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Daniel Okafor

CND-1003 · LLM Application Developer · 8.9 yrs · B.Sc Mathematics

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Completion

71%

First-try rate

41%

Avg attempts

2.05

Consistency

48%

Curriculum coverage by module

First-attempt mastery signal

Attempts by topic (higher = needs validation)

Strong areas

  • • Day 3 — APIs, Async & Streaming Basics
  • • Day 4 — How LLMs Work: Tokens & Context
  • • Day 5 — Prompt Engineering Patterns
  • • Day 12 — Metadata Filtering & Hybrid Search
  • • Day 13 — RAG Architecture Fundamentals
  • • Day 25 — Evaluation Metrics for LLM Apps

Needs deeper validation

  • • Day 14 — Query Rewriting & Expansion (4 attempts)
  • • Day 15 — Reranking & Context Compression (4 attempts)
  • • Day 20 — Retrieval Agents (4 attempts)
  • • Day 21 — Multi-Agent Design Patterns (4 attempts)
  • • Day 2 — Python for AI Systems (3 attempts)
  • • Day 17 — Tool Calling Fundamentals (3 attempts)

Unvalidated (skipped)

  • • Day 1 — AI Engineering Landscape
  • • Day 7 — Model Selection & Cost Tradeoffs
  • • Day 8 — Text Chunking Strategies
  • • Day 10 — Retrieval & Matching Engine
  • • Day 11 — Vector Databases in Production
  • • Day 19 — Memory & State Management
  • • Day 22 — Multi-Agent Orchestration
  • • Day 27 — Guardrails, Safety & Prompt Injection

Skipped missions are explored, not assumed weak.

Recommended interview topics

  • Day 14 — Query Rewriting & ExpansionRetrieval-Augmented Generation
  • Day 15 — Reranking & Context CompressionRetrieval-Augmented Generation
  • Day 20 — Retrieval AgentsAgents & Tool Use
  • Day 1 — AI Engineering LandscapeFoundations of AI Engineering
  • Day 7 — Model Selection & Cost TradeoffsLLM Fundamentals & Prompting
  • Day 3 — APIs, Async & Streaming BasicsFoundations of AI Engineering