r/Revature

(Full disclosure, I’m a trainer at Revature. I think former associates are inherently advantaged when it comes to being trainers, and I’d like to work with people who can relate to associates on that level. )

Pretty much what the title says. 1 opening for Plano, 1 opening for Teaneck. You’d be running in-person cohorts in your locality, plus the occasional out-of-town cohort, or remote cohort from home. They won’t ask you to travel out of state much, apparently just once a year. They’re looking for Java Full Stack trainers with some prior experience in AWS, DevOps, and AI, but you can definitely expect to upskill to meet various client demands over time. People with prior training/teaching experience will be preferred.

Revature is in a pretty good place right now, and I wouldn’t be drawing attention to the listings if I thought otherwise (I’ve been here for over 5 years, so I know how bad it can be lol). I think associates are finally treated fairly well and client compensation is /ok/. It’s been a really turbulent past few years but things have started to stabilize as the industry stabilizes. Overall I love my job and I care about Rev continuing to hire great trainers. It’s one of the positive constants that kept us afloat amid the tech recession imo.

Anyway I’m rambling now, but you can find the “Technical Trainer” postings on LinkedIn. They’re pretty fresh still. I’m happy to answer any questions y’all have to the best of my ability. But I won’t know too much about onboarding logistics (hiring timelines, exact locations, etc.)

As the title says, I got a offer from Revature as a recent Grad. My issue is that my college taught me mostly theory so I couldn't truly develop my coding skills. Even though I do know how to code in Python and C++, it is at a level where even applying for positions feels wrong when I look at their prerequisites.

So I was shocked when I got this email from them, saying that I'd work with a "major global bank", at a location roughly 45 minutes away from my home, on-site, while also getting paid learning for such position.

Only downside I see so far is the pay, with them stating that the first year I'd receive $50,000 in Year 1, $60,000 in Year 2 and $75,000 in Year 3, and the paid training period would be minimum wage. ($14/hr where I live)

Even though the initial pay seems like a slap in the face compared to what I see developers with these skills being payed, for someone that's been struggling a few months now to apply into a coding position so I can start somewhere, it really doesn't seem like a horrible option. Where they said I'd learn React, Python (already familiar with), and PostgreSQL.

My other options would be to take a paid course/bootcamp to improve my skills, spend the time building personal projects, or continue applying for entry-level positions until I find something.

So, I'd like to ask for yall's opinion on this, as I'm not sure if Revature is a good option for me. Please let me know your thoughts!