Transformative GenAI Domain-specific Track
Flagship Machine Learning Program
PwC India x IK Agentic AI Career Accelerator
Interview Preparation Domain-specific Track
Outcome: Design and ship a production-grade multi-agent system with full evaluation and safety coverage.
This curriculum equips professionals to design, deploy, evaluate, and scale real-world agentic AI systems using low-code tools, enabling them to lead automation and decision-making initiatives confidently in 2026 and beyond.
Outcome: Design and ship a production-grade multi-agent system with full evaluation and safety coverage.
This curriculum equips professionals to design, deploy, evaluate, and scale real-world agentic AI systems using low-code tools, enabling them to lead automation and decision-making initiatives confidently in 2026 and beyond.
An n8n-based AI routing agent that classifies incoming chat messages as demo requests, support tickets, or spam and logs each to the correct Google Sheet using OpenAI GPT-4.1-mini, capturing user details, issue context, and routing rationale to automate first-line triage.
An n8n-powered knowledge assistant that ingests PDFs and Word documents from Google Drive, embeds them into Pinecone, and answers user questions using OpenAI embeddings, Cohere reranking, and conversation memory to deliver grounded responses for business and internal knowledge queries.
A multi-agent trip planning system in n8n that captures travel requirements, delegates itinerary creation across specialized planning steps, and validates the final output covering flights, hotels, and activities while checking timing, budget, and personalization constraints.
A voice-enabled AI assistant that captures spoken input through a Streamlit interface, transcribes it with OpenAI Whisper, generates responses with GPT-4o, and converts the answer back into audio with gTTS, including configurable model controls and latency reporting for real-time interactions.
A multi-agent system where agents discover each other via the A2A protocol, negotiate across multiple rounds, and resolve conflicts using a Coordinator Agent that dispatches tasks to a Weather Agent backed by an MCP server and a Venue Agent, synthesizing a final plan only when both agents agree.
A LangChain agent that generates personalized welcome emails from SaaS signup records with ICP fit scoring, evaluated with a golden dataset via DeepEval GEval and LangSmith online tracing.
A trained model integrated into an orchestrated pipeline combining hosted and local model inference with comparative evaluation across accuracy, cost, and latency, built using Google Colab with HuggingFace Transformers and PEFT/LoRA for pipeline integration and evaluation tracking.
An n8n-based AI routing agent that classifies incoming chat messages as demo requests, support tickets, or spam and logs each to the correct Google Sheet using OpenAI GPT-4.1-mini, capturing user details, issue context, and routing rationale to automate first-line triage.
An n8n-powered knowledge assistant that ingests PDFs and Word documents from Google Drive, embeds them into Pinecone, and answers user questions using OpenAI embeddings, Cohere reranking, and conversation memory to deliver grounded responses for business and internal knowledge queries.
A multi-agent trip planning system in n8n that captures travel requirements, delegates itinerary creation across specialized planning steps, and validates the final output covering flights, hotels, and activities while checking timing, budget, and personalization constraints.
A voice-enabled AI assistant that captures spoken input through a Streamlit interface, transcribes it with OpenAI Whisper, generates responses with GPT-4o, and converts the answer back into audio with gTTS, including configurable model controls and latency reporting for real-time interactions.
A multi-agent system where agents discover each other via the A2A protocol, negotiate across multiple rounds, and resolve conflicts using a Coordinator Agent that dispatches tasks to a Weather Agent backed by an MCP server and a Venue Agent, synthesizing a final plan only when both agents agree.
A LangChain agent that generates personalized welcome emails from SaaS signup records with ICP fit scoring, evaluated with a golden dataset via DeepEval GEval and LangSmith online tracing.
A trained model integrated into an orchestrated pipeline combining hosted and local model inference with comparative evaluation across accuracy, cost, and latency, built using Google Colab with HuggingFace Transformers and PEFT/LoRA for pipeline integration and evaluation tracking.
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FAQs
What is this program and who is it designed for?
This is a comprehensive program built for software engineers and senior technical professionals who want to master Agentic AI and prepare for Tier 1 engineering roles. It is designed for backend, full stack, data, and platform engineers, as well as technically strong PMs, TPMs, and EMs who work closely with engineering systems.
How is this program different from other Agentic AI or GenAI courses?
Most programs stop at tools or demos. This program goes further by teaching how to design, evaluate, operate, and defend production-grade agentic systems. It uniquely combines Applied Agentic AI, Agentic AI interview preparation, and domain-level interview preparation in one end-to-end path.
What exactly is Agentic AI and why are companies prioritizing it now?
Agentic AI refers to systems that reason, plan, call tools, coordinate with other agents, and operate within real workflows. Companies are moving beyond chat interfaces toward AI systems that automate decisions and actions. Engineers are now expected to build and manage these systems reliably.
Why is learning Agentic AI critical for Tier 1 engineering roles in 2026?
Tier 1 companies increasingly evaluate engineers on their ability to design AI-powered systems, reason about tradeoffs, handle failures, and control cost and risk. Agentic AI skills are becoming part of core system design and architecture expectations.
What roles can this program help me prepare for?
The program prepares learners for roles such as Backend Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, AI Engineer, Platform Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead, and AI-focused PM or TPM roles where system-level reasoning is required.
Do I need prior AI or machine learning experience to join?
No prior AI or machine learning experience is required. The program starts from foundational concepts and builds up. However, it assumes strong software engineering fundamentals.
What programming background is expected before starting the course?
You should be comfortable with coding, APIs, and basic system concepts. Experience with backend or distributed systems is helpful. This is not a beginner programming course.
How is the program structured across Agentic AI, Agentic AI interview prep, and domain interview prep?
The program has three integrated layers. First, you build applied Agentic AI systems. Second, you learn how to reason about and explain those systems in interviews. Third, you prepare for domain interviews covering data structures, system design, revisit your core domain topics like backend engineering, and full stack.
What topics are covered in the Applied Agentic AI curriculum?
You cover agent foundations, RAG systems, multi-agent orchestration, conversational and multimodal agents, structured communication protocols, domain-specific agents, evaluation, safety, cost optimization, fine tuning, and production deployment.
What is included in the Agentic AI interview preparation portion?
You learn how to choose agentic versus deterministic approaches, explain design patterns, define tool contracts, reason about orchestration and memory, handle failure modes, and defend decisions through real interview-style case questions.
What does domain-level interview preparation cover?
Domain preparation includes data structures and algorithms, system design principles, core domain topics. It also focuses on applying these concepts to build scalable, reliable systems and solutions, aligned with Tier-1 company interview expectations.
How does this course help me think in systems, not just tools or prompts?
Every concept is taught through architecture, tradeoffs, failure analysis, and evaluation. You learn when not to use agents, how to simplify designs, and how to balance quality, cost, latency, and risk in real systems.
What tools, frameworks, and technologies will I work with?
You will work with Python, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI APIs, Hugging Face tools, FAISS, Chroma, FastAPI, Streamlit, LangSmith, TruLens, Docker, and production monitoring concepts.
What are Live Guided Projects and how do they work?
Live Guided Projects are instructor-led, code-along builds where you learn how to design and implement systems step by step. They focus on learning the correct mental model without overwhelming you.
How are Capstone Projects different from Live Guided Projects?
Capstone Projects are learner-driven and enterprise-scale. You apply everything you have learned, receive structured feedback, iterate on your design, and present your system like a real engineering review.
What kind of real-world systems will I build during the program?
You will build RAG-based knowledge assistants, multi-agent research systems, conversational agents with memory and voice, negotiation simulators, decision support systems, production-ready support agents, and a full enterprise-grade multi-agent capstone.
Will I learn evaluation, safety, observability, and cost optimization for AI systems?
Yes. Evaluation, guardrails, observability, logging, cost tracking, and optimization are core parts of the curriculum. You learn how to operate AI systems responsibly in production.
How does this program prepare me for real Tier 1 interviews beyond coding practice?
The program focuses heavily on reasoning, communication, and tradeoff discussion. You practice explaining architectures, handling follow-up questions, and defending decisions the way Tier 1 interviewers expect.
What kind of mock interviews and feedback do I receive?
You receive mock interviews with senior engineers and hiring managers, along with detailed feedback on clarity, correctness, structure, and decision-making.
Who teaches this program and what is their real-world experience?
The instructors are AI/ML practitioners from FAANG and other Tier 1 companies who bring practical, production-level experience to the classroom.
Can PMs, TPMs, or EMs take this program without deep coding backgrounds?
Yes, as long as you are technically strong and comfortable with system concepts. The program emphasizes reasoning, architecture, and decision-making, not just writing code.
What career support is included beyond the core curriculum?
You receive resume and LinkedIn optimization, behavioral interview preparation, offer negotiation guidance, and extended support through mock interviews and expert sessions.
What outcomes can I realistically expect after completing this program?
You graduate with a strong portfolio of production-style agentic systems, confidence in AI system design, and readiness for Tier 1 interviews that test both engineering depth and AI judgment. Alumni report an average compensation of ₹60 LPA, a 2x-5x ROI on course investment, and successful transitions into top-tier companies with AI-focused roles.
Do I get interview prep support?
Yes. You get up to 15 mock interview sessions with hiring managers and senior technical experts from FAANG+ companies, designed to closely simulate real interview scenarios.
This includes 5 Agentic AI–focused mock interviews covering agentic system design, architecture trade-offs, evaluation, and production readiness, along with 10 domain-level mock interviews tailored to your role (SWE, PM, TPM, or EM), covering system design, coding, and role-specific rounds.
Is there a coding prerequisite?
For Software Engineering track, relevant coding experience is required. For participants in non-software programs, coding experience is good-to-have, but not mandatory.
How does this course help in my specific domain?
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Integrate LLMOps, RAG, and orchestration into production stacks
Build reliable, scalable AI pipelines across domains
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