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Senior engineers from FAANG, scale-ups, and YC startups

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Coding education for engineers who want a real engineering job — not a certificate.

Cohort-based · Career-focused · ISA-eligible
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  • Frontend
  • Backend
  • Full-Stack
  • AI Engineer
Outcomes
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  • Placement data
  • Company partners
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Curriculum

Four tracks. Real engineering jobs.

T01
Frontend Engineer

React, TypeScript & Next.js

Build production-grade web apps. Component architecture, state management, performance, accessibility, and modern deployment.

Duration
16 weeks
Projects
6 portfolio apps
T02
Backend Engineer

Node, Postgres & Cloud

Design APIs that scale. REST + GraphQL, queues, caching, auth, observability, and AWS / GCP fundamentals.

Duration
16 weeks
Projects
5 services + 1 deployed system
T03
Full-Stack Engineer

End-to-end web product

Ship a real SaaS from auth to billing. The same stack used by YC startups, taught by engineers who've built them.

Duration
20 weeks
Projects
1 production SaaS app
T04
AI Engineer

LLMs, embeddings & RAG

Build with the OpenAI / Anthropic stack. Vector DBs, agent loops, evals, and shipping LLM-powered products.

Duration
12 weeks
Projects
3 AI products + 1 launch
~/codenest
$ codenest init my-portfolio
✓ project scaffolded
✓ next.js 15 + ts + tailwind
✓ tests + ci wired
$ codenest deploy
→ pushed to vercel · https://my-portfolio.app
How it works

Build, ship, get hired.

Project-first, mentor-led, and built to land your first engineering job within 6 months.

Build a real product
Every track ships a deployed app with real users — not a tutorial todo list.
Daily code reviews
Senior engineers review your PRs every weekday. Industry-standard feedback, not auto-grading.
Mock interview circuits
Weekly behavioral + system design + algo loops with engineers from Stripe, Vercel, and Anthropic.
Job placement support
We don't end at graduation. Resume + portfolio + intro + offer-negotiation coaching included.
Outcomes

Outcomes that actually exist.

94%
Hired within 6 months
of 2024 cohort grads
$112k
Median first-year salary
verified by lever data
1,400+
Engineers placed
in 22 countries
4.92
Avg cohort rating
/ 5 — collected weekly
From alumni

Real engineers, real outcomes.

Hired in 4 mo
“I came in writing python tutorials. Five months later I was reviewing PRs at a Series-B startup. The mock interview circuit is what got me the job.”
Maya Liang
Frontend Engineer · Linear
Hired in 6 mo
“The full-stack track is genuinely the work. We shipped a SaaS to real users in week 14. Hiring managers cared way more about that than my certificate.”
Dev Khanna
Software Engineer · Vercel
Promoted in 8 mo
“The AI track moved at the pace of the actual industry. We were building agents in week 4. My team at work calls me first when LLM stuff breaks.”
Reza Najafi
AI Engineer · Anthropic
Pricing

Three ways to enroll.

Self-paced
$49/month

All curriculum + recorded code reviews. Build at your own pace.

  • Full curriculum access
  • Async code review
  • Discord community
  • Cancel anytime
Start self-paced
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Mentored
$249/month

1:1 mentorship + live cohort + interview prep. Ship 4 portfolio apps.

  • Everything in Self-paced
  • Weekly 1:1 with mentor
  • Live cohort sessions
  • Mock interview circuit
  • Job placement support
Start mentored
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ISA: pay only when you land a $90k+ engineering role.

  • Everything in Mentored
  • Income share agreement
  • Dedicated career coach
  • Recruiter intros
  • Negotiation coaching
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Cohort 12 — opens april 2026

Stop watching tutorials. Start shipping.

Apply by Mar 31. We accept 80 engineers per cohort. The interview is conversational — no algos, no whiteboard.

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