Flatiron School Blog

You’ve spent years building real skills. You collaborated with teams, solved problems under pressure, learned new tools, and figured out how to communicate across different groups of people. Now you’re making a move into tech, and suddenly it can feel like none of that counts. It does. You just have to learn how to say […]

Meet Danielle Shokrian Danielle is a student in Flatiron’s Accelerated AI Engineering Immersive program and an AI Apprentice at Khaite, a luxury fashion brand in New York City. She is currently working on AI and automation, building apps that help streamline workflows and processes. In her interview, she shares her journey from a music education […]

The cybersecurity talent gap is real. You have probably read the statistics, noticed the job postings, and started wondering whether your background in IT operations, compliance, or project management could translate into a security engineering career. Maybe you have even looked at a few certificate programs and closed the tab feeling uncertain. This article is […]

The first year in tech feels like momentum. You are writing code that ships and learning faster than you ever have. Every week adds something new. It is easy to mistake that pace for progress. There is a difference between accumulating exposure and building leverage. For most junior engineers, the gap between those two things […]

Your work-integrated interview is the first step in a structured pathway to real-world experience and measurable career outcomes. Flatiron School supports technologists and organizations at every stage, from first job to career acceleration to workforce transformation. Whether you’re starting your first career in tech or repositioning as an experienced developer in a changing market, this […]

Automation and AI are handling more basic coding tasks, pushing developers to continuously elevate their skills. A major force reshaping the landscape is the rise of AI and automation, which is changing the nature of software jobs. The role of AI is augmenting rather than fully replacing developers, especially experienced ones. That shift changes what […]

If you’re thinking about transitioning into tech, you’ve probably heard some version of the same advice: learn to code, build projects, start from scratch. The narrative assumes you’re beginning at zero, but that assumption doesn’t hold for the growing number of professionals who bring years of workplace experience to their tech education. The gap isn’t […]