AI-Native Engineering

AIDLC – AI-Native Software Development Lifecycle

From AI User to AI-Native Delivery Leader

3 Progressive Levels

Capstone + Career Readiness

3 Months · 12 Weekends

12 Weeks

Why It Matters

  • AI is becoming embedded across Discovery, Requirements, Architecture, Development, Testing, Deployment and Operations.

  • Modern engineers need to move beyond occasionally asking AI questions — they need to structure context, delegate work to agents, maintain human checkpoints, and govern AI-assisted execution.

  • AIDLC is not a collection of AI tool tutorials or a prompting-only course. It is a framework for systematic, AI-native delivery built on established engineering discipline.

Who Should Attend

  • Software Engineers

  • Senior Engineers & Architects

  • QA & Automation Engineers

  • DevOps & SRE Professionals

  • Technical Managers & Engineering Leads

  • Product & Program Managers

  • Solution Engineers

  • Fresh Graduates with a technical interest

Learning Journey

LEVEL 1 · WEEKENDS 1–3

AI Enabler

AI Foundations · Prompt Engineering · Context + Harness Engineering · Agents + Skills

Outcome: Use AI Effectively

LEVEL 2 · WEEKENDS 4–9

AI Accelerator

Product · Architecture · Development · Quality · DevOps · End-to-End AIDLC

Outcome: Execute Delivery With AI

LEVEL 3 · WEEKENDS 10–12

AIDLC Expert

Solution Engineering · Technical Leadership · Governance · AI Orchestration · Capstone Defense

Outcome: Orchestrate & Lead

Curriculum

Level 1 — AI Enabler

Level 2 — AI Accelerator

Level 3 — AIDLC Expert

What You’ll Achieve

  • Use AI systematically and reliably across the engineering lifecycle.

  • Execute product, architecture, development, quality and DevOps work with AI assistance.

  • Orchestrate, govern and lead AI-native software delivery.

  • Present and defend a complete end-to-end capstone solution.

Technology Ecosystem

  • AI / LLM tooling

  • Context & RAG workflows

  • AI Agents & reusable Skills

  • Java, Python, Node.js, .NET (context-guided)

  • Cloud-native deployment (AWS examples)

  • CI/CD & observability tooling

Capstone / Portfolio

  • Kick-off in Weekend 9, built and refined across Weekends 10–11, presented and defended in Weekend 12.

  • Evaluated across Product, Architecture, Development, Quality, Deployment & Operations, AI Orchestration, Governance and Executive Communication.

  • Artifacts can include requirements, product spec, architecture & ADRs, implementation, test strategy, deployment strategy, AI agents/skills, and a final executive presentation.

Career Relevance

  • Career Readiness Track begins after Weekend 9, running alongside Expert training and Capstone work.

  • Covers role identification, resume and LinkedIn positioning, GitHub/portfolio guidance, and mock interviews.

  • LearnZone.ai provides Job Assistance and Career Transition Support. Placement, interviews, salary outcomes and employment are not guaranteed. Outcomes depend on individual experience, preparation, effort, market conditions and employer decisions.

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