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Cohort 2 · Coding Bootcamp · December 2022

From bootcamp to a job in design

Pourya Amire Junior UI/UX Designer at Industry

Pourya graduated from the CodeWeekend Coding Bootcamp and was hired as a Junior UI/UX Designer.

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CodeWeekend is a wonderful program for any Computer Science student or graduate to go through! I graduated from the program and now I have a job!

In Pourya’s words

“CodeWeekend is a wonderful program for any Computer Science student or graduate to go through! I graduated from the program and now I have a job!”

What the program did

Pourya joined CodeWeekend as someone wanting to break into the industry. Through the bootcamp, he developed both the technical skills and the portfolio he needed to land a role as a Junior UI/UX Designer immediately after graduation.

His story is part of why we keep doing this. Every cohort is built around the goal of getting graduates into real developer and design roles — and Pourya is one of many graduates who made it happen.

This story features a real CodeWeekend graduate. The accompanying image is a placeholder avatar; a portrait will be added with the graduate’s consent.

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