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About Hack Reactor
Founded in 2012, Hack Reactor is a 12-week immersive coding school providing software engineering education, career placement services, and a lifelong network of professional peers. Hack Reactor has campuses in San Francisco, Austin, Los Angeles, and... Read More
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Job Outcomes
Employment Breakdown |
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Employed in Paid in-field positions | 77% |
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Full-Time Employee | 68% |
Full-Time Apprenticeship, Internship or Contact Position | 8% |
Hired by school in-field | 6% |
Employed in other positions | 2% |
Started a new company or venture after graduation | 1% |
Short-term contract or part-time position | 0% |
Not Employed | 18% |
Unemployed and still seeking a job | 18% |
Unemployed and not seeking a job | 4% |
Non-reporting | 1% |
This bootcamp uses the CIRR methodology. All CIRR members use a standardized, one-page format. To ensure complete accuracy, CIRR reports account for each enrolled student. You can compare outcomes with other CIRR members side-by-side. Learn more about CIRR.
Courses
Average Ratings (All Programs)
4.77/5
- Connor D Campbell | Front-End Developer
- Software Engineering Immersive
- Graduated: 2016
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"Life Changing"
- Austen | Senior Software Engineer
- Graduated: 2014
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"Great program with an even better alumni network"
- Anonymous | Software Engineer
- Software Engineering Immersive
- Graduated: 2016
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"Worth the investment for the career support alone"
It’s been almost four years since I’ve graduated from the program (SF onsite, June - September 2016), but enough people have reached out to me since then that I felt like it was worth the time to summarize my thoughts and experiences for others.
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The curriculum (and industry) changes enough that it’s probably not worth me focusing on the education side of it, so instead, I want to talk about the job placement support afterwards. Both jobs that I’ve gotten since graduating are due to the Hack Reactor network, and specifically, the alumni support program. I truly believe that the resources available after graduation is worth the entire financial investment and more. I was assigned Marlene as my career coach, and I seriously lucked out. She truly goes above and beyond the scope of her duties to ensure that she is accessible at all hours and under all circumstances. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve reached out minutes before phone interviews for last-minute pep talks, or spent hours of her time getting her help to draft the perfect response during salary negotiations. When I started my second job search, I reached out to Marlene on a whim to see if she might be able to give some job search advice, but she went even further to connect me with other alumni, the corporate partnership program, and personally coached me through each one of the offers I landed. I was one and a half years past my graduation date, and she wasn’t even a full-time career coach anymore, but it didn’t matter to her. However, it truly made a huge difference for me to not have to go through the job search and interview process on my own.
Everyone’s post-graduation experience is different, but what I truly think makes Hack Reactor stand out is that they actually have dedicated resources to make sure your successes don’t end after you finish your classes. Having Marlene by my side during the most life-altering job search of my career is something that I will be forever grateful for and why I consistently recommend Hack Reactor to others who are seriously considering coding bootcamps to make the career shift. It’s worth the investment a thousand times over.
Comment- Adrian M. | Software Engineer
- Graduated: 2017
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"Effective Career Change Experience"
- Anthony Chung | Senior Software Engineer
- Software Engineering Immersive
- Graduated: 2016
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"Autonomous learning experience and continued job support"
Hack Reactor was unlike any education I've experienced: it teaches you autonomous learning and you still get support after graduating!
Hack Reactor provided the foundational work and community necessary to learn at a faster rate than before. When picking... Read More
The meta-skill of learning that will quickly outpace the utility of whatever library/technology you learn when you attend.
Post-graduation support! I've always gotten help from Marlene whenever transitioning roles. More than that, she knows and anticipates your needs on the job search. Whether it's connecting you for algorithm practice, finding the right warm intro to make, or giving you the right negotiation move, she is out to guide you for career success.
Consider how many offer letters she has helped secure and negotiate: she's becoming AlphaGo for job market/support.
Comment- Richard Kho | Software Engineer
- Software Engineering Immersive
- Graduated: 2015
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"A force multiplier for my career"
I graduated from Hack Reactor in 2015 and have worked with the alumni team there -- most prominently Marlene -- for all of my job searches. They've been incredibly helpful with introducing me to partner companeis and helping coach me through the negotiation... Read More
Thanks to their guidance, I've been fortunate enough to negotiate up an extra ~50k during the four years that I've been working and know that I can always count on them to help out for my future job searches.
Comment- Stephen Saunders | Software Engineer
- Graduated: 2016
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"Investment at Hack Reactor still paying dividends"
- Zachary Lopez | Senior Engineering Manager
- Software Engineering Immersive
- Graduated: 2015
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"One of the best decisions you can make"
- Fawn Bertram | Software Engineer
- Software Engineering Immersive
- Graduated: 2015
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"Amazing curriculum, friends, and outcomes"
- Matthew Ma
- Software Engineering Immersive
- Graduated: 2019
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"More Than Just An Education"
Going in, I had set the parameters of my expectations somewhat strictly. I simply wanted to learn what it takes to become an employable software engineer- some who removes, rather than contributes to, technical debt.
Hack Reactor was so much more than... Read More
Of course, the curriculum gave me enough experience that I could figure my way around any web development projects. The junior phase strengthened my confidence with various specific technologies through challenging sprints. The senior phase allowed me to consolidate my understanding of web frameworks + database technologies into viable products, as well as flesh out communication skills by coordinating development with peers, who at this point were working with me as partners.
But it takes much more than only technical expertise to excel in the tech industry. Hack Reactor provided networking opportunities and informative talks from experienced software engineers that grants new grads with the assurance of mentorship and community, making even life-changing transformations far less scary.
Something I deeply appreciated about the organization of the cohorts was the stimulating diversity of my peers. People truly came from all walks of life. This aspect of the program sets it apart from traditional university programs in that you are no longer immersed in your same age stratum. I was the youngest in my cohort, so I went through the program with the mindset that I'll have the most to learn from the life experiences of others. This made Hack Reactor more than just an education. It was a life experience.
CommentHack Reactor's average rating is 4.77 out of 5.0 based on 269 review(s).