u/michaelnovati replied ·
I agree Goodnight. A SWE bootcamp/immersive program makes no sense with this much experience.
I would recommend testing the market, doing some interviews and see how it goes.
If the person struggles to get interviews at all, then they can pursue career coaching.
If the person is failing behavioral interviews, career coaching.
Technical interviews: practice more and get interview prep coaching if needed.
System design: start with free resources and books and if you fail interviews, get interview prep coaching.
If the person really values their time they can skip straight to coaching, but I would encourage them to test the market first by applying and interviewing and seeing how they feel.
Given that experience and trajectory I don't think this person will need personal projects at all if they want to work at big tech companies.