industries.
     
  • Deploy Autonomous Scale: Master everything from deep learning models to cloud architecture, launching self-running AI pipelines designed to solve complex, real-world problems at a commercial scale.
     
  • Command the Strategy: Shift your role from a traditional developer to an elite AI Engineer who drives the company's technical vision.

 

Program Outline

Curriculum in Modules

Each module introduces new concepts, leading to the final project where you apply everything you've learned. This hands-on experience solidifies your new in-demand skills and demonstrates your ability to put them to use.

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Preparation

Get access to pre-work materials

Access to pre-work material to get you started. It must be completed before the first day of class and, then, join our Discord classroom!

Tools that will be used:


Module 1

  • Intro to AI Engineering & Command-Line Workflows

Get acquainted with the AI engineering lifecycle and learn essential command-line tools to navigate, automate, and manage projects efficiently.

  • Git Version Control

Master Git fundamentals—branching, merging, and collaborative workflows—to track changes and collaborate seamlessly on codebases.

  • Python Essentials & Advanced Data Handling

Review core Python syntax and delve into file I/O, error handling, and optimized data structures for robust script development.

  • NumPy & Pandas for Data Analysis

Harness NumPy arrays for numerical computing and Pandas DataFrames for cleaning, transforming, and analyzing complex datasets.

  • SQL Essentials & Intermediate Queries

Learn to design relational schemas and write SQL queries for filtering, aggregating, and joining data across multiple tables.

  • Object-Oriented Programming
    Apply classes, inheritance, and encapsulation to build modular, reusable code that scales with project complexity.

Tools that will be used:

Module 2

  • ML Fundamentals

Explore the theory behind model training, evaluation metrics, and the bias–variance tradeoff to build accurate predictive systems.

  • Supervised & Unsupervised Learning

Implement classification, regression, clustering, and dimensionality-reduction algorithms to extract insights from labeled and unlabeled data.

  • Intro to Neural Networks & PyTorch

Build, train, and debug simple neural networks using PyTorch’s dynamic computation graph and tensor operations.

  • CNNs & Deep Learning

Dive into convolutional architectures for image and spatial data analysis, learning best practices for deep model design and regularization.

  • Reinforcement Learning

Study agents, environments, and reward signals to implement RL algorithms that learn optimal behaviors through trial and error.
 

Tools that will be used:

Module 3

  • Natural Language Processing & Word Embeddings

Process and vectorize text using tokenization, stemming, and embedding techniques to prepare data for downstream tasks.

  • Transformer Models

Understand attention mechanisms and build state-of-the-art encoder–decoder architectures for sequence modeling.

  • Gen AI Fundamentals

Survey generative modeling approaches—VAEs, GANs, autoregressive models—and their applications in media synthesis.

  • Vector Databases & Knowledge Graphs

Learn to store and query high-dimensional embeddings and structured knowledge graphs for efficient semantic search.

  • Chatbot Development & AI Agents

Design conversational pipelines, integrate LLM APIs, and orchestrate AI agents to build interactive dialogue systems.

Tools that will be used:

Module 4

  • APIs and API Development

Develop and deploy RESTful and GraphQL endpoints to serve ML models as production-ready microservices.

  • Remote Servers & Docker

Containerize applications and manage remote Linux environments to ensure reproducible, scalable deployments.

  • CI / CD Pipelines

Automate testing, building, and deployment workflows using tools like GitLab CI/CD to maintain high code quality.

  • Microsoft Azure

Leverage Azure services for compute, storage, and ML ops—setting up resource groups, Kubernetes clusters, and monitoring.

Tools that will be used:

AI Challenge

Final Project

Work within a team on your final project, applying everything you have learned in practice on a real-world use case. The program finishes with the presentations of the final projects, where you receive your certification.

Prerequisites
Μath, stats, and Python basics
Schedule
Mon-Wed-Thurs
18:00-22:00
Saturday
10:00-17:00
Duration

16 weeks
320 hours

Language
In class: Greek
Materials: English
Industrial Project

Work on a real AI Engineering Project

At the final phase of the Bootcamp you practice everything you learned by working on a real AI Engineering project.

Career Day

The Bootcamp concludes with a Career Day, where you present your project and meet prospective employers.

Full support

Our instructors offer ongoing guidance, mentorship and support throughout your project work.

Professionally done

You will demonstrate your ability to deliver an end-to-end structured project and meet deadlines.

Η Big Blue σε νούμερα

50

Companies Trusting Us

130

Industry Projects

280

Successful Graduates

400

Teaching Hours

Career Support

We’ve got your back

Career Coaching

Workshops on creating a standout CV and LinkedIn profile, mock technical interviews, and support throughout the hiring process.

Career Options

After completing your training, you’ll be confident to apply for various AI Engineering roles, depending on your prior experience and field.

Hiring Network

We link you with industry professionals and companies, expanding your network and supporting your career goals.

Tuition Fees & Dates

Kickstart Your Career in AI Engineering!

Special Offer

12 Oct

Start Date

28 Sep

Last Apply

15

Seats left

3.800€ 2.900€

Tuition

Tuition fees are payable in up to 4 installments. For more details about payment have a look at our FAQ.
Special discounts for companies and groups of individuals (2+ participants), contact us.

Application Process

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Application Process

Fill in and submit your application. Tell us about yourself and your motivation to enroll.

Personal Interview

We reach out to schedule an interview with a member of our team. We'll discuss your technical background and career goals, and provide details about the course.

Technical Interview

We will invite you to a second interview with one of our AI Engineers to assess your programming skills and critical thinking through a discussion.

 

Welcome to Big Blue!

You're ready to embark on your AI Engineering journey. You'll receive the Prep-Work exercises to work on before your first day of the Bootcamp.

FAQ

Through an intensive bootcamp like ours: you'll cover the theory in short lectures and then spend most of your time programming, debugging and developing real AI solutions under expert guidance.

  • Proficient Python programming & OOP
     
  • Machine learning workflows & deep learning frameworks (PyTorch)
     
  • Data handling with SQL, NoSQL, Pandas, NumPy
     
  • Containerization & cloud deployment (Docker, Azure)
     
  • API development & building autonomous agents

AI Engineering is the discipline of designing, building and developing scalable artificial intelligence systems - combining software engineering, machine learning and business practices to transform models into production-ready applications.

A Data Scientist focuses on exploring data and modeling insights, while an AI Engineer builds and integrates those models into software systems, handling deployment, scaling, and monitoring.

Kickstart your career as an AI Engineer!