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u/hello-codesmith wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Absolutely agree with u/jcasimir on this one—this definitely aligns with what we’ve seen too. Many grads who step into senior roles post-bootcamp often bring considerable prior experience from different industries. A great example is Carlos, one of our grads who transitioned fro

u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Carlos received a Senior Analyst Role, which corresponds to high entry level/low mid level at top tier companies compensation and scope-wise. "Senior Software Engineer" at Capital One is a different level and corresponds to Prinicipal Associate that he was promoted to. I know at least one Codesmith grad who got a Senior Software Engineer role but he lied on his resume to show 4 years of work experience to get the job. Similarly Carlos in that blog says he had zero experience yet his LinkedIn showed a large amount of experience, I think as a freelancer or something last I checked.