I asked an AI engineer at a $10B startup how often he uses PyTorch…
His answer?
“What’s PyTorch?”
That’s when it hit me: Being an AI engineer in 2025 looks nothing like what we imagined.
❌ No PhD ❌ No model training from scratch ✅ Just knowing how to work with LLMs to build real products
I sat down with Nikhil from Perplexity to break down: – What AI engineers actually do – How he pivoted from full-stack to AI – And why this role is suddenly everywhere
Jay Feng
I asked an AI engineer at a $10B startup how often he uses PyTorch…
His answer?
“What’s PyTorch?”
That’s when it hit me:
Being an AI engineer in 2025 looks nothing like what we imagined.
❌ No PhD
❌ No model training from scratch
✅ Just knowing how to work with LLMs to build real products
I sat down with Nikhil from Perplexity to break down: – What AI engineers actually do
– How he pivoted from full-stack to AI
– And why this role is suddenly everywhere
🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/o0OczKvQ_is
What do you think—are all devs going to be AI engineers soon?
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