Generative AI for Software Development Specialization
4.6(3,200) on Coursera·85K enrolled
Intermediate 40 hours English SpecializationFREE
Our recommendation
A DeepLearning.AI Coursera specialization built for engineers who want to actually ship LLM-powered features, not just understand the concepts. Across several courses you work through practical generative-AI software development. Hands-on and current, for developers ready to build. Using model APIs is billed separately.
Good for: Engineers who want to build and ship LLM-powered features.
Less suitable if: You cannot code or want conceptual-only content.
Requirements: Programming experience; model API access (usage billed separately).
Realistic time: Several weeks across multiple courses.
About this course
This specialization picks up where general GenAI awareness courses leave off — it's built for engineers who want to actually ship LLM-powered features, not just understand the concepts. Across several courses, you work through prompt engineering patterns, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), fine-tuning open models, evaluation strategies, and the engineering tradeoffs of deploying generative AI in production software.
What you'll learn
Design effective prompts for production LLM applications
Fine-tune open-source language models for specific tasks
Evaluate and benchmark generative AI application quality
Understand the cost, latency, and reliability tradeoffs of LLM deployment
Ship a complete GenAI-powered application end to end
This course includes
40h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
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Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
You can audit the courses free on Coursera. A certificate needs a Coursera subscription (about $49/month) or Coursera Plus, with financial aid available. Using model APIs to build and test is billed by usage by the provider, separate from Coursera.
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DeepLearning.AI Team
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85K+ learners9 courses4.6 instructor rating
Taught by DeepLearning.AI's instructor team, the organization founded by Andrew Ng that has trained millions of learners through its Deep Learning and Machine Learning Specializations on Coursera.