Understand the AI Engineer's Tech Stack

The AI software ecosystem is evolving at a breakneck pace. With new tools, frameworks, and platforms emerging every month, even experienced AI engineers can feel overwhelmed navigating the landscape. Understanding how these tools fit together—and when to use them—is essential for building reliable, scalable AI systems.

In this session, Alex Ker, an Applied AI Engineer at Baseten, will break down the modern AI engineer’s tech stack. You’ll learn which tools are used for data processing, model development, evaluation, deployment, and agentic workflows—and how to choose the right ones for your projects. You’ll also explore best practices for staying current in a fast-changing field and cutting through the noise to focus on what actually matters.