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I'm becoming an ML engineer. Here's my 3-year path

I'm becoming an ML engineer. Here's my 3-year path.

The path

18-36 months, structured in 8 phases: foundations, core ML, deep learning,
MLOps, LLMs & agents, specialization, and expert-level work. Each phase
follows Learn → Build → Publish → Repeat.

The first project

My entry point into edge AI: a zero-cost model that detects when a phone
or laptop is overheating, using on-device thermal telemetry and a
lightweight TFLite model. No cloud, no paid compute — just Colab, Kaggle,
and open-source tools.

The commitment

I'm building in public from here. Daily commits, weekly posts, real
progress — not just talk. Follow along:

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