Become a Software Developer. No Experience Needed.
Job Description
BECOME A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. START THE APPLICATION PROCESS AT: HTTPS://BIT.LY/CATZIP
Ready to change your life, build in-demand skills and start a well-paying career? Catalyte’s free software developer training program is the first step to a more rewarding career. All successful graduates are guaranteed a job. YOU CAN START THE REGISTRATION PROCESS NOW BY VISITING HTTPS://BIT.LY/CATZIP DIRECTLY. CLICKING "APPLY NOW" WILL NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THE SCREENING.
WHY BECOME A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER?
Software developer is one of the most in-demand jobs in the world, and ranked the second best job in America. Demand for developers is expected to grow by over 20% in the next 10 years.
Any website you visit, app you use or game you play was created by a software developer. Developers use coding to help companies solve problems and create products that we all use. The skills you’ll learn as a developer are widely needed and used across industries -- retail, healthcare, media, finance, education, manufacturing, etc.
This is your chance to launch a promising career in a growing industry FOR FREE.
CHANGE YOUR LIFE WITH CATALYTE
Register for our online screening: https://bit.ly/CatZip. Everyone who becomes a developer with Catalyte takes it. We use it to discover people with an aptitude for software development, regardless of their background, education or previous technology experience. You don’t need to know how to code to take the screening.
If we identify you as having the ability to become a great software developer with Catalyte, you’ll enroll in our free 26-week training program. The training is approximately 40/hours per week and includes a paid stipend for the last six weeks. All successful graduates are guaranteed a job.
Training is conducted remotely/virtually. However, applicants will need to live within commuting distance to one of our technology hub cities of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix-Scottsdale or Portland, Ore.
The entry-level training teaches foundational elements of software development, including:
Development basics and intermediate programming
Databases
Web servers
Front-end frameworks
Scrum/Agile
Emphasis is on both the technical and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in a team-based, agile software development environment.
Phase 3: Apprenticeship
Everyone who successfully completes our training is offered a job as a software developer apprentice with Catalyte and commits to working for us for two years. During this time, you’ll work closely with a coach and your peers to continue to improve your skills and become more marketable as a developer to further your career.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Anyone who meets these four criteria can register and apply:
Be at least 18 years old
Have a high school diploma (10th grade or better ability in reading + math)
Basic proficiency using a computer and the internet
Be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S. for 30 continuous months from the first day of training. Catalyte does not offer visa assistance or sponsorship of any kind.
PAY AND BENEFITS
Apprentices receive pay and benefits including paid holidays and time-off, training allowance, health, vision and dental benefits. Starting pay is approximately $36,000/year, with an increase to approximately $39,000/year for the second year of the apprenticeship. Starting in year three at the company, developers are salaried and make a market average, typically between $65,000-$80,000.
On average, a Catalyte-trained developer makes $98,000/year just five years after graduating from our training program.
ABOUT CATALYTE
Catalyte is a technology company. For over 20 years, we’ve offered a free software developer training and apprenticeship program that provides the opportunity for anyone, regardless of education or prior technical experience, to enter the tech industry.
Catalyte believes that aptitude is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. We don’t believe resumes, degrees or professional networks reveal a person’s true ability. Instead, we use technology to see a person’s true ability and potential that other companies or hiring methods overlook. Regardless of what you’ve done, it’s who you are that can make you a great Catalyte developer.
Watch this video of why we believe this: https://vimeo.com/527939554/ba95742f06
See what our graduates say about how Catalyte changed their lives: https://vimeo.com/catalyte/alumni-jamarjohnson
Meet some our our current developers and hear about their journeys into the tech industry: https://vimeo.com/catalyte/baltimoreapprentices
START THE APPLICATION PROCESS HERE: HTTPS://BIT.LY/CATZIP