On 2026-10-08 the Maven listing for The AI Engineering Bootcamp showed a cohort running Nov 10 to Dec 17, 2026 at $3,000, while aimakerspace.io itself said 'AIE Bootcamp Returns Soon' and that the 10-week AI FDE Certification cohort was in session as of Oct 6. source
AI Makerspace runs a six-week, $3,000 live cohort on Maven for engineers who want to build and ship LLM applications, ending in a Demo Day and a certificate. It suits working developers who already code and want structure and peers, not career changers looking for placement help, which it does not offer. Before paying, confirm the cohort date on Maven matches what the company site says, since the two were out of sync at check time.
The facts
| Category | AI and machine learning |
|---|---|
| Website | aimakerspace.io |
| Based | Remote (CEO based in Columbus, OH) · founded 2023 |
| Format | online-live |
| Programs | The AI Engineering Bootcamp (6 weeks, $3,000, Maven), AI FDE Certification (10 weeks, $5,250; $3,200 per student group rate; requires 5+ years software engineering experience), Enterprise programs ($70,000 one-week intensive; $85,000 two-week with demo day), The AI Engineering Bootcamp Book (Wiley, Jan 2027, $65) |
| Length | 6 weeks (Maven listing: Nov 10 to Dec 17, 2026; live sessions '4 hrs / week' every Monday and Wednesday 2-4 PM ET plus 1-10 hours of weekly technical challenges.) verified |
| Tuition | $3,000 Maven listing price $3,000 for the bootcamp. AI FDE Certification is $5,250 per individual on aimakerspace.io. verified |
| Financing | upfront Purchase is 'backed by the Maven Guarantee' (Maven's platform refund policy; terms page not readable in this check). No ISA, no installments listed, no job guarantee. |
| Admission | open No prerequisites listed on the Maven page; the FDE Certification requires a minimum of five years of software engineering experience and points less-experienced people to the bootcamp. |
| Stack | Python, LLM application engineering, production AI systems, GitHub portfolio projects |
Outcomes
This program does not publish job-placement or salary outcomes. Treat any number you hear from admissions as unverifiable.
Interview-prep depth
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Maven listing and aimakerspace.io describe a build-and-ship curriculum ending in Demo Day; nothing on interview preparation.
Whatever the program covers, the interview itself is free to prepare for here: coding patterns, system design, practice prompts, company guides.
What a careful reader should know
Founder and CEO is Dr. Greg Loughnane, previously Head of Product & Curriculum and instructor at FourthBrain (2021-23), per his Maven bio; the bootcamp is co-taught with Dr. Dragos Crintea (Hikari Labs). The team page lists Matt Sharp and Katerina Gawthorpe as enterprise instructors. Maven shows a 4.8/5 rating from 127 reviews. No Course Report or SwitchUp listing was found. The company sells a separate 'AI FDE Certification 1.1' and enterprise training; the bootcamp is positioned as the on-ramp to that certification. Cohort cadence is not stated; the only visible date is the Nov 10, 2026 cohort.
Sources (5)
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