u/GoodnightLondon wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
That's an incredibly weird thing for them to say, because a boot camp certificate isn't even an actual cert; it's just a piece of paper that says you completed their program and employers don't care about them. The only certs employers care about are industry recognized ones (eg
u/michaelnovati replied ·
I think this is controversial because top tier or tech focused companies hiring SWEs don't care about certs
Consulting companies, contracting companies, and SWE adjacent roles can sometimes care only about certs.
e.g. consulting company hiring engineer to work on some client's Oracle system might only care about an Oracle cert.
All of this stems from seeing the industry through different lenses and what your goals are.
The super high paying, flexible work, fun and creative SWE jobs don't care about certs.