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Q1 2026

Q1 2026

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Our Philosophy

The Great AI Illusion

Most AI engineers are prompt engineers with ambition. They can build demos, but production systems break them.

The best companies know this. Thatโ€™s why they struggle to hire. They need builders who understand systems, not just frameworks. They need engineers who solve problems, not just implement features.

We build different. Engineers who think first, ship fast, and solve real problems. Not because we teach tools, but because we teach them to think under real pressure.

Luka Eric

Founder | Nairon AI

About the Program

About Nairon AI

What Makes Nairon's Engineers Different?

For Whom?

Who Qualifies for the Program?

3+ years of software engineering experience

95th percentile or higher on the CCAT

Win a Hackathon

Strong written and verbal communication skills

We're looking for engineers who've shipped code to production and understand the full development lifecycle. Experience with real users, deployment, and maintenance helps you get the most from the program.

3+ years of software engineering experience

95th percentile or higher on the CCAT

Win a Hackathon

Strong written and verbal communication skills

We're looking for engineers who've shipped code to production and understand the full development lifecycle. Experience with real users, deployment, and maintenance helps you get the most from the program.

3+ years of software engineering experience

95th percentile or higher on the CCAT

Win a Hackathon

Strong written and verbal communication skills

We're looking for engineers who've shipped code to production and understand the full development lifecycle. Experience with real users, deployment, and maintenance helps you get the most from the program.

Forever Free for engineers

Team

Meet the Team

20+ Mentors

See All

Program agenda

The Nairon 8-Week Program
Every week is engineered for intensity

Phase 1

Remote Evaluation

Week 1

48-Hour Web App Hackathon + Full-Week Engineering Challenges

Ship a production-ready web application with an integrated AI feature. Youโ€™ll kick off with a competitive 48-hour hackathon, then spend the remainder of the week improving architecture, debugging, adding new feature requests, and polishing your demo for final evaluation. Top engineers advance.

Week 2

72-Hour Mobile AI App Hackathon + Full-Week Product Work

Build a complete mobile application with integrated AI in 72 hours, then continue the week with code reviews, performance upgrades, added feature requests, and stakeholder-style feedback. The highest-performing engineers secure a direct invite to the on-site Dubai intensive.

Special Guest

Head of Product at Series C AI Startup

Phase 2

On-Site Dubai Intensive

Week 3

AI-First Enterprise Development

Your introduction to AI-First engineering where you'll master cutting-edge Developer tooling, establish optimal workflows, and build enterprise-grade applications at accelerated speeds.

Week 4

Advanced RAG, Agent Systems & Observability

You'll build a production web application with embedded RAG and Agents, mastering agent workflows, evaluation frameworks, and monitoring systems for production reliability.

Guest mentor

Staff ML Engineer at Unicorn Startup

Week 5

Fine-Tuning and Custom Models

Your focus shifts to custom model development and real-world validation as you launch public projects, acquire users, and iterate based on market feedback.

Guest mentor

ML Engineer at Hugging Face

Phase 3

Partner Intros

Week 6

Hiring Partner Projects Sprint

Real-world client briefs test your professional delivery capabilities as you build production MVPs under enterprise constraints demonstrating your adaptability and stakeholder communication skills.

Special Guest

Head of AI at Growth-Stage SaaS Company

Special Guest

Research Engineer at AI Lab

Week 7

Enterprise AI & Multi-Agent Coordination

You'll explore enterprise-scale systems where you architect coordinated agent teams, modernise legacy codebases, and implement production-scale AI infrastructure.

Special Guest

Principal Data Scientist at Unicorn Fintech

Week 8

Portfolio Polish & Hiring Partner Showcase

Your final sprint, built to refine projects to production standards, demoing on the spot, and presenting to hiring partners.

Demo Day

Demo Day & Graduation

Final pass on your portfolio and demo. Refine your case studies, clean up repos, and rehearse how you present your work to founders and hiring partners.

Program agenda

The Nairon 8-Week Program
Every week is engineered for intensity

Phase 1

Remote Evaluation

Week 1

48-Hour Web App Hackathon + Full-Week Engineering Challenges

Ship a production-ready web application with an integrated AI feature. Youโ€™ll kick off with a competitive 48-hour hackathon, then spend the remainder of the week improving architecture, debugging, adding new feature requests, and polishing your demo for final evaluation. Top engineers advance.

Week 2

72-Hour Mobile AI App Hackathon + Full-Week Product Work

Build a complete mobile application with integrated AI in 72 hours, then continue the week with code reviews, performance upgrades, added feature requests, and stakeholder-style feedback. The highest-performing engineers secure a direct invite to the on-site Dubai intensive.

Special Guest

Head of Product at Series C AI Startup

Phase 2

On-Site Dubai Intensive

Week 3

AI-First Enterprise Development

Your introduction to AI-First engineering where you'll master cutting-edge Developer tooling, establish optimal workflows, and build enterprise-grade applications at accelerated speeds.

Week 4

Advanced RAG, Agent Systems & Observability

You'll build a production web application with embedded RAG and Agents, mastering agent workflows, evaluation frameworks, and monitoring systems for production reliability.

Guest mentor

Staff ML Engineer at Unicorn Startup

Week 5

Fine-Tuning and Custom Models

Your focus shifts to custom model development and real-world validation as you launch public projects, acquire users, and iterate based on market feedback.

Guest mentor

ML Engineer at Hugging Face

Phase 3

Partner Intros

Week 6

Hiring Partner Projects Sprint

Real-world client briefs test your professional delivery capabilities as you build production MVPs under enterprise constraints demonstrating your adaptability and stakeholder communication skills.

Special Guest

Head of AI at Growth-Stage SaaS Company

Week 7

Enterprise AI & Multi-Agent Coordination

You'll explore enterprise-scale systems where you architect coordinated agent teams, modernise legacy codebases, and implement production-scale AI infrastructure.

Special Guest

Principal Data Scientist at Unicorn Fintech

Week 8

Portfolio Polish & Hiring Partner Showcase

Your final sprint, built to refine projects to production standards, demoing on the spot, and presenting to hiring partners.

Demo Day

Demo Day & Graduation

Final pass on your portfolio and demo. Refine your case studies, clean up repos, and rehearse how you present your work to founders and hiring partners.

Program agenda

The Nairon 8-Week Program
Every week is engineered for intensity

Phase 1

Remote Evaluation

Week 1

48-Hour Web App Hackathon + Full-Week Engineering Challenges

Ship a production-ready web application with an integrated AI feature. Youโ€™ll kick off with a competitive 48-hour hackathon, then spend the remainder of the week improving architecture, debugging, adding new feature requests, and polishing your demo for final evaluation. Top engineers advance.

Week 2

72-Hour Mobile AI App Hackathon + Full-Week Product Work

Build a complete mobile application with integrated AI in 72 hours, then continue the week with code reviews, performance upgrades, added feature requests, and stakeholder-style feedback. The highest-performing engineers secure a direct invite to the on-site Dubai intensive.

Special Guest

Head of Product at Series C AI Startup

Phase 2

On-Site Dubai Intensive

Week 3

AI-First Enterprise Development

Your introduction to AI-First engineering where you'll master cutting-edge Developer tooling, establish optimal workflows, and build enterprise-grade applications at accelerated speeds.

Week 4

Advanced RAG, Agent Systems & Observability

You'll build a production web application with embedded RAG and Agents, mastering agent workflows, evaluation frameworks, and monitoring systems for production reliability.

Guest mentor

Staff ML Engineer at Unicorn Startup

Week 5

Fine-Tuning and Custom Models

Your focus shifts to custom model development and real-world validation as you launch public projects, acquire users, and iterate based on market feedback.

Guest mentor

ML Engineer at Hugging Face

Phase 3

Partner Intros

Week 6

Hiring Partner Projects Sprint

Real-world client briefs test your professional delivery capabilities as you build production MVPs under enterprise constraints demonstrating your adaptability and stakeholder communication skills.

Special Guest

Head of AI at Growth-Stage SaaS Company

Week 7

Enterprise AI & Multi-Agent Coordination

You'll explore enterprise-scale systems where you architect coordinated agent teams, modernise legacy codebases, and implement production-scale AI infrastructure.

Special Guest

Principal Data Scientist at Unicorn Fintech

Week 8

Portfolio Polish & Hiring Partner Showcase

Your final sprint, built to refine projects to production standards, demoing on the spot, and presenting to hiring partners.

Demo Day

Demo Day & Graduation

Final pass on your portfolio and demo. Refine your case studies, clean up repos, and rehearse how you present your work to founders and hiring partners.

Talent Partners

Meet our talent partners who help bring Nairon to life

Learn more about hiring

Questions

All the Important Details Before Attending Nairon's AI Bootcamp in Dubai, UAE

Got more questions? Join our office hours

Who is the program for?

Developers with 1โ€“3+ years of experience who want to break into AI engineering. You should be a strong builder who can handle intensity: 12-hour days, 6 days a week, for 8 weeks.

What makes Nairon different from a coding bootcamp?

What are the eligibility requirements?

What does the program include?

Is there a cost to join?

What is the selection process like?

Who is the program for?

Developers with 1โ€“3+ years of experience who want to break into AI engineering. You should be a strong builder who can handle intensity: 12-hour days, 6 days a week, for 8 weeks.

What makes Nairon different from a coding bootcamp?

What are the eligibility requirements?

What does the program include?

Is there a cost to join?

What is the selection process like?

Who is the program for?

Developers with 1โ€“3+ years of experience who want to break into AI engineering. You should be a strong builder who can handle intensity: 12-hour days, 6 days a week, for 8 weeks.

What makes Nairon different from a coding bootcamp?

What are the eligibility requirements?

What does the program include?

Is there a cost to join?

What is the selection process like?

Application

Earn Your Place at Nairon's AI Bootcamp Today!

Start the Application

Upload your CV and take the first step toward joining the most selective AI engineering program in the Middle East.

8 Weeks free AI engineering training

Direct access to our mentor network

Full Relocation to Dubai

Guaranteed hiring positions at leading AI Startups

For Engineers

Free

Only your commitment

Partner With Naironโ€™s Hiring Network

Gain exclusive access to pre-vetted AI engineers who have survived one of the worldโ€™s most demanding programs.

Priority access to top 1% engineers

One-on-one talent matching calls

Dedicated partnership manager

100% success guarrantee

For Clients

Exclusive Access

Contact us for partnership

Start the Application

Upload your CV and take the first step toward joining the most selective AI engineering program in the Middle East.

8 Weeks free AI engineering training

Direct access to our mentor network

Full Relocation to Dubai

Guaranteed hiring positions at leading AI Startups

For Engineers

Free

Only your commitment

Partner With Naironโ€™s Hiring Network

Gain exclusive access to pre-vetted AI engineers who have survived one of the worldโ€™s most demanding programs.

Priority access to top 1% engineers

One-on-one talent matching calls

Dedicated partnership manager

100% success guarrantee

For Clients

Exclusive Access

Contact us for partnership

Start the Application

Upload your CV and take the first step toward joining the most selective AI engineering program in the Middle East.

8 Weeks free AI engineering training

Direct access to our mentor network

Full Relocation to Dubai

Guaranteed hiring positions at leading AI Startups

For Engineers

Free

Only your commitment

Partner With Naironโ€™s Hiring Network

Gain exclusive access to pre-vetted AI engineers who have survived one of the worldโ€™s most demanding programs.

Priority access to top 1% engineers

One-on-one talent matching calls

Dedicated partnership manager

100% success guarrantee

For Clients

Exclusive Access

Contact us for partnership