Upgrade Accelerator Details
Upgrade Accelerator is a 4 month interview prepration program for ambitious software engineers.
If you're curious about how we help and who we are, the FAQ section covers all of our most commonly asked questions about WHO we help, HOW we help and WHAT outcomes you can expect.
Here is how Paul leveled up in 3 months, landing a job offer quickly:
Freqently Asked Questions
How long is the program?
Upgrade Accelerator is a 4 month interview prepration program.
We support you to learn all topics required to land job offers. If needed, you can extend your time if you happen to still be interviewing beyond the 4 months period.
What is the time commitment?
Upgrade Accelerator requires 2 hours per day of time commitment. This time is spent completing interview prep assignments, mock interviews and networking. This comes out to about 10-15 hours per week.
What outcomes can I expect?
Upgrade Accelerator is designed to help you land a job offer quickly.
1. Interviews within 2 weeks
2. Technical Readiness within 6 weeks
3. Final Round interviews within 8 weeks
4. Job offer around 3-4 months mark
How do you ensure offers in 3 months?
We have a simple, step by step process that guarantees 3x faster learning that if an engineer will interview prep on their own.
1. Daily Feedback via custom AI platform
2. Weekly Real Time Mocks with Sr Engineers
3. Custom Interview Prep plans
What part of interview prep do you cover?
Upgrade Accelerator helps you upskill in every single interview type you can encounter - from tiny startups to Big Tech companies. We cover:
Recruiter Screens
Behavioral Interviews
Data Systems + Algorightms [Leetcode]
Systems Design
Live Coding [Fullstack, SQL, etc]
Technical Takehomes
AI Engineering
What companies do clients land in?
It all depends! Some engineers want to land into Big Tech - such Google and Paypal - which others are looking to switch from larger company to a startup. A few standout companies include:
Google
Shopify
Paypal
Visa
Top startups
How are you different than other services?
Upgrade Accelerator does interview prep differently - we personalize interview preparation training for software engineers - that means no two client's interview prep is the same.
Every engineers receives personalized training plan and mock interviews - specifically for the type of interviews and roles you are interviewing for.
I have less then 3 yrs experience - can you help?
Yes, Upgrade Accelerator is designed to help engineers of any level land job offers via personalized interview prep support. Most engineers struggle most when trying to cross over from Junior to Mid level - we can help.
How do we communicate?
Upgrade Accelerator uses a set of tools for communication , feedback and checkins.
Slack for communication
Custom AI Prep Platform
Google Meet for Mock Interviews
Checkins via Google Meet
What does onboarding look like?
Clients start their onboarding through a form to document their carer goals. Next they gro through a one week technical interview skills assessment. Finally, they complete a 6 week Technical Readiness problemset.
What is the investment?
Upgrade Accelerator is priced similar to a bootcamp or a university semester. We offer different payment options, which can be paid through bank transfer, credit card, or financing (using Affirm). If ready to get started, book a call to discuss payment options with out enrollment team.
How many engineers have you helped?
Over the past 5 years, we have helped over 100 engineers land job offers at over $100K+ salaries. We understand what it takes to land a software engineering role in today's market. Since starting in 2021, we have helped engineers land their first tech job - all the way to help Staff level engineers land new roles.
MEET THE ENGINEERS WE HELPED
Scott landed an offer for $140K in Healthtech
Madison signed $120K job offer at Airtable
Chris got $150K an offer from Shopify
Cassie landed a $160K offer at Paypal
Michael landed a $140K offer at CVS
Redoan landed a $140K offer at Google
Dino landed a $100K offer from Visa
Surya received a $140K offer from Netapp
Hannah got $100K offer at a NYC Startup
Vaishnavi landed a $80K offer at Braze
Qinjain landed a $130K offer at State Street
Saketh landed a $140K offer at Microsoft
Arunim went from 6 months of job search to $180K Job Offer
Arunimn joined as a mid-level Software Engineer with 3 years experience.
Within months he was landing interviews - yet not getting to final rounds.
After 3 months with Outlier Mentors - he landed a Forward Deployed Engineer role in Silicon Valley.
Paul landed a $170K offer as Sr. SWE
Chandler got a $120K offer from Regal Cinemas
Mingxing got $140K offer at Morgan Stanley
Career Mentorship for Ambitious Software Engineers
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