Mastering AI Engineering: Building Powerful Applications with Foundation Models

Mastering AI Engineering: Building Powerful Applications with Foundation Models
By Pit Hilda
Unlock the next frontier of software innovation with the definitive guide to building real-world applications powered by foundation models. In Mastering AI Engineering, Pit Hilda delivers a practical, systems-oriented roadmap for engineers, architects, and product leaders ready to transform cutting-edge AI research into scalable, high-impact solutions.
From OpenAI’s GPT to Meta’s LLaMA and Google’s Gemini, foundation models are reshaping every industry—from healthcare and finance to education, media, and beyond. This comprehensive book demystifies the technology behind these models and equips you with the tools to design, deploy, and optimize AI systems that perform reliably in the wild.
Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Architect applications using prompting, fine-tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
• Build scalable infrastructure for deploying models across cloud, on-prem, or edge environments
• Design multimodal systems that understand text, images, and audio
• Optimize performance and cost using quantization, compression, and caching strategies
• Navigate the ethical and regulatory landscape of responsible AI engineering

Complete with real-world blueprints, code patterns, and model comparisons, this book empowers you to move beyond experimentation and deliver robust AI-driven products. Whether you're a developer transitioning into AI or a seasoned practitioner shaping the future of intelligent software, this is your essential guide to mastering the foundation model revolution.
Build smarter. Deploy faster. Scale responsibly.