Hey everyone, I’m a CS student trying to make a serious long-term career decision, and I’d really appreciate advice from people already working in the field. I don’t want to learn a bit of everything and end up average. My goal is to focus deeply on 1–2 areas, build a strong portfolio, and actually be employable (or freelance-ready) in the next few years. The paths I’m considering: Data Science Machine Learning LLM Engineering Computer Vision AI Agent Engineering Important points about me: I like backend work and system-building more than dashboards/visuals I want skills that are in demand and future-proof I’m okay with learning hard things if they pay off I don’t want to end up jobless because I picked an oversaturated or niche path My main questions: Which 1–2 of these are the best to focus on right now for long-term stability? Is AI Agent Engineering actually a solid path, or is it just hype? If you were starting today, what would you specialize in? I’d love to hear from ML engineers, data scientists, LLM engineers, or anyone hiring in this space. Thanks in advance 🙏 submitted by /u/SignificantTrain3096
Originally posted by u/SignificantTrain3096 on r/ArtificialInteligence