u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I have worked with several fellows post Codesmith. Corrections are more than welcome!
Some notes:
- The pay is $1K per week as of a few months ago.
- It's a W2 job direct with the company and not a 1099 contractor role. They have fellows in many states, so not sure if all are W2.
- It's 3 months long but some people extend and stay on full time as an instructor and get paid a median engineer salary.
- You can leave if you get a job, but most people expect to stay for the full 3 months.
- You do a lot day to day. Some people have been surprised by the large workload, others have said it's not that large of a workload. The most extreme was "you barely have time to sleep" and the least extreme was "it's a lot of work but you have a lot of down time to apply for jobs and take care of yourself".
- You do: grading, 1-1 tutoring, mock interviews, interviews with prospectives, live support. My understanding is the instructors teach lecture and support for some time and fellows do all of the other smaller things needed to keep the education great.
- People describe it as a great learning experience to revisit and solidify certain things they felt weaker on.