The 10 Academy AI-Enabled Full-Stack Developer Training Program is a 12-week intensive, fully remote program with live, synchronous classes and tutoring support, designed to make the jump into architecting and deploying AI and agents in commercial software roles in mid-level+ positions.

Today, there is a gap between a traditional full-stack developer who has picked up how to use basic AI tools, and an elite engineer who understands the foundations of how AI can be used today (and tomorrow) in commercial software. Bridging this gap demands a deliberate, structured progression in AI-native architectures, workflows, and tooling which is nearly impossible to achieve through casual learning. This program is specifically engineered to help you cross that chasm.

AI-assisted code generation is immediately accessible and many teams are using this today. Frontier engineering teams on the other hand already deploy AI at a higher level to orchestrate complex, multi-step workflows rather than hard-coding every rule and integration. Their day is spent defining and refining constraints, setting success criteria, and continuously monitoring and tuning AI-driven systems so that noisy model outputs become reliable, high-performance workflows aligned with real business needs.

Through the AIFSDT training, you will master how to architect and deploy AI across the entire development lifecycle:

What ties it all together is a new kind of engineering judgment: knowing what to delegate to AI, what to own, when to question the model, and what success really means for the user. This shift in thinking rarely comes passively. In the AIFSDT training you will make real decisions on real builds with expert feedback from day 1. By the end of the program, you will be able to fluently understand, explain and implement AI-enabled full-stack development architectures, tools and examples, and be able to confidently show proof of your familiarity in deployment to production systems.

You leave as a mid-level contributor in this new architecture: an engineer who can take a product goal to deployed software independently, and prove every step of it in an interview, through a portfolio of shipped projects, a live capstone, and a working command of the tools and how they fit together.

This program brings together 9 years of employment-focused training, led by Dr. Yabebal Fantaye (award-winning cosmologist and data scientist), with support from Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Google), Jeff Dean (Chief Scientist of Google) and others. The program benefits from real-time industry insight into the development cycles of large technology companies operating in North America via its adjacent outsourcing business, which has a 50-person developer team embedded directly in client engineering teams. This proximity provides continuous, real-world feedback on what AI-enabled engineers are actually doing on the job.

This program is designed to build capabilities required for where software engineering is undeniably headed, and for which most developers and teams are not yet keeping pace. Today's employers look beyond candidates who simply know the languages, frameworks and stacks. Instead, they seek out those with depth in framing ambiguous problems and translating them into robust, multi-step AI workflows.

The program is designed to train you on the skills and competencies that matter in real teams through 12 weekly industry delivery challenges and 10+ real-world portfolio projects. Across these builds, you'll repeatedly practice and deepen your capabilities in skills clustered around four domains. Within each domain are concrete, repeatable actions: the to-dos you practice week after week until AI-native thinking becomes your default way of working.

Through the training, you'll adopt a new way of operating as a developer who thinks in AI-native terms, not as an add-on assistant. In 12 weeks, you'll gain tangible experience through real projects, build a portfolio that signals frontier capability, and be competent in:

This program assumes you can already build. A working technical foundation is required.

This program is best suited for developers who need a jump from employing AI as surface-level add-on tools to embedding AI agents deeply in their development architecture.

Program fee: $3,500 USD

The program fee covers the full 12-week training experience.

The fee covers the following program components:

In addition to the program fee, trainees are expected to cover the cost of AI tool usage during the training (API tokens and tool subscriptions), ranging from $150 to $575 for the 3 months.

A $500 USD deposit is required to confirm your place before the program starts.

Two options are available for the rest of the training fee:

• Upfront payment: full payment of $3,000 USD due 4 September 2026

• Monthly payment schedule: $1,000 USD due 4 September 2026, $1,000 USD due 1 October 2026, and $1,000 USD due 1 November 2026

Full refunds will be issued if registration is cancelled on or before 18 September 2026 (end of week two of training).

The program is fully remote, running live from 9:00 to 15:00 US Eastern Time (ET). All instruction, support, and community interaction happen online through live sessions, not pre-recorded videos.

Each week includes daily standups, live tutorials and coding sessions, weekly Q&A, industry challenges, community sessions, and async Slack support. Guest talks, portfolio presentations, and job-readiness prep run through the program. Optional Saturday recap sessions are available throughout.

This is a 12-week full-time commitment of 40 to 50+ hours per week. It is not a part-time course.

Learners are supported throughout the 12 weeks through:

The program includes exposure to industry practice through:

A typical workday begins at 9:00 US ET with a standup. You report what shipped the previous day, what's blocked, and what the target for the day is. At the beginning of a new week, the previous week's projects are presented and new challenges are given out.

In the late morning, you join a live tutorial or coding session on that week's challenge and work the way the job works now: specifying tasks, directing your coding agents through implementation, and reviewing what they produce.

In the early afternoon, you have a community session with the cohort followed by a second tutorial or Q&A, where blockers are addressed and you see how others approached the same problem.

From late afternoon into the evening, you work independently: verifying, testing, deploying, and submitting projects (where applicable).

This cadence continues daily for 12 weeks in a structured and deliberately rigorous approach to build the habits and discipline required for the career jump the program is designed to enable. Below is a preview of a typical week in the AIFSDT program.

Our Technical Advisory Committee and Board Member is composed of AI professionals and individuals contributing to international-level tech curriculums. These experts ensure our training programs are cutting-edge, relevant, and aligned with global industry standards.

Their guidance and oversight help us maintain the highest quality of education and professional development for our trainees, preparing them to excel in a competitive international job market.

GitLab Foundation collaborates closely with 10 Academy, catalyzing change in job training and placement. They invest strategically, create efficiencies in labor markets, and promote collective action, focusing on empowering individuals and families below a living wage, particularly disadvantaged groups.

Schmidt Futures takes a multi-faceted approach to driving innovation, spanning education, technology, and tackling global challenges. Through philanthropy and cutting-edge technology solutions, we jointly create lasting impacts in these critical areas. The Hopper-Dean Foundation, led by Jeff Dean, Chief Scientist at Google, aligns with 10 Academy's mission to advance STEM education globally. Emergent Ventures at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University connects academic learning with real-world practice, reflecting a shared commitment to nurturing future tech leaders.

Other partners & supporters include Algorand, Pivot Bio, Canva, Amazon, Replit, intel, Datacamp, Ashesi University, and others.

Our alumni are placed in different jobs around the world, contributing to diverse industries and communities. They play a significant role in giving back to their communities by sharing knowledge, mentoring new trainees, and participating in various initiatives that drive local and global impact.

Their achievements and continued involvement with 10 Academy underscore the effectiveness of our training programs and the strong network of support that extends beyond graduation. Our alumni embody the global reach and impact of 10 Academy, demonstrating excellence and leadership in their respective fields while fostering a culture of continuous learning and community contribution.

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