Practical advice for landing and growing a software career, written from experience by people who made the switch.
Job search
10 Things to Do Daily to Land a Job After a Bootcamp
The daily habits that keep a job search moving after graduation.
10 Things I Learned as a Coding Bootcamp Grad
What a mechanical engineer learned switching careers through a coding bootcamp, from deciding to leave to landing the job.
Technical interviews
Most software interviews still include coding problems. Practice with our step-by-step algorithm breakdowns and data structure tutorials, which cover the problems interviewers ask most.
Interview prep programs
Paid programs and tools that help you pass technical interviews. Most are built for people who can already code; a few are aimed at experienced engineers chasing senior roles.
| Program | What it is | Best for | Our review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | Adaptive drills, mock interviews, and coaching with senior and staff engineers until you sign an offer | Engineers with roughly 5–10+ years of experience | Coming soon |
| Interview Kickstart | About 12 weeks of live classes covering coding, system design, and behavioral interviews, plus mock interviews | Working tech professionals targeting large tech companies | Coming soon |
| interviewing.io | Anonymous mock interviews with engineers from top companies | Practicing under real interview conditions | Coming soon |
| LeetCode Premium | The largest coding-problem bank, with company-tagged questions | Daily coding practice | Coming soon |
| NeetCode Pro | Curated problem lists with video explanations | A structured practice plan | Coming soon |
| AlgoExpert | Video walkthroughs of curated coding, system design, and ML interview questions | Learning patterns, not just grinding | Coming soon |
| ByteByteGo | Visual system design course and newsletter | System design interviews | Coming soon |
| Educative (Grokking courses) | Text-based courses on coding patterns and system design | Pattern-based preparation | Coming soon |
| IGotAnOffer and Prepfully | Paid one-on-one mock interviews and coaching with industry interviewers | Targeted practice for a specific company | Coming soon |
Prefer to practice for free? Work through our algorithm breakdowns and data structure tutorials.
Salaries and raises
How to Ask for a Raise as a Software Engineer
Why companies rarely hand out raises unprompted, and how to make the case for yours.
Still choosing a path? Compare bootcamps, certificates, certifications, and other paths.