Interview Kickstart
Average Rating4.78
271 Reviews
23 Courses
Interview Kickstart is a part-time, 12-15 week online career advancement platform that helps tech professionals nail technical interviews at FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) and Tier-1 companies. Interview Kickstart is dedicated to helping tech and product professionals secure their dream jobs with top tech companies. Since 2014, they have trained over 20,000 tech professionals to succeed in the toughest interviews at FAANG companies.
The courses at Interview Kickstart are designed by FAANG tech leads and taught by FAANG instructors. They cover 18 tech and product domains, including Machine Learning, Data Science, System Design, and Software development. Interview Kickstart also offers specialized training for career transitions to rapidly growing AI-related tech fields. With a team of 600 seasoned FAANG+ professionals, their instructors provide real-world guidance to help professionals achieve their career goals.
To enroll in any Interview Kickstart program, attend their pre-enrollment webinar held daily (except Saturday). During the webinar, prospective students will learn about courses and the market landscape. After attending, a program advisor will connect with prospective students to assist with the admission process.
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Bhawna SharmaLead Software Engineer • StudentJul 12, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceExcellent curriculum and vast set of topics covered
I am very much appreciative for services and support provided by IK. It saves a lot of time while preparing for interviews with Tier 1 product companies. Especially, support team is very much supportive and responds promptly at any personal support requests.
Thank you Heenal, Thank you Kriti for acting at your earliest on all my support requests.- Jhair HuancaVirtual Resource Manager • Student • Backend Engineering Interview Preparation • San JoseMay 20, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great Refresher and Learning
I registered for the Early Engineering Program. It is a great refresher and deep dive into programming concepts and techniques. My current position for the last 3 years has low-code everyday tasks. Therefore, this program has efficiently helped me get back into it.
Aside from the hard skills, soft skills are also developed. Overall a great experience so far and looking forward to my remaining time here before I get into my dream(FAANG) company. - VDGraduate • Master Class (Default) Interview Course • San JoseMar 28, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Best Interview Preparation Program
The Interview Kickstart program was instrumental in preparing me for interviews. The mock interviews were particularly valuable, while the technical coaching sessions helped me address any technical uncertainties.
Although the classes occasionally ran a bit long, I found them to be engaging and overall quite helpful. The program also equipped me with the necessary skills to excel in behavioral interviews, and I received invaluable guidance from the career coaches.
I strongly recomm...The Interview Kickstart program was instrumental in preparing me for interviews. The mock interviews were particularly valuable, while the technical coaching sessions helped me address any technical uncertainties.
Although the classes occasionally ran a bit long, I found them to be engaging and overall quite helpful. The program also equipped me with the necessary skills to excel in behavioral interviews, and I received invaluable guidance from the career coaches.
I strongly recommend this program to anyone seeking to advance their career and secure a higher-paying technical job. - Swan D.Student • Technical Program Manager Interview course • San JoseMar 15, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Great program if you put in the efforts
IK experts can guide you in the journey, very quick and supportive support team. I would like to point out Megha from the IK Operations team who is helping me to keep on track in completing the coursework. If you put in the needed efforts; IK team is there to help you in every step of your journey. - Vandy AGraduate • Full Stack Engineering Interview Preparation • San JoseMar 01, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Be the engineer that you would like work with
I joined Interview Kickstart to become a great engineer who takes pride in her work and is confident in solving problems with integrity. Interview Kickstart does provide excellent resources and support to realize that objective.My learning experience at IK has broadened my perspective on software engineering. I am much better at my current job. I can now understand why tier 1 companies have such comprehensive interview processes. If you are willing to do the work, the IK curri...I joined Interview Kickstart to become a great engineer who takes pride in her work and is confident in solving problems with integrity. Interview Kickstart does provide excellent resources and support to realize that objective.My learning experience at IK has broadened my perspective on software engineering. I am much better at my current job. I can now understand why tier 1 companies have such comprehensive interview processes. If you are willing to do the work, the IK curriculum ensures you will thrive at your new job. I am glad that I chose IK because I would prefer to put in the effort to become a great engineer than try some shortcuts to clear the interviews.In my experience, IK glows in:- Building fundamentals and solving problems systematically
- Excellent mentors who are ethical and eager to help
- Empathetic student success associates
- The student community of engineers who want to excel and are willing to help
- Mock interviews with senior engineers at tier 1 companies
- Set the realistic expectation. Even though IK advertises getting interviews ready in 12 weeks, most students take much longer. Having realistic goals makes it less stressful.
- Foundation videos are very long, a searchable resources index and guides would help to review and retain the information.
- Provide placement assistance.
- Rohit SStudent • Engineering Manager Interview Preparation • San JoseFeb 14, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Awesome course and more awesome Support Team!
Truly an awesome team, very professional, and I really enjoyed the entire course. More than everything, they have the best support team who are very responsive and are always eager to help. I have been a student for several months now, and no matter what, they care for their students, and I can't thank them enough! Kudos to the support team, without you, no matter how best the content is, IK would not be in the position where it is now. - Vivek Prasanna PrabuStaff Software Engineer • Graduate • Backend Engineering Interview PreparationJan 21, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
excellent value for money
I loved most of the things about this program. It was very informative and cleared most of the difficulties I faced in FAANG companies, especially with system design and api design. Especially loved Nikhil's system design classes and Omkar's graph videos. If I had landed an interview with FAANG after I completed the program I would definitely have landed it, unfortunately, because of the recession all my interviews with FAANG got canceled, except for my second-tier company which I landed...I loved most of the things about this program. It was very informative and cleared most of the difficulties I faced in FAANG companies, especially with system design and api design. Especially loved Nikhil's system design classes and Omkar's graph videos. If I had landed an interview with FAANG after I completed the program I would definitely have landed it, unfortunately, because of the recession all my interviews with FAANG got canceled, except for my second-tier company which I landed.
Cons - I am not sure why, but there were classes for spring and AWS-specific databases, which weren't all that informative or engaging or structured for that matter. I wish we had more in detail system design and graph classes instead of the above mentioned two.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Jan 22, 2023
Hi Vivek, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the program useful in your upleveling journey. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if you require our support on anything related to the program. - Jemil OyebisiSoftware Engineer • Graduate • Backend Engineering Interview Preparation • San JoseJan 01, 2023Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
I joned Interview Kickstart to improve my problem solving skills and the program went beyond my expectation
I joined IK to improve my problem solving skills as an engineer and I must say, the program went beyond my expectation. The pre-class contents are well put together, the live instructors are really great. I also love the fact that I have access to lots of mock interviews which really helped me to gauge my level on different topics and I used it to determine whether I am ready for the real interviews or not. Additionally, I love the fact that I could connect with the instructors, intervie...I joined IK to improve my problem solving skills as an engineer and I must say, the program went beyond my expectation. The pre-class contents are well put together, the live instructors are really great. I also love the fact that I have access to lots of mock interviews which really helped me to gauge my level on different topics and I used it to determine whether I am ready for the real interviews or not. Additionally, I love the fact that I could connect with the instructors, interviewers etc on Linkedin. To have a lifetime access to all the contents on uplevel is a great deal for me because I can reference them anytime I need to refresh my knowledge on the topics.
I would recommend IK to anyone who is looking to improve their problem solving skills and/or preparing for interviews.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Jan 24, 2023
Hi Jemil, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the program and the curriculum useful in your upleveling journey. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if you require our support on anything related to the program. - DEEPAK KUMAR DAStechnical test lead • Applicant • Test Engineering Interview Preparation • San JoseDec 27, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great support received from IK
I would like to highlight that I have received very good support during my IK ongoing program.I have been in touch with my cohort for extending classes.
The prep classes are good from omkar.
the support is prompt.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Jan 24, 2023
Hi Deepak, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the program useful in your upleveling journey. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if you require our support on anything related to the program. - MahmoudSoftware engineer • Graduate • Backend Engineering Interview Preparation • San JoseDec 21, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Amazing curriculum
Interview Kickstart has the best instructors in the industry and great interviewers. They helped me get an offer from linkedin in less than a year. Amazing curriculum, they teach you the basis first and then they move to advanced topics that will make medium topics a lot easier. The interviewers are experienced and are willing to share their knowledge and teach you to become a better applicant.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Success Experience Team
Dec 22, 2022
Hi Mahmoud, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the program structure useful in your upleveling journey. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if you require our support on anything related to the program. - Sameer PatelStudent • Backend Engineering Interview Preparation • San JoseDec 20, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Interview kickstart
This is a great program to get up skilled and prepare yourself to meet your career goals. The course program is designed with lot of thought and covers all the facets of interviewing.
Instructors are very knowledgeable and from the top companiesStudent Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Success Experience Team
Dec 22, 2022
Hi Sameer, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the course useful in your upleveling journey. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if you require our support on anything related to the program. - TomLead Machine Learning Engineer • Graduate • Machine Learning Interview Preparation • San JoseDec 07, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Life changing
If you are willing to put in the work, Interview Kickstart can be life-changing. At least it was for me. I never studied Computer Science (I studied other STEM field + had some work experience in Analytics), so I always felt I was at a disadvantage as I advanced my career from entry-level Data Science to Machine Learning Engineering. I can confidently say that IK can help you learn the technical background and mindset required to crack tier-1 company interviews. Not only that, but it can...If you are willing to put in the work, Interview Kickstart can be life-changing. At least it was for me. I never studied Computer Science (I studied other STEM field + had some work experience in Analytics), so I always felt I was at a disadvantage as I advanced my career from entry-level Data Science to Machine Learning Engineering. I can confidently say that IK can help you learn the technical background and mindset required to crack tier-1 company interviews. Not only that, but it can also give be a powerful tool to advance your career at your current job (As I've been preparing for a transition, I have been promoted from MLE, to Senior, to Lead MLE and feel more confident at work). All the instructors and mock interviewers I came across were highly experienced professionals in top companies. Not only did they have more than enough background to teach these concepts, but they were empathetic and had excellent teaching skills which is a rare combination to find. On top of all of that, you get the structure and support tools needed to stay on track (Great support staff). I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to invest in their career and their long-term growth.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 26, 2022
Hi Tom, thank you for your encouraging feedback! We are glad to know that you found the program valuable in your journey during the program. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if you require our support on anything related to the program.
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Based on 250+ Interview Kickstart alumni reviews on Course Report, positive feedback for the program centers on the detailed curriculum and effective preparation for technical interviews at top companies. One review praises the program, stating, "I gained way more in confidence and technical skill than the cost of the course." A contrasting view, however, points out that while the support team is exceptional, some of the technical prep materials could be improved.
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How much does Interview Kickstart cost?
The average bootcamp costs $14,142, but Interview Kickstart does not share pricing information. You can read a cost-comparison of other popular bootcamps!
What courses does Interview Kickstart teach?
Interview Kickstart offers courses like Advanced Data Science Course, Advanced Machine Learning Course, Advanced MLOps Course, Android Engineering Interview Preparation and 19 more.
Where does Interview Kickstart have campuses?
Interview Kickstart teaches students Online in a remote classroom.
Is Interview Kickstart worth it?
Interview Kickstart hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 271 Interview Kickstart alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Interview Kickstart on Course Report - you should start there!
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While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Interview Kickstart doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.