Train with the best
Accelerate your engineering team's AI capabilities while delivering immediate ROI.
Corporate training is fundamentally broken.
Most programs are passive,
classroom-based, and fail to produce
engineers who can actually deliver
production-grade AI solutions.
The AI-First
Talent Gap
High Cost of Mistakes
When engineers guess with AI tools, things break fast. Vibe coding gone wrong deletes a repo. Every mistake means lost time, lost data, and lost trust.
Slow Ramp
Traditional training is lacking and it can take 6+ months to ramp on AI workflows following legacy how-to guides.
What Is AI-First Engineering?
It's not just using Cursor. It's orchestrating AI across the entire development lifecycle.
Building WITH AI
Using AI-powered development environments and intelligent coding assistants that accelerate the software development lifecycle through automation and contextual reasoning.
Building FOR AI
Developing sophisticated AI systems including RAG pipelines, AI workflows/agents, multi-agent systems, supervised fine-tuning, MCP servers, and reinforcement learning environments.
Built To Transform Existing Engineering Teams
We turn proven developers into full-stack AI systems
builders ready to wield AI
and deliver at scale.
Mirrored Excellence
- Identical principles and instructors
- Same infrastructure
- Production-grade outputs required
Adapted Format
- 4-week part-time foundation
- 2-week full-time on-site intensive
- 80-100 hours per week during on-site phase
Business Impact
- Company-defined capstone to drive ROI
- Engineers return as internal champions
Level up your team
in just 6 weeks
Intensive development with direct mentorship
Level up your team today
logistics
4 weeks remote, part time
2 weeks full time, on-site in Austin, TX
Production ready AI solutions addressing quantifiable business challenges
Life in the Program
Phase 1: Remote Foundation
4 weeks, 8–10 hours per week
Build foundational AI knowledge while continuing regular work responsibilities.
Schedule & Format:
6 weeks: remote part-time, then full-time in Austin – with daily mentorship, deadlines, and deliverables.
Technical Focus Areas:
Hands-on deep dives into RAG, agents, fine-tuning, LangGraph, and production-grade AI workflows.
Phase 2: Austin Intensive
2 weeks, 80–100 hours per week
Full immersion building real solutions for your company.
Location & Housing:
Work and live in downtown Austin with provided private apartments – intense focus, no distractions.
Enterprise Learning:
Master scalable AI deployment, infrastructure, and observability to drive real business impact.
Austin Daily Structure:
Structured days blend AI classes, mentorship, and guest speakers with nonstop project work and team meals.
Program Outcomes
Three tangible AI-enhanced projects for your organization, with full IP ownership retained by your company.
Project Development
Projects are pre-defined through collaboration between Gauntlet AI and your management team to ensure alignment with company priorities and maximum business impact.
Reporting & Knowledge Transfer
Three tangible AI-enhanced projects for your organization, with full IP ownership retained by your company.
We built real, deployed systems, not local demos. Two flagship products, ready to ship, built entirely through AI-first workflows.
Benjamin Vanasse
Principal Engineer
Catalyst doesn't hand you a playbook.
It teaches you how to build your own.
Joshua Owen
VP of AI