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About Interview Kickstart

Location: Online

Est. in 2014, Interview Kickstart is on a mission to help tech professionals uplevel in their careers and transition into their dream jobs. Our alums consistently land offers from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Apple, LinkedIn, Uber, and other top... Read More

The highest offer received by an IK alum is a whopping $1.267 Million!

We are the only tech interview prep platform that offers 18 courses, covering the most in-demand roles in tech, such as Back-end Engineering, Front-end Engineering, Engineering Management, Data Engineering, Security Engineering, etc.

Each course is designed and taught by tech leads, hiring managers, and experts from FAANG+ companies. This team of 500+ instructors has trained over 13,500 tech professionals.

IK courses offer 360° interview training, covering everything you need to nail your next tech interview — technical coaching, career coaching, mock interviews, 1-1 mentorship sessions, resume building, and salary negotiation.

We are driven by a set of core beliefs:
- Technical interviews cannot be “hacked” — you must invest the time to sharpen the core skills required to be successful in your role
- To meet the high bar at FAANG+, you must learn from others who have passed it
- Comprehensive, structured interview prep is the only path to career growth

To learn more about how to nail your next tech interview, please visit the Interview Kickstart site to join our Free Webinar.

Courses

Full Stack Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $7,600 - $8,200
Duration: 16 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 16 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant full stack engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Full Stack Engineers/Developers looking to transition to tier-1 companies. Software Engineers/Developers looking to transition to tier-1 companies. Not suitable for UI/UX designers and candidates with no Front-end/Back-end experience.

iOS Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $7,600 - $8,200
Duration: 15 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 15 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant iOS engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current and former iOS Engineers

Machine Learning Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $7,600 - $8,200
Duration: 16 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 16 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant ML engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: ML Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current or former ML Engineers/Specialists/Generalists. Software Engineers working on ML Systems. Data Engineers/Data Scientists/ Research Engineers who want to transition to ML Engineer roles.

Product Manager (Tech) Interview Course

Cost: $6,600 - $7,200
Duration: 14 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 14 weeks
Curriculum: System design, interview-relevant product management concepts, career coaching
Instructors: PMs, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Support period: 6 months
Mock interviews: 15
Best suited for: Current or former Product/Program Managers. Program Managers looking to transition into PM roles.

Security Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $5,300 - $5,900
Duration: 16 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 16 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant security engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current or former Security Engineers, Security Analysts, Application Security Engineers, Security Architects, and Security Support Engineers. Application, System, or Network Support Engineers, Test Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Cloud Security/Support Engineers.

Site Reliability Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $7,600 - $8,200
Duration: 17 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 17 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant SRE concepts, career coaching
Instructors: SREs, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current SREs, DevOps Engineers who want to uplevel into FAANG+ companies. System/Linux/Cloud admins (with coding experience) who want to uplevel into FAANG+ companies. Software Engineers with a passion for troubleshooting systems and automating large-scale operations.

Technical Program Management Interview Course

Cost: $7,800 - $8,400
Duration: 18 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 18 weeks
Curriculum: Scalable system design, interview-relevant TPM concepts, interview-relevant domain concepts (choose from 18 domains), career coaching
Instructors: TPMs, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current or former Product/Program Managers. Project Managers looking to transition into Technical Program Manager roles.

Test Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $5,300 - $5,900
Duration: 17 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 17 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design (optional), interview-relevant test engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 9
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current or former Test Engineers. Automation Test Engineers targeting SDET roles. QA Engineers/Testers trying to transition into SDET roles.

Interview Kickstart Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.89/5 (46 reviews)

Usha K
Project Lead | Graduated: 2023

8/11/2023

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Test Engineering Interview Course

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"I found IK is the best platform to get knowledge on DSA."

I found IK is the best platform to get knowledge on DSA. Live sessions were very interactive. Curriculum from IK is well designed. Found Support system is quick in action. Provided good Foundation material to refresh the knowledge. I am yet to complete... Read More

Harish Vadaparty
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2023

8/9/2023

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Masterclass

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"Interview Kickstart - Great for MAANG Interview Prep."

Interview Kickstart has a structured coursework that helps to approach DSA & Algorithm problems in multiple ways. This really helped me to start coming up with my own approach to new problems. With the classes and foundational material I can say I have... Read More

Vilma
Software Engineer aspiring to Solutions Architect role | Graduated: 2023

7/31/2023

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AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Interview Course

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"High-quality, experienced instructors and flexible learning options."

IKS curriculum covers a wide range of topics relevant to interview preparation and up-leveling engineering skills. The instructors are high-quality and bring ample working experience at top tech companies. The IKS support team consistently provides the... Read More

Anonymous
Software engineer | Graduated: 2023

7/23/2023

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"Wonderful program and great support"

I have a wonderful experience being a student of IK. Great curriculum with excellent faculty help you all the way for your interview prep. Most importantly, an amazing support system along with student advisor that help resolve any issues and guide on... Read More

David Castaneda
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2023

7/11/2023

Course
Back-end Engineering Interview Course

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"Effective Learning Environment to Master and Thrive in Technical Interviews"

Interview Kickstart's program is really an excellent resource to ace technical interviews. It stands out because it mixes high-quality training with great support from the advisors and instructors. The training is very thorough, covering fundamentals... Read More

Anonymous
Senior Software Engineer | Graduated: 2023

7/7/2023

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Back-end Engineering Interview Course

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"Comprehensive Curriculum and Very Useful Mock Interviews"

I had a great experience with Interview Kickstart. The curriculum was comprehensive and covered a wide range of topics relevant to interview preparation. The instructors were knowledgeable and provided clear explanations. I particularly appreciated the... Read More

Anonymous
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2023

6/6/2023

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Embedded Systems Engineering Interview Course

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"Operation Reignite with an amazing uplevel tour with Harsh Kaushal!"

Truly thrilled to restart my unleveling on IK's Embedded track, where I had left off a few months ago due to personal reasons. It is humbling to get such quality of support from IK Operations with the best of the resources and extremely useful tools!

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

5/30/2023

Course
Full Stack Engineering Interview Course

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"Excellent Program"

Ik is a great program for someone who wants to fill the gap in their technical skills or crack those difficult coding and system design interviews. If you are ready to put in the hard work, you can make the best use of this program. Pros:The support team... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

5/15/2023

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Full Stack Engineering Interview Course

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"Excellent Program"

Ik is a great program for someone who wants to fill the gap in their technical skills or crack those difficult coding and system design interviews. If you are ready to put in the hard work, you can make the best use of this program. Pros:The support team... Read More

Anonymous
Platform Team Lead | Graduated: 2023

5/4/2023

Course
Full Stack Engineering Interview Course

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"Highly recommended for anyone looking to get their interview game up!"

I recommend IK courses for anyone who wants to switch jobs but lacks confidence in clearing the technical interview. IK courses and instructors help you understand how to find the pattern among common types of data structure-based questions, which will... Read More

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