A local training company is churning out a new crop of developers to help staff rapidly growing tech companies starving for talent.
"We take them from absolute novice to hireable junior developer," said Dan Pickett, co-founder of Launch Academy, a full-time, 10-week crash course in Web development.
"There's just such a strong demand for engineering talent in Boston."
Launch Academy, tucked in a nondescript Chinatown building, is in the middle of its fourth class of "launchers," people who have decided they want to go all-in and become software engineers.
"Our goal is to teach them every aspect of Web development," Pickett said.
Students, who pay $12,000 in tuition, tackle daily assignments and challenges to acquire the skills to become fully functioning Web developers.
Pickett said 94 percent of the summer and fall graduates have found jobs in software development, with an average salary of $65,000.
"They look at our program, that is expensive, but in relative comparison is a real savings, and has a real clear return on investment," Pickett said.
The average salary for a software engineer in Boston, according to job-tracking site Glassdoor.com, is $75,000.
"At the end of the day it's an investment," said Julissa Jansen, who gave up her job at a nonprofit to enroll in Launch Academy. "You're hoping once you graduate you get a job that will make up for all that I paid for."
Even with high starting wages, finding good talent is hard, employers said.
"It's been really, really tough to find talented individuals," said Jeremy Barron, a vice president for Cambridge-based 3PlayMedia.
"These are jobs that are available now and we companies can't find people to fill them."
Keith Webber, a former tech recruiter who is a current Launch Academy student, has already seen the demand for engineers.
"The demand for developers is so high that every single tech company is hiring, no matter what," Webber said.
At Launch Academy, students are gambling that they will land one of these prime jobs after graduating.
At the end of each 10-week session, Launch Academy holds a career day, inviting local companies to interview graduates.
Ryan Grimard, vice
president of engineering at AdHarmonics, said the company is about to offer a job to a Launch Academy grad for the sixth time.
"They basically just spent 12 hours a day, six-plus days a week, trying to learn as fast as they can and grasp as much engineering knowledge as possible," Grimard said.
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