Look at career accelerator style programs. Disclosure: I'm the co-founder at [Formation.dev](https://Formation.dev) but you should also check out Pathrise, Outco, Interview Kickstart, Scalar, and others. I know I'm super bias, but you should genuinely consider this kind of option in addition to considering a bootcamp.
u/_Russell_Westbrick wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
can you explain to me how the career accelerator works?
Like for instance I don't know any frontend, would that help me too?
or this is more of DSR (which I also need too lol)
u/michaelnovatireplied·
So every bootcamp I know the curriculum of is a firehose of information that doesn't go into depth on any specific topic... some more than others, but it's a common trait.
So if you want to learn frontend you don't properly learn frontend in a bootcamp. Instead you get a few lectures in React and a few projects reviewed by recent graduates. It's not the place to go for ongoing career growth, it's a place to help transition careers when you have no idea how the industry works.
Career accelerators are based on the idea of making your next job better than your current job. There are a wide range of them out there and they are all different. But if you can already code and have experience to talk about in interviews, it sounds to me like you need a program to get a better next job, and not to get any kind of first job.
In the end, I don't know enough about you to say either way but you should consider these types of programs.
u/_Russell_Westbrick wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
thanks for the explaination, so for my case, I know how to code, but I don't feel I am true software developer becaues I am so specific to a certain type of software (bioinformatics), will this Career Accelerator help me to get to the next level, (as I feel I want be full stack b
u/michaelnovatireplied·
It depends on your goals. At top tier companies, they are more interested in your fundamentals skills, as long as you have some experiences that relate to SWEs to count as some experience. Not all of the programs I mentioned are the same but you can try to see which align with your goals. Some do more hands on activity and some focused almost purely on job hunt.
If you want to completely change gears and just get any job as a foot in the door as a SWE, I would consider a bootcamp.
u/_Russell_Westbrick wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I see, but lets say my goal is going to FAANG in next 3-5 years, and I get my fundamental skills like DSR, but I still don't have the hard require skill on the resume for job posting like: cloud, cyber security, full stack, machine learning, will this be able to get me to the eve
u/michaelnovatireplied·
I would have to really dive into the details. But a good path could be to stick to your current company and try to find a way internally to switch to a SWE or developer role, or be reclassified as an engineer and transition in your current department. Then in a few years you can focus on a top tier company.