u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Hi, welcome! There are no bootcamp that prepare you for true top-tier mid-level positions, they all prepare you for entry level positions. If you want to work really hard I would consider Codesmith yeah. I worked at FB for 8 years, interviewed hundreds of people, observed hiring committees, help train interviewers, etc... and Codesmith's definition of "mid level" isn't consistent with the top tier bar. Case and point: a "mid level" FAANG engineer has a base salary of at least $150K and most are \~$170K and 80% of Codesmith's outcomes - according to their CIRR data - are under $140K base salaries.
Codesmith grads with no experience who get top tier jobs, get entry level top tier jobs, not mid-level. People can get fairly high paying "mid-level" jobs at smaller companies or non-tech focused companies and the titles get mixed up with the salaries in their marketing.
So TLDR; don't rule them out because of the mid-level marketing.
One option is Ada Academy - a bit under the radar because it's focused on women, but you do an internship with a real company at the end that is very helpful. Rithm is another great option for high quality instruction + internship at the end.
In the NuCamp bucket, Launch School Core is an alternative to look at.
Anyways, look at many options!