Success Stories

Hear firsthand experiences from Fellows who landed their dream role after joining Formation.

Rosemary Liang: Discovering my passion for engineering

Rosemary Liang: Discovering my passion for engineering

Today we’ll meet Rosemary Liang, the winner of our Mayuko x Formation Scholarship. Rosemary worked for 5+ years in finance before pivoting into software engineering. Here’s her journey from bootcamp grad to placed Formation Fellow. What was your educational/professional background prior to Formation? I got my Bachelor’

Arshiya Singh: The Right Feedback Helped Me Land a Role at Microsoft

Arshiya Singh: The Right Feedback Helped Me Land a Role at Microsoft

After 3+ years of engineering experience, Arshiya was Leetcoding and re-taking a DSA course to prepare for interviews, but she wasn’t getting the feedback she needed to take her career to the next level. Here’s Arshiya’s journey to becoming a Software Engineer at Microsoft. What were you

Mariah Papy: Making the shift from being a computer scientist to a software engineer helped me land a role at Google

Mariah Papy: Making the shift from being a computer scientist to a software engineer helped me land a role at Google

While working at a non-profit post-graduation, Mariah started to miss the day-to-day coding she did in college. She turned to Formation to help her land her next role. In the process, she learned the difference between being a computer scientist and a software engineer. Here’s Mariah's journey

Chris Guizzetti: Putting in the work landed him at Snap

Chris Guizzetti: Putting in the work landed him at Snap

Chris began his career in project management and then went on to join a coding bootcamp. But after job hunting for months and getting nowhere, Chris took the leap and joined Formation. Here’s Chris’ journey to becoming a Software Engineer at Snap. Learn more about our Fellowship here. What

Brian Do: Prioritizing referrals helped him land his SWE role

Brian Do: Prioritizing referrals helped him land his SWE role

Brian knew he wanted a career in software engineering, but didn’t know which path to take to enter the industry. He studied Philosophy in college and taught himself to code by creating UX projects. Here’s Brian’s journey to becoming a Software Engineer at Statsig, a role Formation

Christina Tang: From 5th Grade Coder to Apple Software Engineer

Christina Tang: From 5th Grade Coder to Apple Software Engineer

Christina was told from a young age that companies needed more women in tech. But even after studying engineering, she found it difficult to break into the industry.

Aidan Torrence: From Video Producer to Gopuff Software Engineer

Aidan Torrence: From Video Producer to Gopuff Software Engineer

Even when Aidan worked as a video producer, he always had software engineering in the back of his mind.