Building a Career in AI: From Real Estate to AI Engineering
About this event
The self-taught engineer's playbook with Gustaf Gyllensporre
Breaking into the AI engineering space without a traditional computer science degree can feel impossible, but it is entirely achievable with the right strategy. In this upcoming live event, we are sitting down with Gustaf Gyllensporre, who successfully executed a massive career pivot from working as a Miami real estate agent to becoming a self-taught Senior AI Engineer and PropTech startup founder.
Gustaf will share his unconventional journey, detailing the sheer discipline and actionable tactics he used to bypass industry gatekeepers and land senior roles. We will dive into the strategic ways to contribute to open source, how he leverages his domain expertise to build practical AI solutions for real estate, and why "learning in public" on his YouTube channel ultimately solidified his technical mastery. Whether you are transitioning from a completely different industry or looking to accelerate your AI engineering career, this session will provide a realistic, battle-tested roadmap.
He'll cover:
- The pivot from real estate to senior AI engineer
- Bypassing gatekeepers with open source
- Learning in public and teaching
- Leveraging domain expertise to build a PropTech startup
About the Speaker:
Gustaf Gyllensporre is a former real estate agent turned Senior AI Engineer. His frustrations with the lack of technology in the real estate industry prompted him to build his own. Since then, He led development of conversational search for eCommerce at Depict.AI, founded by Anton Osika (Lovable) and Oliver Edholm.
He is currently building the agentic OS for construction at Brickanta. Open-source contributor with 100+ stars on GitHub, contributed to projects such as: CPython, LangGraph
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