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Black Tech Pipeline + Formation

Formation is the ultimate interview prep platform for experienced engineers — personalized, mentor-guided, and built to keep you ahead in everything from algorithms and system design to AI fluency.

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ENGINEERING HERO

Mary Jackson

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Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson started as a mathematician in NASA's segregated West Area Computing division in 1951 and took advanced engineering classes to become NASA's first black female engineer in 1958. She worked on aerospace engineering projects at Langley Research Center throughout her career.

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YOU ARE A FIT IF

You’re ready to invest the time to level up into a top tier role.

You want to land a role in the next 6 to 9 months

You have 1-5+ years of full-time SWE experience

You want to level up into a mid-level or senior frontend, full stack, or backend role

You have at least 15+ hours a week to dedicate to job hunting and training

You are permanently eligible to work in the U.S. or Canada

Step One

Apply to Formation

Fill out our quick 3-min application.

Tell us about your career goals and technical skills.

Chat with a member of the Formation team to make sure its a mutual fit.

Receive a decision on your application and begin leveling up your career! 🤓

Step Two

Master in-demand technical interview skills

Formation consistently benchmarks your technical skill-level against the hiring bar at your target companies, then suggests hyper-targeted training to help you develop expertise to reliably perform at a competitive bar.

Receive your personalized, AI-powered roadmap

Complete solo, 1:1, peer group, or Mentor-led exercises and sessions

Book unlimited mock interviews with hundreds of FAANG-level engineers

Step Three

Level up your career and land your ideal role

Formation provides holistic job hunt support to ensure your time and effort is being spent in the most valuable way possible.

Get job posts sourced every day according to your skill and preferences, experience, and goals

Unlimited job hunt support from career coaches to optimize your resume, phone screen, and more

Best-in-class negotiation support to land a competitive offer that you deserve

Sign your offer letter and supercharge your career 🚀

Best-in-class outcomes

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