LLM Engineer's Handbook
You will explore the fundamental aspects of data engineering, fine-tuning using supervised learning, and the deployment process. Practical examples, such as creating a LLM Twin, will help you implement key MLOps components into your own projects. The book also covers advanced technologies in output optimization, preference alignment, and real-time data processing, making it an indispensable resource for engineers working with language models.
By the end of the reading, you will have mastered the skills for deploying LLMs capable of solving practical tasks with minimal latency and high availability. This book will be useful for both beginner AI specialists and experienced practitioners looking to deepen their knowledge and skills.
Who is this book for?
The book is intended for AI engineers, natural language processing specialists, and LLM engineers looking to deepen their knowledge of language models. A basic understanding of LLMs, generative AI, Python, and AWS is recommended. Regardless of your level of preparation, you will receive comprehensive guidance on applying LLMs in real-world scenarios.
What you will learn:
- Implement robust data pipelines and manage LLM training cycles
- Create your own LLMs and optimize them through practical examples
- Master the basics of LLMOps through key concepts such as orchestrators and prompt monitoring
- Perform supervised fine-tuning and model evaluation
- Deploy comprehensive LLM-based solutions using AWS and other tools
- Design scalable and modular LLM systems
- Explore the application of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) by building functions and data output pipelines
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About the Authors
Maxime Labonne
Maxime Labonne is a French ML engineer (Liquid AI, formerly Airbus) and one of the more authoritative independent voices on production LLM engineering. He is the author of LLM Engineer's Handbook (Packt) and publishes some of the most-followed content on LLM fine-tuning and quantisation on the open web.
His CourseFlix listing carries LLM Engineer's Handbook — the book / course companion covering the production-engineering arc of LLM work: data preparation, fine-tuning, evaluation, deployment, and the operational patterns for running LLMs at scale.
Material is paid and aimed at engineers picking up production LLM work as a serious skill. For broader content, see CourseFlix's LLMs & Fundamentals category page.
Paul Iusztin
Paul Iusztin is a Romanian ML engineer and AI educator, the author of LLM Engineer's Handbook (Packt) — one of the more widely-read modern textbooks on production LLM engineering — and the host of the Decoding ML newsletter. His material focuses on the engineering side of taking LLMs from notebook experiments to production systems.
His CourseFlix listing carries two Paul Iusztin courses: LLM Engineer's Handbook (the book / course companion) and the Agentic AI Engineering Course. Together the courses cover the production-engineering arc from training and fine-tuning LLMs through deploying agentic systems.
Material is paid and aimed at engineers picking up production LLM and agentic-system work as a serious skill rather than dabbling. For broader content, see CourseFlix's LLMs & Fundamentals and AI Agents category pages.
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