Become the Cracked Software Eng.
Stand-out with projects, networking, Leetcode
accountability and ambitious community
Become the Cracked Software Eng.
Stand-out with projects, networking, Leetcode
accountability and ambitious community
Become a top 1%
software engineer
Your complete roadmap, feedback and accountability in a 4-month Headstarter Accelerator
(Open to first 3000)
Get senior-level AI &
SWE skills
Code reviews weekly by industry mentor
Personalized DSA prep and accountability
Mentor Network
Just a few of our mentors from our network of 400 Engineers
Angelica Iacovelli
AI Founder | Research @ Stanford
Abdullah Nauman
ML Infra @ Google | UMich
Mark Benliyan
Prev Engineer @ Figma & Netflix
Kunal Adhia
Engineer @ Two Sigma | UC Berkeley
Mofi Rahman
Senior Engineer @ Google | CCNY
Taner Seytgaziyev
Engineer @ Google | SBU
Jessica Singh
Incoming Engineer @ Tesla
Hassan Syed
AI Founder | Ex-Google, Ex-Microsoft
Solomon Pickett
Senior Engineer @ Microsoft
Mentor Network
Just a few of our mentors from our network of 400 Engineers
Angelica Iacovelli
AI Founder | Research @ Stanford
Abdullah Nauman
ML Infra @ Google | UMich
Mark Benliyan
Prev Engineer @ Figma & Netflix
Kunal Adhia
Engineer @ Two Sigma | UC Berkeley
Mofi Rahman
Senior Engineer @ Google | CCNY
Taner Seytgaziyev
Engineer @ Google | SBU
Jessica Singh
Incoming Engineer @ Tesla
Hassan Syed
AI Founder | Ex-Google, Ex-Microsoft
Solomon Pickett
Senior Engineer @ Microsoft
Mentor Network
Just a few of our mentors from our network of 400 Engineers
Angelica Iacovelli
AI Founder | Research @ Stanford
Abdullah Nauman
ML Infra @ Google | UMich
Mark Benliyan
Prev Engineer @ Figma & Netflix
Kunal Adhia
Engineer @ Two Sigma | UC Berkeley
Mofi Rahman
Senior Engineer @ Google | CCNY
Taner Seytgaziyev
Engineer @ Google | SBU
Jessica Singh
Incoming Engineer @ Tesla
Hassan Syed
AI Founder | Ex-Google, Ex-Microsoft
Solomon Pickett
Senior Engineer @ Microsoft
Mentor Network
Just a few of our mentors from our network of 400 Engineers
Angelica Iacovelli
AI Founder | Research @ Stanford
Mark Benliyan
Prev Engineer @ Figma & Netflix
Kunal Adhia
Engineer @ Two Sigma | UC Berkeley
Mofi Rahman
Senior Engineer @ Google | CCNY
Taner Seytgaziyev
Engineer @ Google | SBU
Projects
Brain Tumor Classification with Neural Networks by Faizan
In this project, you will learn how to train neural networks to classify tumors in brain MRI scans. You will learn about how to construct different neural network architectures through transfer learning and custom convolutional layers, and use the Gemini 1.5 Flash model to generate explanations for the model’s predictions.
v0 Clone with RAG, AWS, and React by John
In this project, you will learn how to build a v0 clone that can generate shadcn/ui components from user queries using RAG, and preview them in a React frontend. You’ll build a React frontend with Tailwind CSS, a backend API using AWS Lambda and AWS SQS with a PostgreSQL database, and a real-time websocket connection to the frontend. You’ll also crack open the shadcn/ui codebase to understand its API, and use it to fetch documentation which you’ll embed in a vector database.
In this project, you will learn how to build a v0 clone that can generate shadcn/ui components from user queries using RAG, and preview them in a React frontend. You’ll build a React frontend with Tailwind CSS, a backend API using AWS Lambda and AWS SQS with a PostgreSQL database, and a real-time websocket connection to the frontend.
Interview prep materials to help you land multiple offers
Startup partners to help you get more interviews and feedback
Interview prep materials to help you land multiple offers
Startup partners to help you get more interviews and feedback
Interview prep materials to help you land multiple offers
Startup partners to help you get more interviews and feedback
Interview prep materials to help you land multiple offers
Startup partners to help you get more interviews and feedback
Projects
6 hours / week on projects. Go from prototype to production. From portfolio to artillery of evidence.
Interviews
4 hours / week on Interview prep. Solve medium difficulty problems in 17 minutes with strong communication.
Network
5 hours / week on Network. Apply to jobs, practice standing out, seek 1% software engineers and ask questions.
Projects
6 hours / week on projects. Go from prototype to production. From portfolio to artillery of evidence.
Interviews
4 hours / week on Interview prep. Solve medium difficulty problems in 17 minutes with strong communication.
Network
5 hours / week on Network. Apply to jobs, practice standing out, seek 1% software engineers and ask questions.
AI Coach
Become “high-intent” and “high-signal” with coach devised from a network of 400 engineers and 30 unicorn founders
Companies Hiring From Us
We have partnered with 10+ Startups that are hiring AI Engineers and full-stack roles from us. Companies that we are sending candidates to directly to the hiring manager or CEO.
What You Get
Guaranteed hire at 100 career capital score for current US residents
Guaranteed hire at 100 career capital score for
current US residents
Guaranteed hire at 100
career capital score for current
US residents
Be around a highly motivated and eager community aiming to be the best
Be around a highly motivated and eager community
aiming to be the best
Be around a highly motivated
and eager community aiming
to be the best
Weekly guides, projects, workshops, and hiring events
(Official partnerships in hackathons, tech talks, recruitment calls)
Weekly guides, projects, workshops, and hiring
events (Official partnerships in hackathons,
tech talks, recruitment calls)
Weekly guides, projects,
workshops, and hiring
events (Official
partnerships in
hackathons, tech talks,
recruitment calls)
Construction of a hiring profile to send to big tech companies
Construction of a hiring profile to send to
big tech companies
Construction of a hiring
profile to send to big
tech companies
Dedicated 1-1 onboarding call with a software engineer mentor
Dedicated 1-1 onboarding call with a software
engineer mentor
Dedicated 1-1 onboarding
call with a software
engineer mentor
COMPLETE resume construction and review
COMPLETE resume construction and review
COMPLETE
construction and review
Personalized teams with mentors for weekly calls for accountability and evaluation
Personalized teams with mentors for weekly calls for accountability
and evaluation
Personalized teams with
mentors for weekly calls
for accountabilityand evaluation
Access to past fellowship projects
Access to past fellowship projects
Access to past
fellowship projects
Access to AI career coach for data structures & algorithms prep (mock interview)
Access to AI career coach for data structures & algorithms prep (mock interview)
Access to AI career
coach for data structures
& algorithms prep
(mock interview)
Exclusive community discord for networking and referrals
Exclusive community discord for networking
and referrals
Exclusive community
discord for networking
and referrals
1-1 call support and internal access to employees prior to an upcoming interview
1-1 call support and
internal access to
employees prior to
an upcoming interview
Designated support mentors for external hackathons
Designated support mentors for
external hackathons
Designated support
mentors for external
hackathons
Access to ALL in-person events and meetups
Access to ALL
in-person events
and meetups
Designated support mentors for external hackathons
Exclusive big-tech
company events,
recruiter panels,
and case study projects
Exclusive big-tech company events, recruiter panels, and case study projects
Exclusive big-tech company events,
recruiter panels, and case study projects
Premium access to the
final hiring demo day
(with employers - invite-
only for top 5%)
Premium access to the final hiring demo day (with employers - invite-only for top 5%)
Premium access to the final hiring demo day
(with employers - invite-only for top 5%)
Dedicated “Data
Structures & Algorithm”
Hackathons for technical
interview mastery
Dedicated “Data Structures & Algorithm” Hackathons for technical interview mastery
Dedicated “Data Structures & Algorithm”
Hackathons for technical interview mastery
Dedicated “Data Structures & Algorithm” Hackathons for technical interview mastery
Our Application Process
$200 Scholarships will be granted to headstarter fellows who complete the final project.
*Only accepting 3,000 accelerator students.*
Our Application Process
$200 Scholarships will be granted to headstarter fellows who complete the final project.
*Only accepting 3,000 accelerator students.*
NYC & SF
NYC & SF
Testimonials
Testimonials
I really liked how it forced me to get out of my comfort zone
Rafinal Haque
2023 Fellow
Allows me to hone on skills and give good guidance and support. I particularly liked the hackathon advice
Caroline Haoud
2023 Fellow, Columbia
A great program that helps software engineers with their professional careers.
Daniel Xie
2023 Fellow
The in person meetings
Prieya Naraine
2023 Fellow
It was a very good experience where I was able to learn a new skill such as js and react. As I have never done it before. It was also a way for me to get a better feel of the software engineering industry with a new project each week with different group of people.
Aayana Evanson
Student, SJU
Building projects with the team, and building a strong foundation overall in my software engineering path
Azizur Rahman
2023 Fellow
Working with a dedicated team on high quality projects
Jake Enea
2023 Fellow
Headstarter pushed me outside of my comfort zone in a positive way to become a better candidate for the job market and overall help me gain skills necessary for my career.
Nicole Sosa
Student, NYU
Headstarter taught me how to think like a software engineer and provided me the resources i need to improve my programming skills and make myself more desirable by hiring managers.
Aleika Chery
Student, City College
Collaborating with fellow cohorts!
Lauren Ramroop
2023 Fellow
I really liked how it forced me to get out of my comfort zone
Rafinal Haque
2023 Fellow
It taught me quite a bit about technical interviews, and building a good resume. Because of the projects we did, I also got to learn a lot about ReactJS, Firebase, and how to use them to build a website.
Nasif Rahman
Student, City College
Head starter is a great place to hone your skills and be able to connect with other individuals within the industry. It's provides a personal connection with seasoned professionals who provide great insight on the tech industry.
Saqib Mahmood
Student, Queens College
AI tutor was best part of the platform. However I can’t deny the importance of the audio feature as it allows us to hear ourselves and improves our capabilities in explaining stuff vocally.
Tahira Tabassum
Student, Queens College
Allows me to hone on skills and give good guidance and support. I particularly liked the hackathon advice
Caroline Haoud
2023 Fellow
A great program that helps software engineers with their professional careers.
Daniel Xie
2023 Fellow
It opens new possibilities
Mobin Kakar
2023 Fellow
The in person meetings
Prieya Naraine
2023 Fellow
It was a very good experience where I was able to learn a new skill such as js and react. As I have never done it before. It was also a way for me to get a better feel of the software engineering industry with a new project each week with different group of people.
Aayana Evanson
Student, SJU
Building projects with the team, and building a strong foundation overall in my software engineering path
Azizur Rahman
2023 Fellow
More than the feature of the platform I liked the selective lessons/the information that was presented very efficient and effective and practical.
Jevi Deshati
Student, CUNY
I definitely found the AI videos very helpful, and all the feedback on the responses was very useful
Matthew Panchyk
Student, St. Johns
I loved the videos on how to win hackathons; I thought it was very helpful
James So
2023 Fellow
Gave an opportunity to work on a project as a team
Masroor Khonkhodzhaev
2023 Fellow
It helped me understand the many different ways technologies can be used with each other, in ways I wouldn’t have been able to understand on my own.
Tanzim Miage
2023 Fellow
Working with a dedicated team on high quality projects
Jake Enea
2023 Fellow
"I liked the coding practice we received. I think I learn best actually doing stuff, so that really helped. Helal's videos were also a major highlight."
Jawad Chowdhury
Student, CCNY
Headstarter pushed me outside of my comfort zone in a positive way to become a better candidate for the job market and overall help me gain skills necessary for my career.
Nicole Sosa
Student, NYU
I really enjoyed the audio feedback. It was impressive to see an AI nitpick my responses and provide real time feedback on my response.
Tanzia Nur
Student, NYU
Headstarter taught me how to think like a software engineer and provided me the resources i need to improve my programming skills and make myself more desirable by hiring managers.
Aleika Chery
Student, City College
Headstarter was amazing because they organized every course into weeks. They gave a reasonable amount of work to be done in a reasonable amount of time
Atiquz Zaman
2023 Fellow
"Past month, I have worked on AI projects and expanded my network by nearly 200%"
" I had the opportunity to contribute to an AI-powered pull request review system designed to streamline code reviews using LLMs."
"This project took me through various stages like data cleaning, training multiple machine learning models, hyper parameter tuning, and deploying the model into a web app for real-time inference"
"I was able to learn how to tackle Leetcode problems, and have a clean resume"
"Building projects with the team, and building a strong foundation overall in my software engineering path"
"fascinating to see how AI can enhance our development workflow while maintaining high code quality standards."
"Headstarter taught me how to think like a software engineer and provided me the resources i need to improve my programming skills and make myself more desirable by hiring managers"
"Past month, I have worked on AI projects and expanded my network by nearly 200%"
" I had the opportunity to contribute to an AI-powered pull request review system designed to streamline code reviews using LLMs."
"This project took me through various stages like data cleaning, training multiple machine learning models, hyper parameter tuning, and deploying the model into a web app for real-time inference"
"I was able to learn how to tackle Leetcode problems, and have a clean resume"
"Building projects with the team, and building a strong foundation overall in my software engineering path"
"fascinating to see how AI can enhance our development workflow while maintaining high code quality standards."
"Headstarter taught me how to think like a software engineer and provided me the resources i need to improve my programming skills and make myself more desirable by hiring managers"
FAQ
FAQ
FAQ
FAQ
How does Headstarter get dozens of startups hiring?
What are the results of Headstarter Accelerator?
What is the difference between Headstarter Accelerator and Bootcamp?
How is Headstarter Accelerator only 10 hours per week?
Why was Headstarter created?
How does completion and accountability work?
What is Career Capital?
Who will be my mentor and teammates?
What exactly is required for Career Capital 100 aka senior software engineer?
Can I get a full-ride scholarship?
What about data and privacy?
Do you offer refunds?
How does Headstarter get dozens of startups hiring?
What are the results of Headstarter Accelerator?
What is the difference between Headstarter Accelerator and Bootcamp?
How is Headstarter Accelerator only 10 hours per week?
Why was Headstarter created?
How does completion and accountability work?
What is Career Capital?
Who will be my mentor and teammates?
What exactly is required for Career Capital 100 aka senior software engineer?
Can I get a full-ride scholarship?
What about data and privacy?
Do you offer refunds?
How does Headstarter get dozens of startups hiring?
What are the results of Headstarter Accelerator?
What is the difference between Headstarter Accelerator and Bootcamp?
How is Headstarter Accelerator only 10 hours per week?
Why was Headstarter created?
How does completion and accountability work?
What is Career Capital?
Who will be my mentor and teammates?
What exactly is required for Career Capital 100 aka senior software engineer?
Can I get a full-ride scholarship?
What about data and privacy?
Do you offer refunds?
How does Headstarter get dozens of startups hiring?
What are the results of Headstarter Accelerator?
What is the difference between Headstarter Accelerator and Bootcamp?
How is Headstarter Accelerator only 10 hours per week?
Why was Headstarter created?
How does completion and accountability work?
What is Career Capital?
Who will be my mentor and teammates?
What exactly is required for Career Capital 100 aka senior software engineer?
Can I get a full-ride scholarship?
What about data and privacy?
Do you offer refunds?
Take the first step today
Take the first step today
Take the first step today
Your 6-figure software engineering job is closer than you think.
How We Get You Hired
Candidates who get a career capital score of
100 will be guaranteed a job
Career Capital – A score ranging from 0-100 to indicate professional competency.
How to build Career Capital?
Projects
6 hours / week on projects. Go from prototype to production. From portfolio to artillery of evidence.
Interviews
4 hours / week on Interview prep. Solve medium difficulty problems in 17 minutes with strong communication.
Network
5 hours / week on Network. Apply to jobs, practice standing out, seek 1% software engineers and ask questions.
How We Get You Hired
Candidates who get a career capital score of
100 will be guaranteed a job
Career Capital – A score ranging from 0-100 to indicate professional competency.
How to build Career Capital?
Projects
6 hours / week on projects. Go from prototype to production. From portfolio to artillery of evidence.
Interviews
4 hours / week on Interview prep. Solve medium difficulty problems in 17 minutes with strong communication.
Network
5 hours / week on Network. Apply to jobs, practice standing out, seek 1% software engineers and ask questions.
Become a top 1%
software engineer
Your complete roadmap, feedback and accountability in a 4-month Headstarter Accelerator (Open to first 3000)
Get senior-level
AI & SWE skills
Code reviews weekly by industry mentor
Personalized DSA prep
and accountability
Headstarter IRL
See upcoming events below.
Headstarter IRL
See upcoming events below.
Our Application Process
$200 Scholarships will be granted to headstarter fellows who complete the final project.
Only accepting 3,000 accelerator students.
Our Application Process
$200 Scholarships will be granted to headstarter fellows who complete the final project.
Only accepting 3,000 accelerator students.
Companies Hiring From Us
Over 30 companies are currently hiring for AI Engineer, Full Stack SWE, and Full time Interns, across global locations.
