Resilient Coders

Resilient Coders is a free coding bootcamp that trains people of color for careers as software engineers. It charges no tuition and never asks graduates to pay anything back, even after they land a job. Students also receive a learning stipend paid every two weeks so they can focus on their learning. The program frames its mission as economic liberation and equitable access to high-growth tech careers, describing its goal as social justice through economic empowerment.

Training goes beyond writing code. Staff help students build communication skills, public speaking, time management, professional portfolios and interview preparation, aiming to develop the whole engineer. The curriculum emphasizes learning new languages quickly, reading documentation and solving problems on a team, since graduates rarely use the exact tech stack they studied. The relationship continues after graduation, with alumni keeping access to staff for mentorship, career guidance and skill-building opportunities.

What to Know

• Applicants must be low-income, have at least a high school diploma or GED, and be authorized to work in the US.
• Candidates holding a master’s degree or higher do not qualify, and the program targets ages 18 to 35 but invites older applicants too.
• The program serves residents of Greater Boston and Greater Philadelphia.
• Alumni report average starting salaries roughly triple their pre-bootcamp earnings.