6 Free Videos to Move from Software Engineer to AI Engineer

Bashiri Smith · Facebook reel · 2026-09-28 · 0:55 · 7,788 views · Open on Facebook

Topics: Start Here: Roadmaps & Strategy, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP · Level: beginner

Summary

Bashiri Smith suggests watching six free videos in a set order instead of TV after work. The order goes from LLM basics to embeddings, then RAG, then AI agents and agentic design patterns. It ends with his own Complete AI Engineer Roadmap video, which lists the exact courses to take step by step toward an AI engineering role.

Key points

• Step 1: Andrej Karpathy's 'Intro to Large Language Models' explains what LLMs are, how they work, and why they matter to software engineers.
• Step 2: StatQuest's 'Word Embedding and Word2Vec, Clearly Explained' covers embeddings and semantic search, which you need before RAG.
• Step 3: freeCodeCamp's 'RAG from Scratch' teaches the basics of RAG. He calls it the AI engineering skill employers ask for most.
• Step 4: IBM's 'What Are AI Agents' covers agent fundamentals.
• Step 5: Mark Kashef's 'Master All 20 Agentic Design Patterns' teaches core patterns you can build into your own agents.
• Step 6: The creator's 'Complete AI Engineer Roadmap' gives the exact courses to take in order.
• Suggested order: LLMs, then embeddings, then RAG, then agents, then agent patterns, then the full roadmap.
• He says this path can lead to a $100k–$200k+ AI engineering role.

Resources mentioned

• [1hr Talk] Intro to Large Language Models (Andrej Karpathy) · video · youtube.com · free
  A video by Andrej Karpathy that introduces how large language models work.
  Also in: How to Relearn LLMs & RAG in 2026: A 7-Step Roadmap with Free Resources (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes)
• Andrej Karpathy · person · karpathy.ai · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  AI researcher and educator known for clear, free lessons on neural networks and LLMs.
  Also in: Karpathy's Tip: Ask LLMs to Explain in ASD-STE100 (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Grok Team Bots: Shared AI Teammates in Slack and Grok (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Claude Opus 5.5 Released: Fable 5.1-Level Performance at 40% Lower Cost (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), ChatGPT Images 2.5 (GPT Image 2.5): What's New in OpenAI's Image Update (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• Word Embedding and Word2Vec, Clearly Explained!!! (StatQuest with Josh Starmer) · video · youtube.com · free
  StatQuest's visual explanation of word embeddings and how Word2Vec learns them.
  Also in: How to Relearn LLMs & RAG in 2026: A 7-Step Roadmap with Free Resources (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes)
• RAG from Scratch (freeCodeCamp) · video · youtube.com · free
  A freeCodeCamp video about two and a half hours long on building basic RAG (the exact title isn't shown).
  Also in: How to Relearn LLMs & RAG in 2026: A 7-Step Roadmap with Free Resources (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes)
• freeCodeCamp · channel · freecodecamp.org · free
  Nonprofit that publishes free, full-length programming and AI courses.
• What Are AI Agents? (IBM Technology) · video · youtube.com · free
  IBM's short explainer on what AI agents are and how they work.
• Master All 20 Agentic Design Patterns (Mark Kashef) · video · youtube.com · free
  Mark Kashef's walkthrough of 20 agentic design patterns you can use when building agents.
• The Complete AI Engineer Roadmap for 2026 (Exact Courses + Step-by-Step) · video · youtube.com · free
  Bashiri Smith's free YouTube training on upgrading your skills and becoming competitive for AI engineering roles, with specific courses listed step by step.
  Also in: SWE-to-AI Engineer Plan for 2027: LLMs, RAG, Agents, Evals, Job Search (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes), Pointer to Bashiri Smith's Complete AI Engineer Roadmap for 2026 (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes), Step-by-Step Roadmap to a $200K+ AI Engineering Role (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes), Software Engineer to AI Engineer Before 2027: A 5-Step Career Plan (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes) and 19 more
• BASWE.Ai Engineer (Skool community) · community · skool.com · paid
  The creator's paid community and program, with an AI learning roadmap (including the full ops and evaluation track), daily calls with engineers and recruiters, resume and portfolio help, and a job-search pipeline.
  Also in: Basic RAG Pipeline in 60 Seconds: From Documents to Grounded Answers (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes), Pointer to Bashiri Smith's Complete AI Engineer Roadmap for 2026 (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes), Step-by-Step Roadmap to a $200K+ AI Engineering Role (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes), How to Evaluate a RAG Pipeline: Retrieval vs. Generation (Interview Answer) (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes) and 76 more

Try this

• Watch the six videos in order, after work in place of TV: Karpathy, then StatQuest, then freeCodeCamp RAG, then IBM agents, then Mark Kashef, then the Complete AI Engineer Roadmap.
• Save the post and start tonight.
• Comment 'Roadmap' on the post to get the full roadmap video sent to you.
• Optional: join the BASWE.Ai Engineer Skool community for coaching and interview prep.