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About Interview Kickstart

Location: Online

Est. in 2014, Interview Kickstart is on a mission to help tech professionals uplevel in their careers and transition into their dream jobs. Our alums consistently land offers from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Apple, LinkedIn, Uber, and other top... Read More

The highest offer received by an IK alum is a whopping $1.267 Million!

We are the only tech interview prep platform that offers 18 courses, covering the most in-demand roles in tech, such as Back-end Engineering, Front-end Engineering, Engineering Management, Data Engineering, Security Engineering, etc.

Each course is designed and taught by tech leads, hiring managers, and experts from FAANG+ companies. This team of 500+ instructors has trained over 13,500 tech professionals.

IK courses offer 360° interview training, covering everything you need to nail your next tech interview — technical coaching, career coaching, mock interviews, 1-1 mentorship sessions, resume building, and salary negotiation.

We are driven by a set of core beliefs:
- Technical interviews cannot be “hacked” — you must invest the time to sharpen the core skills required to be successful in your role
- To meet the high bar at FAANG+, you must learn from others who have passed it
- Comprehensive, structured interview prep is the only path to career growth

To learn more about how to nail your next tech interview, please visit the Interview Kickstart site to join our Free Webinar.

Courses

Full Stack Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $7,600 - $8,200
Duration: 16 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 16 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant full stack engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Full Stack Engineers/Developers looking to transition to tier-1 companies. Software Engineers/Developers looking to transition to tier-1 companies. Not suitable for UI/UX designers and candidates with no Front-end/Back-end experience.

iOS Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $7,600 - $8,200
Duration: 15 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 15 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant iOS engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current and former iOS Engineers

Machine Learning Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $7,600 - $8,200
Duration: 16 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 16 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant ML engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: ML Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current or former ML Engineers/Specialists/Generalists. Software Engineers working on ML Systems. Data Engineers/Data Scientists/ Research Engineers who want to transition to ML Engineer roles.

Product Manager (Tech) Interview Course

Cost: $6,600 - $7,200
Duration: 14 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 14 weeks
Curriculum: System design, interview-relevant product management concepts, career coaching
Instructors: PMs, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Support period: 6 months
Mock interviews: 15
Best suited for: Current or former Product/Program Managers. Program Managers looking to transition into PM roles.

Security Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $5,300 - $5,900
Duration: 16 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 16 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant security engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current or former Security Engineers, Security Analysts, Application Security Engineers, Security Architects, and Security Support Engineers. Application, System, or Network Support Engineers, Test Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Cloud Security/Support Engineers.

Site Reliability Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $7,600 - $8,200
Duration: 17 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 17 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design, interview-relevant SRE concepts, career coaching
Instructors: SREs, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current SREs, DevOps Engineers who want to uplevel into FAANG+ companies. System/Linux/Cloud admins (with coding experience) who want to uplevel into FAANG+ companies. Software Engineers with a passion for troubleshooting systems and automating large-scale operations.

Technical Program Management Interview Course

Cost: $7,800 - $8,400
Duration: 18 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 18 weeks
Curriculum: Scalable system design, interview-relevant TPM concepts, interview-relevant domain concepts (choose from 18 domains), career coaching
Instructors: TPMs, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 15
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current or former Product/Program Managers. Project Managers looking to transition into Technical Program Manager roles.

Test Engineering Interview Course

Cost: $5,300 - $5,900
Duration: 17 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Duration: 17 weeks
Curriculum: Data structures and algorithms, system design (optional), interview-relevant test engineering concepts, career coaching
Instructors: Engineers, tech leads, and hiring managers from Tier-1 companies
Mock interviews: 9
Support period: 6 months
Best suited for: Current or former Test Engineers. Automation Test Engineers targeting SDET roles. QA Engineers/Testers trying to transition into SDET roles.

Interview Kickstart Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.9/5 (49 reviews)

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

10/17/2023

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Technical Program Management Interview Course

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"IK offered the perfect Prep"

I am currently a Product Manager at a non FAANG firm and don't come from the Software or IT background. I had my own reservations about joining the IK Program and the value it would bring to me and whether it will help me get a Job at a FAANG sort of... Read More

Anonymous
Technical Architect | Graduated: 2023

10/11/2023

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"Interview Kickstart - Just give it a chance and see for yourself"

Joining Interview Kickstart to UpLevel myself has been one of the best decisions I made. Loved the content, it's structured curicullum and it's expert delivery. Special shoutout to Support team who has been very active and reachable, not to mention emphathetic... Read More

Jahanzeb Q Hashmi
Associate Director | Graduated: 2023

10/8/2023

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Engineering Management Interview Course

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"Great Useful Learning"

The learning material is amazing and teachers know their topics with real work experience. The classes are interactive and gives a good insight into what to expect in the interview. Weekend classes are well schedule and give them me for personal work.... Read More

Anonymous
ML Software Engineer | Graduated: 2020

9/28/2023

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Machine Learning Engineering Interview Course

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"Awesome Curriculum, Extraordinary instructors, Amazing Operation Support"

I highly recommend IK's Algorithms & data structures program. Omkar and Reza are two instructors that I cannot thank enough. They also have a great operation team answering any questions or concerns 24/7. When I joined IK's seminar for the first time... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

9/21/2023

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Masterclass

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"IK Best TPM uplevel service provider"

IK's curriculum for the TPM program is excellent and easy to follow. Their trainers/faculty members are experts in their fields. They teach them in such a way that helps in all situations. This curriculum is greatly helping me achieve my career goal.

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

9/21/2023

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Early Engineering Interview Course

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"Amazing Program that tremendously help with the interview preparation"

I made the right choice by enrolling in this program. Right from the beginning, having a student advocate to guide us through the initial days was immensely helpful, and the support team has been consistently responsive and resourceful whenever needed.... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

9/19/2023

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Coding Pathway

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"Amazing course work."

I found the course work to be amazing. The problems selection helped in understanding the algorithms pretty well. The instructors were outstanding and they were very patient in answering the questions during live classes. Having a cohort setup helped... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

9/17/2023

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Data Science Interview Course

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"best resource out there"

This is a no-nonsense platform. It is the best resource out there. Omkar's approach to teaching is out of this world. I don't think I've had a better teacher. Super professional and results-driven team with the intention of helping you. Did I mention... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2023

9/13/2023

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"A well designed and comprehensive curriculum"

I got to know about IK in 2021 from a friend who successfully moved to a Tier 1/2 company after taking a course from IK. Being in Phd program, I was a bit away from coding interviews and needed a refresher on Data structures and algorithms. Ik's engineering... Read More

Anonymous
Graduated: 2022

9/9/2023

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"Strongly recommended"

After my graduation from masters, I was quite lost on how to prepare for the interviews. The materials available online were not structured. I did not know where to begin. I found IK and my preparation got a lot more meaningful. The curriculum covered... Read More

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