🧰 Tools & Stack

The complete tool ecosystem for a modern AI engineer — curated for practicality and industry relevance.

🐍 Languages

Python 3.11+
Primary language for all ML and AI work
python.org ↗
SQL
Data querying for feature engineering and analysis
sqlzoo.net ↗
TypeScript
Full-stack AI app frontends and Node.js backends
typescriptlang.org ↗

🔢 Core ML/DL

NumPy
Fast array math and linear algebra primitives
numpy.org ↗
Pandas
Tabular data manipulation and EDA
pandas.pydata.org ↗
scikit-learn
Classical ML: pipelines, models, metrics
scikit-learn.org ↗
PyTorch
Deep learning research and production models
pytorch.org ↗
XGBoost / LightGBM
Best tabular models for structured data
xgboost.readthedocs.io ↗

✨ Generative AI

LangChain
RAG pipelines, chains, and LLM orchestration
python.langchain.com ↗
LangGraph
Stateful agent workflows with graph-based control
docs.langchain.com ↗
Hugging Face Transformers
Open-source models, tokenizers, fine-tuning
huggingface.co ↗
PEFT / LoRA
Parameter-efficient fine-tuning on low VRAM
huggingface.co/docs/peft ↗
ChromaDB / FAISS
Vector storage and nearest-neighbor retrieval
docs.trychroma.com ↗
OpenAI API
GPT-4 and embeddings API for production apps
platform.openai.com ↗

🛠️ MLOps & Deployment

FastAPI
Production ML APIs with Pydantic validation
fastapi.tiangolo.com ↗
Docker
Container-based deployment and reproducibility
docker.com ↗
MLflow
Experiment tracking, model registry, serving
mlflow.org ↗
Weights & Biases
Rich experiment tracking and sweep automation
wandb.ai ↗
GitHub Actions
CI/CD pipelines for testing and deployment
github.com/features/actions ↗

🧪 Dev Tools

VS Code
Primary IDE with Python and Jupyter extensions
code.visualstudio.com ↗
Jupyter Lab
Interactive notebooks for EDA and prototyping
jupyterlab.readthedocs.io ↗
Git + GitHub
Version control and portfolio hosting
github.com ↗
pytest
Unit testing for ML pipelines and utilities
docs.pytest.org ↗

☁️ Cloud & Platforms

Google Colab
Free GPU notebooks for DL experiments
colab.research.google.com ↗
Hugging Face Spaces
Free model demo hosting with GPU support
huggingface.co/spaces ↗
Kaggle
Datasets, competitions, free GPU notebooks
kaggle.com ↗
Vercel
Deploy Next.js AI apps instantly
vercel.com ↗