Build AI-Powered Features

Built for the engineer who wants to ship cutting-edge AI-powered products. Get hands-on reps and interactive workshops implementing the latest technologies and techniques. Built by the Formation Team.

How it works

Basics

Price
$1500
Length
4 Weeks
Next Start Date
Seats full — more dates soon!
Location
Anywhere
Time Commitment
5-10 hours / week

Week by Week

Week 1

Beyond Basic API Calls
Ship the AI features that are becoming standard in modern apps. Semantic search that actually understands intent. Smart summaries that capture what matters. Context-aware auto-completion. These aren't futuristic features anymore – they're what users expect.

Week 2

The Engagement Layer
Master the personalization and recommendation systems that make products sticky. This is the tech that makes Spotify feel like it knows you, that keeps Netflix suggesting the perfect show. You'll understand not just how to build these, but why they work.

Week 3

The Agentic Shift
This is where it gets exciting. Agents that plan, use tools, and solve problems. Not chatbots, but actual problem-solvers that can research, analyze, and execute. Imagine building an agent that can navigate documentation, write code, and test it – autonomously. This week, you'll build exactly that, hands-on.

Week 4

The Connection Protocol
MCP isn't just another protocol – it's how AI agents will interact with everything. Microsoft's betting on it. Anthropic created it. Understanding MCP today is like understanding REST APIs in 2005. Get ahead of the curve while it's still a differentiator.

Weekly Interactive Workshops

Thursdays 4pm PT and Fridays 10am PT
Work alongside industry-leading mentors in interactive workshops offered twice weekly in small groups. Each session covers the same core content through different practical problems. Pick the time that works for your schedule, or attend both sessions for varied perspectives and sharper reps.

Get it reimbursed

Many participants got this intensive reimbursed by their company under professional development benefits. If you'd like to do the same, our support team will provide the documentation you need to get it covered. Sample Message.

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This intensive is for you if...

• You keep hearing about "agentic AI" and "MCP" in tech talks but haven't had time to dig in properly
• You may have built a ChatGPT wrapper (who hasn't?), but you want to build features that actually understand context, maintain state, and solve complex problems
• You see AI reshaping software development and want to be part of building what's next, not just watching from the sidelines
• You're excited about AI agents that can actually do things – research, code, automate – but need a structured path from concept to implementation

Not for you if...

• You're already architecting production AI systems with confidence
• You want ML theory and model-building from scratch (we ship AI features, not models)
• You've already mastered agentic patterns and tool orchestration

Who are We

Built by engineers working at the cutting edge of the industry.

Michael Novati

He/Him
Founder and CTO
8+ years as Senior Staff Software Engineer @Facebook
Top all-time committer to @Facebook’s codebase during his tenure
Founded Formation to help create more diverse engineering teams

Jialun He

He/Him
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
5+ years Staff Machine Learning Engineer and Growth ML Team Lead @Mercari
2 years of developing and delivering ML courses @Northeastern University
On the cutting edge of both applying and teaching AI/ML best practices