COMMENTARY/UPDATE: Codesmith updated their accepted stats today, 168 offers accepted between March and August 2024 VS 53 in March and April alone. Average base salary in those ranges down to $117K from $119K.

When I spot check these people, I see their OSP looking like over 1 year of work experience on their LinkedIns because they have been job hunting so long and I think this is the dirty secret people don't like talking about a lot. People who get their jobs this way don't want anyone to know out of potentially losing that job, and Codesmith always downplays these things as not relevant - instead telling you how your capacities are strong and mid-level/senior so your resume is fine as long as it demonstrates that. Companies aren't falling for it anymore for 3-4 months projects but when people have 1-2 years on there I think some are still getting through (even though it's fewer than before). Protip: when you see placements - look at their LinkedIn and see what they say there. I often see people celebrate their "first engineering job!" but their LinkedIn says like 4 years Self-employed software engineer and such.