Senior AI Engineer to teach me hands-on, project-based (3–4x/week, ongoing)

I want to get hands-on with AI and core CS fundamentals — building real projects, understanding integration patterns, and getting confident enough to have quality technical discussions and perform well in technical interviews. This is not a course. I'm looking for a recurring 1:1 partner who teaches by building live with me: we pick a project, code together, debug, and I learn the underlying concepts, integration patterns, and best practices as we go. What we'll cover: • LLM applications (agents, RAG, vector databases) • Integration patterns (APIs, webhooks, orchestration) • Python fundamentals and best practices • Hosting and deployment (cloud basics) • GitHub workflows and code organization • Building for real, shipping to production • How to think about and discuss technical tradeoffs Cadence: 3–4 live 1:1 sessions/week, ~60 min each, ongoing, on a fixed recurring slot. You must have: • 8+ years building real systems in production • Strong fundamentals + ability to explain concepts simply • Hands-on experience with LLM apps (RAG, agents, LangChain/LangGraph, MCP, vector DBs) • Can articulate why behind technical decisions, not just what Nice to have: Python mentoring, cloud platforms, deployment experience. Time zone: I'm in US Pacific. Clean overlap is my evening / your morning IST (~7–9pm PT ≈ 7:30–9:30am IST). Need a stable recurring slot. I'll book a short paid trial session before any ongoing retainer.