We’re a nonprofit organization helping underrepresented groups get their first software engineering job and launch their software engineering career.
Our mission is to enhance tech accessibility for all, irrespective of race, gender, sexuality, or education. We match college students from underrepresented backgrounds interested in a career in software engineering with mentors in the industry to receive technical education and career guidance.
Land Your Dream Job – Slay That Interview Dragon
The team is composed of young professionals that work in a variety of roles across the technology industry with a wide breadth of experience. We can provide advice and information that is valuable and, often, difficult to get access to.
We've all been through the recruiting process recently enough to remember wading through tons of applications and technical interviews. We also know what it's like from the other side of the table; many of us now facilitate interviews on behalf of our employers and have additional insight into the candidate evaluation process.
1.Weekly Group Preparation Sessions
We facilitate weekly mentorship sessions where we prepare students for a career in technology, educating our fellows on how to break into the industry, covering resume-reviews, application tips, and recruitment advice. During these sessions, we will cover the technical skills needed to succeed in software engineering interviews.
2.One on One Mentorship
Each fellow will be matched with a mentor based on their specific profile. Throughout the entire fall recruitment cycle, the mentor will meet with you for at least one hour each week. You will have an opportunity to ask specific questions and gain insight as you prepare for recruitment.
3.Self-Study
We will be publishing videos of our sessions as well as relevant material, resume templates, and interview guides for free-to-download.
4.Networking
We will publish the profiles and bios of all our mentors. You can reach out directly to anyone and everyone you are interested in speaking with.
Who we are
Karthik Suresh
Karthik is currently a Software Engineer at Pave. Previously he was a Venture Partner at Contrary Capital and a Software Engineer at Blend where he saw the company grow till IPO.
Vivek Raja
Vivek is a Senior Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks. He was part of Expanse before, which was acquired for $800 Million. Before that, he was an engineering major at Georgia Tech.
Robert Kuramshin
Robert is an embedded software engineer at Verkada where he has worked on building products in the physical building security space. Prior he has worked for a health tech IOT startup and studied at Georgia Tech.
Andrew Chen
Andrew is a Berkeley CS grad who has worked at AWS, Lab126, VMWare, and Sandia National Laboratories.