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A Former Microsoft Dev Is Now Teaching Others How to Start Their Own Tech Careers
Most students aspire for the career Soundarya R. had before Flatiron School. She was a developer leading her own team at Microsoft. Now, she’s the Lead Instructor for the immersive Software Engineering program at Flatiron School Seattle. Before starting her tech career, Soundarya graduated from Western Washington University with a Computer Science degree and grew […]
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This Alum Challenged Himself to Grow and Now Teaches Others to do the Same
Before Flatiron School, Alex had experience with firmware — the permanent software installed onto a chip that controls the hardware — but didn’t have web development experience.
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From Fleeing Venezuela to Junior Full-Stack Developer
Life in Venezuela had become difficult for Andres and his family. Andres found himself struggling to make ends meet and unable to earn a livable wage
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How This Alum Found A ‘Life-changing’ Education at Flatiron School
At Flatiron School, our success is our students’ success — when students get jobs, we achieve our mission of enabling the pursuit of a better life through education. But, students’ stories don’t end after they graduate. In this series, we chat with Flatiron School’s alumni community about their journey into coding, and how that journey transformed […]
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Announcing the 2018 On-Campus Outcomes Report
Flatiron School is proud to announce our 2018 On-Campus Outcomes Report for our immersive NYC software engineering program, the immersive iOS Developer course, and a web/iOS Fellowship program. Our sixth audited report shows once again that Flatiron School graduates get jobs and go on to build lasting careers in tech. In our latest report, we had […]
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How One Alum Found Meaning Through Design
Nicole discusses her journey from musician to sales to UX designer while attending Flatiron School's Chicago campus.
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Artist Turned Software Engineer Finds Creativity in Code
Code can be art, just take it from Patti C., a Flatiron School Washington D.C. graduate. Before starting her coding career, she worked as an artist’s assistant for a sculptor in New York City. But, she needed a job that could pay the bills. She switched to working in retail, later found time to volunteer as an […]