MLOps Engineer Path
Learn to build, deploy, and operate machine learning systems at scale. Master the complete ML lifecycle from experiment tracking to production monitoring. Based on practices from top ML teams at Google, Meta, and Netflix.
Skills You Will Gain
Prerequisites
- →Python programming proficiency
- →Basic ML/DL knowledge
- →Linux/Unix command line
- →Basic DevOps concepts (CI/CD, containers)
- →SQL fundamentals
Learning Milestones
MLOps Foundations
Understand the MLOps landscape, its importance, and core principles.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Understand ML lifecycle and its challenges in production
- ✓Learn MLOps maturity levels (0-4)
- ✓Compare MLOps vs DevOps vs DataOps
- ✓Identify key MLOps tools and their categories
- ✓Understand technical debt in ML systems
- ✓Learn about ML system design patterns
Containerization & Orchestration
Master Docker and Kubernetes for ML workloads.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Build optimized Docker images for ML applications
- ✓Use multi-stage builds for smaller images
- ✓Manage GPU-enabled containers
- ✓Deploy ML workloads on Kubernetes
- ✓Use Helm charts for ML deployments
- ✓Implement auto-scaling for inference services
Experiment Tracking & Reproducibility
Set up experiment tracking and ensure ML reproducibility.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Use MLflow for experiment tracking
- ✓Implement Weights & Biases for team collaboration
- ✓Version datasets with DVC (Data Version Control)
- ✓Create reproducible ML experiments
- ✓Track hyperparameters, metrics, and artifacts
- ✓Compare and visualize experiment results
Feature Engineering & Feature Stores
Build feature pipelines and implement feature stores for ML.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Design feature engineering pipelines
- ✓Implement feature stores (Feast, Tecton)
- ✓Handle online vs offline feature serving
- ✓Build real-time feature computation
- ✓Manage feature versioning and lineage
- ✓Implement feature monitoring
ML Pipelines & Orchestration
Build automated ML pipelines with modern orchestration tools.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Design DAG-based ML pipelines
- ✓Use Kubeflow Pipelines for end-to-end ML
- ✓Implement pipelines with Apache Airflow
- ✓Build pipelines with Prefect or Dagster
- ✓Handle pipeline failures and retries
- ✓Implement pipeline testing and validation
Model Registry & Versioning
Implement model versioning, registry, and governance.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Set up MLflow Model Registry
- ✓Implement model versioning strategies
- ✓Design model promotion workflows (staging → production)
- ✓Track model lineage and metadata
- ✓Implement model governance policies
- ✓Handle A/B testing for model rollouts
Model Serving & Inference
Deploy models for both batch and real-time inference at scale.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Deploy with TensorFlow Serving and TorchServe
- ✓Use Triton Inference Server for multi-framework serving
- ✓Implement batch inference pipelines
- ✓Build real-time inference APIs with FastAPI
- ✓Optimize model serving with ONNX
- ✓Implement model ensembles and cascading
CI/CD for Machine Learning
Build CI/CD pipelines specifically designed for ML workflows.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Design ML-specific CI/CD pipelines
- ✓Implement automated testing for ML code
- ✓Build data validation in CI/CD
- ✓Automate model training and evaluation
- ✓Implement canary deployments for models
- ✓Use GitHub Actions/GitLab CI for MLOps
ML Monitoring & Observability
Monitor ML systems in production and detect model degradation.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Set up Prometheus and Grafana for ML metrics
- ✓Detect data drift and concept drift
- ✓Monitor model performance degradation
- ✓Implement alerting for ML systems
- ✓Build dashboards for ML observability
- ✓Use Evidently AI for ML monitoring
LLMOps & GenAI Operations
Apply MLOps principles to LLM and generative AI systems.
Learning Objectives
- ✓Deploy and manage LLM inference at scale
- ✓Implement prompt versioning and management
- ✓Monitor LLM quality and safety
- ✓Handle RAG system operations
- ✓Manage fine-tuning workflows
- ✓Implement LLM cost optimization