u/thisis-clemfandango wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I wonder if formation takes boot camp grads. They say "1-3" years of experience but that's sort of vague - does that mean work experience?
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Hi, we're looking for 1-3+ years of actual work experience as a SWE or SWE-like role. We don't really "teach" people and we are a practice, benchmarking, and feedback-based training model, and we're not a good place to replace classic-style learning.
We work with people as long as it takes to get a job (as long as you keep training and job hunting) but we don't hand you jobs on a silver platter and are NOT a good place to go if you are struggling post-bootcamp and 'desperate' for just any legit job.
We have a small number of people with less than 1 YOE that typically fall into buckets of:
1. Bootcamp grads \~6 months after graduation, who did some contracting or full time teaching at their bootcamp or paid work are are looking to fill in gaps needed for typical bit-tech roles.
2. Self taught - with some contracting work or legit open source contributions - typically at the skill level of entry level engineer already but need some guidance
3. CS grads with a few internships but struggling to get a job, looking for ongoing practice and training
4. SWE-adjacent engineers: e.g. mechanical, data engineering, data analysts, typically with a technical degree and looking to change fields to SWE. also have to meet our technical bar - typically self taught on their own.