How to Get Hired as a Software Engineer

Name: How to Get Hired as a Software Engineer
Start: 2019-07-11T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2019-07-11T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Codesmith

Hosted By

Will S.

Details

The number of opportunities for software engineers is booming but to get a mid-level position and above requires a special kind of preparation.

Join us at our New York City HQ in Tribeca to learn the five key skills that you must have in order to succeed in the job search including how to effectively whiteboard through the tough coding interviews. This interactive workshop is taught by Codesmith CEO & Frontend Masters Instructor, Will Sentance. To get the full experience we recommend coming onsite, however a live-stream will be available if you’re unable to make it.

We will cover -

The 5 key things you need to know to get hired as a mid-level software engineer
How to whiteboard through the typical coding challenges that make up 50% of most technical interviews

The session will help you:

Identify your career and role priorities - for example, are you most interested in a career as a backend or frontend developer, within an established corporation or a new start-up?
Understand and prepare the five key skills that you must have in order to succeed in the job search for software engineering positions
Understand how to approach the job search so you find the job that is best suited to your skills and aspirations.
Whiteboarding - working through coding problems on a whiteboard is a crucial part of most interviews. You'll see how to effectively whiteboard and work through problems live in pairs

Price: Always free!

Transport Info: One block from: Canal St Station (N Q R W), Canal St Station (6), Canal St Station (J Z), and 4 blocks from Canal St Station (A C E)

Online Info: Please join us for the online stream of the workshop here: https://codesmith.io/event-signin/369?ol=t (online start time may vary by 30 mins)

Experience Level:
All experience levels welcome. We recommend getting started on our free JavaScript learning platform CSX (https://csx.codesmith.io/) and working on the Precourse unit before the workshop.

We offer free JavaScript workshops several times a week for all levels in-person in LA & NY, and live-streamed online.

Beginner: