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Professional Development for Aspiring Software Engineers

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(5 ratings)

5 Weeks

Cohort-based Course

Elevate your programming skills and jump start your career as a software developer.

Class is in session

Professional Development for Aspiring Software Engineers

4.7

(5 ratings)

5 Weeks

Cohort-based Course

Elevate your programming skills and jump start your career as a software developer.

Hosted by

Uma Abu

Software Engineering Tech Lead at Microsoft, Educator, and Content Creator

Uma Abu

Software Engineering Tech Lead at Microsoft, Educator, and Content Creator

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Course overview

Unlock your potential to break into the tech industry! *Payment Plan available

Learn to develop software by mastering practical knowledge and best practices like developing and managing projects, writing clean and efficient code, communicating effectively with team members, and more. You'll also have fun alongside a community of like-minded students developing an application collaboratively. See the syllabus below for more info.

This course is designed for people who know how to code and have worked on a few projects but need to know the next step to be job-ready.

Enroll now and take the first step towards unlocking your potential and breaking into the industry.

Who is this course for

Self-taught programmers who are looking to land their first job or internship

Recent graduates and coding bootcamp alumni looking to improve their programming skills

Self-taught programmers who are looking to land their first job or internship

Recent graduates and coding bootcamp alumni looking to improve their programming skills

What you’ll get out of this course

Programming Projects Blueprint and Hands-On Learning

From week one, you’ll learn about the types of programming projects that showcase competency and help you stand out from the competition. You’ll also be working on a project for the duration of the course and learning to build software collaboratively.

Software Development Workflow

You’ll learn best practices and workflows used in the industry. By the end of the course, you will know how to use tools like JIRA, GitHub Actions, and more, giving you an edge in the job market.

Build an Online Presence

We will learn how to showcase your competence with a well-crafted web portfolio and establish an impactful online presence on platforms like GitHub and LinkedIn. These will help you stand out to recruiters and increase your chances of getting noticed.

Resumes and Job Applications

We will review what a proper software engineering resume looks like and cover job search strategies.

Acing Technical Interviews

You’ll learn the ins and outs of technical interviews, why they are structured the way they are, and how to best prepare for them.

This course includes

11 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

In-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

Projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

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Week 1
Apr 29—May 5
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
Apr
30
Introductions and Course Overview
Introductions and Course Overview
Tue, Apr 30, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC
May
2
Programming Projects: The Ultimate Way To Show Competency
Programming Projects: The Ultimate Way To Show Competency
Thu, May 2, 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM UTC
Week 2
May 6—May 12
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
May
7
Programming Best Practices: Unit Testing, Error Handling, Documentation and more
Programming Best Practices: Unit Testing, Error Handling, Documentation and more
Tue, May 7, 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTC
May
9
Continuous Integration: GitHub Actions
Continuous Integration: GitHub Actions
Thu, May 9, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC
Week 3
May 13—May 19
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
May
14
What Recruiters are looking for in Software Engineering Candidates.
What Recruiters are looking for in Software Engineering Candidates.
Tue, May 14, 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM UTC
May
16
Working Session: Resume and LinkedIn Profiles
Working Session: Resume and LinkedIn Profiles
Thu, May 16, 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM UTC
Week 4
May 20—May 26
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
May
21
Working Session and Collaboration Time
Working Session and Collaboration Time
Tue, May 21, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC
May
23
Working Session and Collaboration Time
Working Session and Collaboration Time
Thu, May 23, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC
Week 5
May 27—May 30
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
May
28
Acing Technical Interviews
Acing Technical Interviews
Tue, May 28, 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM UTC
May
30
Project and Code Demo
Project and Code Demo
Thu, May 30, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC
May
31
Cohort Recap and Close Out
Cohort Recap and Close Out
Fri, May 31, 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM UTC

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Meet your instructor

Uma Abu

Software Engineering Tech Lead at Microsoft, Educator, and Content Creator

Uma Abu is a Software Engineering Tech Lead at Microsoft. In this role, he leads a team of software engineers to deliver key features to automate Microsoft’s network.

He is also a co-founder and CTO of Candoor, a company aimed at helping Blacks, LatinX, Indigenous, and other underserved college students & young professionals to connect with leading professionals (Through booking 1-on-1 conversations) whom they look up to to empower the next generation. He designed and developed the initial product prototype and led rapid updates and development of the product.

Uma is passionate about learning how things work. He enjoys learning new technologies to apply to his work and personal projects. He is also passionate about sharing software engineering skills with others through his social media and YouTube channel. Uma has a Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering from Iowa State University.

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