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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Chaitanya SStudent • Machine Learning Interview Preparation • San JoseJul 18, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceA very well rounded program
I am enrolled in the ML Track and know a few others who enrolled in other tracks( Backend, Frontend ). The program is very well structured, with a focus on building a strong foundation in coding/system design( ML + non ML) /ML domain, and is taught by instructors who are extremely knowledgeable.
Most of the instructors are from FAANG companies and are very open to guiding the students during or even outside the sessions. Help is also available through mini mocks, career coaching, te...I am enrolled in the ML Track and know a few others who enrolled in other tracks( Backend, Frontend ). The program is very well structured, with a focus on building a strong foundation in coding/system design( ML + non ML) /ML domain, and is taught by instructors who are extremely knowledgeable.
Most of the instructors are from FAANG companies and are very open to guiding the students during or even outside the sessions. Help is also available through mini mocks, career coaching, technical coaching , and behavioral coaching 1:1 sessions which in my view is one of the best parts of the package.
The product managers regularly seek feedback from the current and past cohorts which shows the IK teams' focus on improving an already excellent program. A Student success advisor is assigned to each student who is always available to help with planning the preparation and ensure that the students have access to all the resources to be successful.
There is a support team that works around the clock and is super responsive. All of the above and more make IK one of the best programs for tech interview prep currently available and I am very happy with the results so far.
I wholeheartedly recommend this program to anyone who wants to do well in tech interviews.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi Chaitanya, 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.- SANTOSH KUMARJul 17, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Awesome Interview Preparation Experience!!
I wanted to sincerely thank the Interview Kickstart team for their fabulous support provided to me in my preparation of AWS SDM interview. I cleared the interviews in first attempt after going through the training. The mock interviews were very helpful. Interview Kickstart has well structured interview preparation strategy and it is very powerful. Thank you IK team for a wonderful training program…😊Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi Santosh, 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. - ASSoftware Engineer • Embedded Software Engineering Interview Preparation • San JoseJul 15, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Embedded Systems Interview Course
I used IK to help me move into an Embedded Software develpoment role from a Validation role.
The DSA curriculum by Omkar was a great learning experience, although I did not enjoy the weekly sessions by a few others. The curriculum itself was very extensive for me. The Embedded curriculam was great too although it needed some restructuring and better weekly instructors. Raghu, the head instructor and Glen were great! Overall, IK was an excellent platform for a disciplined and structur...I used IK to help me move into an Embedded Software develpoment role from a Validation role.
The DSA curriculum by Omkar was a great learning experience, although I did not enjoy the weekly sessions by a few others. The curriculum itself was very extensive for me. The Embedded curriculam was great too although it needed some restructuring and better weekly instructors. Raghu, the head instructor and Glen were great! Overall, IK was an excellent platform for a disciplined and structured interview prep. Needless to say, one has to put in their efforts to benefit from this program.
IK's mock interview sessions were extremely helpful in reducing my overall anxiety and nervousness. The interviewers provided great feedback and were very accomodating. I was also able to meet up with many people from my field through their Discord server.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi AS, 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. - Neha GargSenior Software Engineer • GraduateJul 08, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Helped me boost my confidence
"The best is yet to come" I believe in it, and Interview Kickstart makes your dreams true. This program allowed me to learn and practice the skills needed to land a job in Data Engineering.
The roller coaster journey I experienced with Interview Kickstart is worth it. Although the intense weekend classes and homework material demand you to utilize mock interviews, it not just removes the fear of interviews and accelerates learning and brainstorming.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi Neha, 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. - RahulJul 04, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Student
IK is great for up-leveling your skills. One instructor which stood out for me was Omkar Deshpande. I have never had an instructor who is so clear in his thought process. His style of teaching really helped in understand all the Data Structure and Algorithms topics. Earlier I had never studied about DP & graphs but after watching Omkar's videos I was not able to understand the concept but was also able to solve many LC problems. Another great advantage is the study group formed in th...IK is great for up-leveling your skills. One instructor which stood out for me was Omkar Deshpande. I have never had an instructor who is so clear in his thought process. His style of teaching really helped in understand all the Data Structure and Algorithms topics. Earlier I had never studied about DP & graphs but after watching Omkar's videos I was not able to understand the concept but was also able to solve many LC problems. Another great advantage is the study group formed in this course. Very helpful and really motivating.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi Rahul, 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. - MaxStudent • San JoseJun 30, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Good material
Very good reading material. Omker Despandhe's material is excellent and his explanation is very good. I learnt lot from it. basic of algorithm is in detail.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Sep 28, 2022
Hi Max, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the course content 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. - AtreyeeJun 22, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
This bootcamp is very helpful
I came to know a lot from Interview Kickstart bootcamp. Its rigorous and very informative. The course has a lot to offer. Definitely helpful material for job search . The instructors are knowledgable and if one has no clue where to start then , they should definitely join IKStudent Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Sep 28, 2022
Hi Atreyee, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the support and guidance from the instructors 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. - ChandraJun 10, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Waste of money..Dont wast 6400$
I have attended the Interview kickstart SRE course and its waste of money. They have some pre-recorded videos/materials for specific topics which are some what good for Coding and System design. Remaining all materials are not useful at all. Mainly, they don't care about you once your payment is done. And, there is no way to get back your money if you are unsatisfied. Its all business with them. The cost of the course is 6400$.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi Chandra, thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are sorry to hear about your experience. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if there is anything that we can do to turn around your experience. - G. SinghStudent • Master Class (Default) Interview Course • San JoseJun 06, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Masterclass
I attended the masterclass focused on
- Coding and data structures
- System Design and architecture
- Soft Skills and Behavioral aspects
The classes were very well structured and helpful in becoming a better engineer. It was so refreshing to focus on the basics after a long time. Mock interviews boosts up the confidence and provide valuable feedback.
Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi G.Singh, 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. - Keyur ShahMay 26, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Engineering Manager Cohort 2022
I am an experienced professional working as an EM at a financial firm who wanted to upskill and uplevel my career. I heard about IK and took the plunge finally in Dec 2021. I was enrolled for Feb Cohort and started with System Design classes. The classes were amazing and the content extremely relevant. This I did not know for sure at the time but as I interviewed with my target companies over the year, FAANG and Startups, I was asked exactly the same questions which were covered in those...I am an experienced professional working as an EM at a financial firm who wanted to upskill and uplevel my career. I heard about IK and took the plunge finally in Dec 2021. I was enrolled for Feb Cohort and started with System Design classes. The classes were amazing and the content extremely relevant. This I did not know for sure at the time but as I interviewed with my target companies over the year, FAANG and Startups, I was asked exactly the same questions which were covered in those classes. Same for the EM Content. The job assistance I got with interview strategies and mock interviews was amazing. The only issue I had was that a few instructors rescheduled very close to or on the class date or interview date and that would mess up my whole schedule. Considering that I'm a very busy professional it was hard to sometimes get the right help in terms of interview prep when I needed it, since they would cancel and I would not be able to re-schedule the next mock before my actual interview.
Whatever mock interviews I was able to attend were good and the feedback extremely helpful.
Overall I would give 5 starts to all but scheduling. I wish I had taken this up much sooner - I feel it would have definitely helped with my career and helped me get higher salary.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi Keyur, 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. - Gaurav WaniSenior Software Engineer • Student • Backend Engineering Interview Preparation • San JoseMay 18, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Take your career to next level
- Interview kickstart is a fabulous coding academy. They have many interesting foundation videos. It helped me to get good grasp of concepts of Recursion, Dynamic Programming and other important topics. The instructor is an alumni of IIT and Stanford PhD graduate with great teaching skills.
- IK provided me an opportunity to schedule mock interviews with managers at Google, Amazon, and many other top notch companies. This gave me a glimpse of challenges I would face in a real i...
- Interview kickstart is a fabulous coding academy. They have many interesting foundation videos. It helped me to get good grasp of concepts of Recursion, Dynamic Programming and other important topics. The instructor is an alumni of IIT and Stanford PhD graduate with great teaching skills.
- IK provided me an opportunity to schedule mock interviews with managers at Google, Amazon, and many other top notch companies. This gave me a glimpse of challenges I would face in a real interview and feedback helped to take definitive steps towards enhancing interviewing skills. They also have technical coaching and system design session which help you to schedule 1:1 discussions with experts.
- This course helps you connect fellow learners with similar background and attend sessions together. They allow everybody to ask questions which enable you to envision problems faced by engineers with 20+ years of experience.
- IK has a coding platform which resembles Leet-Code. It is well organized and curated so that you practice the concepts learned in class.
- It would be very helpful if you join this course after 3+ years of experience as it connects you best people in industry with 25+ years of experience. They truly care about your growth and ready help you go Up Level. I would highly recommend and it's worth the amount you spend.
Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi Gaurav, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the program structure 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. - VarunSenior Software Engineer II • StudentMay 12, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
One of the best courses
One of the best courses I have taken by far. Everything from the Class to assignments is amazing and informative. It has helped me tremendously.
I can definitely see a level up in my professional Carrier.
I got 4 different offers in the last 3 months.
Interview Kickstart helped me a lot to understand Technical fundamentals in-depth.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 05, 2022
Hi Varun, 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.
Interview Kickstart Alumni Outcomes
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Updated September 23, 2024
The technical interview can be daunting for both new and experienced tech professionals. Nailing the tech interview requires practice, and interview prep programs exist to give their students the support and confidence-building they need to land their tech dream job. Whether you’re a coding bootcamp graduate, a self-taught software engineer, or an experienced developer, we’ve rounded up the 6...
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Interview Kickstart Alumni Reviews Summary
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.
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