Student Stories

The Coding Bootcamp & New Career Experience

Read inspiring stories straight from our students and grads.

Graduate Kye Lindholm’s path from fine dining to Site Reliability Engineer
Graduate Kye Lindholm’s path from fine dining to Site Reliability Engineer
Graduate Kye Lindholm’s path from fine dining to Site Reliability Engineer
"It was a useful experience to undergo such a rigorous program with a bunch of other people who were doing the same thing, as we're all making presumably big pivots in our lives together. It built a lot of comradery and trust, and we could lean on each other."
Career change from pre-dental to software engineer
Career change from pre-dental to software engineer
Career change from pre-dental to software engineer
"The bootcamp has taught me not to cram, not to try to know everything, but to learn at a pace that’s enjoyable. After all, what’s great about being a programmer is the continuous learning."
Musician and frontend engineer Joe Buono on the importance of careful practice
Musician and frontend engineer Joe Buono on the importance of careful practice
Musician and frontend engineer Joe Buono on the importance of careful practice
"It's very easy just to jam and play music. But it's a lot more difficult to find the things that are most challenging to you and to sit with those things and to focus on them for many, many hours every day, consistently. I think the ability to do that is what translates to learning programming, and honestly, any complex skillset."
Stephanye Blakely’s advice on going from your first to second software engineering job
Stephanye Blakely’s advice on going from your first to second software engineering job
Stephanye Blakely’s advice on going from your first to second software engineering job
"Being able to speak in depth about the things you're interested in because you have experience in them conveys both knowledge and passion during interviews and can go a long way toward helping you land your dream job."
At the intersection of art and technology, this grad found software engineering
At the intersection of art and technology, this grad found software engineering
At the intersection of art and technology, this grad found software engineering
"I'm fascinated by the problem-solving aspect of [software engineering]...But more than that, I'm excited about the creative possibilities that software engineering offers and the ways it can be used to bring art and technology together in new and innovative ways."