Software engineers build the technology that modern society is designed around. At National University, our Software Engineering Bootcamp is designed around these growing technological needs. From creating applications and websites to learning about advancing developments in programming, we help our students face the challenges presented by the future of software engineering.
The products crafted by modern engineers have an impact on businesses and their consumers, with a dedicated team of engineers working tirelessly on an endless array of websites, applications, and products. It comes as no surprise that the demand for software engineers is at an all-time high. Every company, from the largest to the smallest, needs a digital presence, and you could be a part of that with the help of our online Software Engineering Bootcamp.
Software engineers enjoy competitive salaries, high job satisfaction, and the opportunity to work with the latest in advanced technology. Taking a software engineering bootcamp online is the best way for you to develop the skills needed to join the industry and start making a name for yourself. With our help, you can get all the knowhow needed to succeed, including the core principles of development, in-demand tools, and best practices.
Our 100% online software engineering program allows students to learn at their own pace. Whether you want to blitz through the content or need to work slowly, our knowledgeable team will be there to assist every step of the way. Every student is matched with a 1:1 mentor and receives top-of-the-line instruction from industry professionals.
You’ll learn software development directly from a curriculum curated by award-winning instructor Colt Steele and become well versed in JavaScript, Python, React, Node, and more. Each of these skills will ultimately be applied to a custom capstone project, created using a tech stack of your choice, which is perfectly designed to serve as the centerpiece of your portfolio.
We also set our students up for career success by offering nine optional career units. Each of these units cover a wide range of career-oriented skills, including finding the right company for you, networking fundamentals, resume and cover letter drafting, and mock interviews. The final 60 hours of coursework delve deep into technical interview preparation, including in-depth prep for whiteboard and coding interviews.
A stunning array of potential career paths are available to software engineering professionals. As you familiarize yourself with the process of building software, you’ll likely discover that you excel in several key areas. We have compiled some of the notable job titles, fields, and average salary of many of the positions that our software engineering bootcamp will guide you towards:
Software Engineer: $64k - $139k
Front-end Developer: $49k - $122k
Back-end Developer: $45k - $129k
Full-stack Developer: $53k - $121k
Web Developer: $38k - $92k
The Software Engineering Bootcamp offered 100% online by National University is tailor-made to help you land your first engineering job. From your first coding project to the final engineering exercise , you’ll learn what engineers do daily while crafting a portfolio you can be proud of. Our hands-on, end-to-end coursework will provide you with all the leg work you need to advance above the competition. A preview of our curriculum units is featured below:
Use JavaScript to create reactive web applications utilizing the Document Object Model
Maintain and share your code with GitHub and the Command Line
Ensure accuracy and functionality in your programs with testing best practices
Learn Object-Oriented Programming- the most popular programming paradigm
Understand how the web works through various protocols and APIs
Complete two large-scale projects
Create fully functional web applications with Python and the Flask microframework
Learn best practices for writing professional-grade, back-end Python code
Store data in databases using SQL and SQLAlchemy
Design database schemas
Add authentication, authorization, hashing, and log-in capabilities to your applications for heightened security
Deploy your Flask applications with Heroku
Create a clone of Twitter
Utilize Node and Express to do back-end development with JavaScript
Learn testing best practices
Set up routes with Express
Connect PostgreSQL to your Express applications
Validate the data being sent to an API
Complete a large-scale Node/Express application
Learn the ins and outs of React.js, an in-demand JavaScript library, including component design and state management
Test your React applications
Set up routes in React using the React Router library
Complete a large-scale Node/Express application
Create a custom project of your choice in React
Use BigO notation to create applications with optimal runtimes
Learn the sorting and search algorithms most likely to appear in a job interview
Understand data structures such as stacks, queues, hash tables, trees, graphs, and more
Throughout the course of the bootcamp, you will have ample opportunity to demonstrate your skills through hands-on projects, ultimately graduating with a top-of-the-line capstone. A full description of portfolio projects can be found below:
In this 40-60 hour project, you’ll choose a language and framework of your choice and create a database-driven web application. You’ll go through ideation, API selection, database design, coding, polishing, and finally documenting the project.
Create a web application designed to replicate the functionality of Indeed. During this 20-25 hour long project, you’ll create an API, craft a data model for users and jobs, build out the back and front end, and add authentication capabilities to your application.
Learn how to read a more complicated codebase, developing your understanding of unfamiliar code and extending functionality. This kind of task is common for developers to encounter during their career, and this 20-25 hour project will prepare you by teaching how to build out a program that functions similarly to Twitter.
Throughout this 15-hour projects, you’ll design a clone of Hackernews with improved functionality. This program will allow users to add stories, manage their favorites, and delete items they are not invested in. You will also be tasked with adding log-in and authentication capabilities.
While learning online, you’ll have a full support team behind you through every step, including the following services:
Student advisors: Get help with accountability, time management, and general course assistance.
1:1 career coaching sessions: Optional career units can help you navigate every stage of your job search.
Online community: Give and receive feedback on your course work.
Weekly 1:1 video calls: Receive direct feedback from your mentor to help you fine tune your projects, address any concerns, and build your professional goals.
Accountability: Stay on track so you can achieve your learning goals.
Unlimited mentor calls: Get additional 1:1 help from cybersecurity experts in our community, at no extra cost.
Meet some of our mentors:
You don’t need any prior knowledge to apply to our Software Engineering Bootcamp.
Basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript knowledge will allow you to test into an accelerated, Core version of the curriculum, but these skills are not required. If you don’t know how to code, you’ll learn everything you need to succeed in the Foundations+Core version of the program.
Software engineering is the application of a systematic, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software–essentially applying an engineer’s mindset to software. Every website or app that you have ever used was built and continues to be maintained by a software engineer. Software engineers can also create more complex software, like operating systems, but our course focuses primarily on the development of websites and apps.
Software engineers design and test the code that makes up our digital world. Apps often consist of hundreds of files, and software engineers both create them and verify that they work correctly. Engineers also deploy code to a server and debug, maintain, and upgrade live apps.
All you need to master software engineering is a lot of determination. The complexity of software engineering can seem intimidating, but it also creates a plethora of opportunities for creative problem solving. Creating programs is usually simpler than debugging programs. Software engineering is a lifelong learning journey; even experienced software developers are always learning new things or surmounting new challenges.
Organizations have never needed software engineers more than they do today. Tech is advancing faster than companies can hire developers, and this trend is only going to continue. Once you equip yourself with the skills you need, you can expect a highly-paid career with outstanding job security.
Software engineers are some of the highest-paid workers at every company. Entry-level developers can expect to earn $100K, with experienced engineers earning very high salaries, especially in tech hubs where competition for software engineers is high, such as New York or San Francisco.
Software engineers learn the trade in many different ways, but through this bootcamp, most students land jobs within 13 months of starting the course. Our course takes about nine months to complete, and then you can expect to do a few months of job hunting and interviewing before landing a job.
A computer science degree isn’t required to become a software engineer. You just need to build coding skills in an in-demand language and develop a strong portfolio of real work that will show hiring managers what you can do.
As a Software Engineering Bootcamp grad, you’ll have developed the skills necessary to obtain roles such as:
Web developer
Software engineer
Full-stack developer
Front-end developer
Back-end developer
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