请问HN：困在企业CRUD中：寻求转向实践AI角色的路径
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嗨，HN，
我是一名拥有六年经验的开发者（后端/前端/基础设施），主要在企业环境中进行基础的CRUD工作。我在转向更具需求的领域，如人工智能（AI）方面遇到了困难。
我尝试过提升自己的技能（获得证书、阅读技术书籍、进行个人项目），但由于没有参与过AI项目的专业经验，我的努力并没有打开机会的大门。我感到很困惑。
我看到有三条主要路径可以弥补这个经验差距：
1) 直接申请AI相关职位，希望有公司愿意冒险录用一名“普通Java开发者”。
2) 回学校攻读AI硕士学位。
3) 加倍努力获取更高级的AI认证和进行个人项目。
各位开发者：你们是如何成功从传统开发转向高需求领域的？是什么关键行动最终打破了你们的障碍？
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嗨，HN，
我正在反思自己职业生涯的下一步该如何走。我在进入一个需求旺盛的行业方面遇到了一些困难，而我目前的工作主要是企业公司的CRUD风格工作。我在后端、前端和基础设施等多个领域有六年的经验。
我尽力通过各种方式提升自己的技能，从阅读技术书籍《AI工程师》到获得AI相关的认证，以更好地理解AI术语。
促使我发帖的原因是我在LinkedIn上遇到了一位在产品领域工作的人，他成功进入了“AI项目”，现在似乎正在通过回学校攻读AI硕士学位来转型为“实操”AI角色。
与我的经验相比，我作为开发者工作了六年，但从未接触过任何可以参与的真实AI项目。
因此，面对下一步，我只看到三种选择：
1) 申请AI相关职位，抱着“希望和祈祷”的心态，希望某个AI公司愿意冒险录用一名普通的Java后端开发者来构建他们的AI产品。
2) 像那位在LinkedIn上的人一样，回学校攻读AI硕士学位。
3) 进行AI相关的认证，比如AI工程师Azure、Coursera/深度学习认证，再次抱着“希望和祈祷”的心态，希望这能让我的简历脱颖而出。
我很想听听那些能够改变职业轨迹，从普通开发转向需求旺盛领域并开辟更多机会的开发者的经验。
我在目前的职位上感到非常边缘化。我真心认为做AI认证和进行AI个人项目会打开机会的大门，但结果并非如此。此外，我所在的金融服务公司也不愿意部署AI项目。例如，我们在采用Copilot方面非常滞后。
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Hi HN,<p>I'm a developer with six years of experience (backend/frontend/infra), primarily doing vanilla CRUD work in an enterprise setting. I'm struggling to pivot into a more in-demand field like AI.<p>I've tried upskilling (certs, technical books, personal projects), but without professional exposure to an AI project, my efforts haven't opened doors. I feel stuck.<p>I see three main paths forward to bridge this experience gap:<p>1): Apply directly to AI-focused roles, hoping a company takes a chance on a "vanilla Java dev."<p>2) Go back to school for a Master's degree in AI.<p>3): Double down on more advanced AI certifications and personal projects.<p>Fellow Devs: How did you successfully pivot from traditional development into a high-demand field? What was the critical action that finally broke the barrier for you?<p>+++++ RAW VERSION ++++++++<p>Hi HN,<p>I'm doing bit of retrospection from where to go from where I am in my career. I'm struggling a bit to break into industry that is in demand verses what I have been doing - which is CRUD style work in enterprise company. I have six years experience in diverse area, backend, front end, infrastructure. .<p>I have done my best to upskill which ever way I can, from reading technical books, "AI Engineer" to obtaining certification that is AI focused to better understand AI terminology that is.<p>What triggered me to make this post is I came across an individual on LinkedIn who has been in product and managed to get into 'AI Project' and now appears to be trying to transition into 'hands on' AI role by going back to school and doing master's degree in AI space.<p>Compared to my experience, I have been working as a developer for six years. However, I have never been exposed to any real AI project I can work on.<p>So, for me to take the next step, I can see only three options:<p>1) applied to AI focus role and 'hope and pray' some AI company is willing to take a risk to get vanilla Java backend dev to build out their AI product<p>2) Go back to school and do master's degree in AI like the individual did on LN<p>3) do AI focus certification, like AI Engineer Azure, Coursera/deeplearning, certification and, again, 'hope and pray' it will make my resume stand out?<p>I'd love to hear from fellow devs who were able to change their trajectory to transition from vanilla development into field that is in demand and open more opportunities?<p>I feel extremely sideline the way I am in my current position. I genuinely though doing AI certification and a personal project in AI will open doors, but turns out, it doesn't. Also, my company which is financial services is not open to having AI project deployed. For example, we were very late to adopt copilot.