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Interview Kickstart

Average Rating 4.77
340 Reviews 24 Courses

Interview Kickstart is a part-time, 12-15 week online career advancement platform that helps tech professionals nail technical interviews at FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) and Tier-1 companies. Interview Kickstart is dedicated to helping tech and product professionals secure their dream jobs with top tech companies. Since 2014, they have trained over 20,000 tech professionals to succeed in the toughest interviews at FAANG companies.

The courses at Interview Kickstart are designed by FAANG tech leads and taught by FAANG instructors. They cover 18 tech and product domains, including Machine Learning, Data Science, System Design, and Software development. Interview Kickstart also offers specialized training for career transitions to rapidly growing AI-related tech fields. With a team of 600 seasoned FAANG+ professionals, their instructors provide real-world guidance to help professionals achieve their career goals.

To enroll in any Interview Kickstart program, attend their pre-enrollment webinar held daily (except Saturday). During the webinar, prospective students will learn about courses and the market landscape. After attending, a program advisor will connect with prospective students to assist with the admission process.

Reviews

340 alumni reviews of Interview Kickstart

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    Sapna Koparde
    Student · June 2025

    Comprehensive Interview Technical Training

     Interview Kickstart offers a comprehensive and well-structured program designed to prepare professionals for technical interviews at top-tier technology companies. The bootcamp covers a wide range of essential topics including data structures,...
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    5.0
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    5.0
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    5.0
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    Suman K
    Student · May 2025

    Promise Kept up with scheduling issues

    I took Gen AI sessions from IK, but for various reasons had to miss some sessions. Their operations went out of the way to ensure I resume in a subsequent cohort that started later to ensure I get all the sessions in proper way. Totally worth the money...
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    5.0
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    5.0
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    Sheela
    Tech lead in Service Based Company · Advanced Machine Learning Course · May 2025

    Interview Kick start - ML Switch Up

    I joined IK's ML switch up program in last October. Done with classic ML concepts and will learn advanced topics in upcoming weeks. So far it's highly valuable experience. Course content is well structured and designed thoughtfully. Perfect for...
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    5.0
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    Marlin Rowley
    Senior Software Engineer · LEVELUP: Guided interview prep to level up into a Tier-1 company · April 2025

    Review: IK experience

    I've had a wonderful experience with IK!  I'm still going through it but so far it has taken me out of my own box of experience of 20yrs programming graphics and placed into the box that nearly every TECH company is requiring in order to get a...
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    Priyanka
    Student · LEVELUP: Guided interview prep to level up into a Tier-1 company · April 2025

    This program gave me the boost I needed to re-enter the job market after a career break

    I joined Interview Kickstart’s TPM track primarily to get:
    (a) Focused preparation through a clear roadmap and curated content tailored to my target role
    (b) Mock interviews with experienced industry...
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    5.0
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    Vishakha
    Applicant · April 2025

    Supportive and growth-oriented experience

    My experience with the Interview Kickstart  bootcamp has been really  positive. It offers strong structure, solid content, and a supportive community that has played a key role in my growth and confidence.
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    5.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
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    SHAHEEN AKOND
    Student · LEVELUP: Guided interview prep to level up into a Tier-1 company · April 2025

    Mastering Tech Interviews with Confidence

    I have been a student at Interview Kickstart since March, and my experience so far has been outstanding. The course structure is extremely well-designed and comprehensive, covering everything a candidate needs to succeed in top tech interviews,...
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    5.0
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    5.0
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    Mamta Jangra
    Student · Data Analyst & Business Analyst Interview Preparation · March 2025

    Data Analyst and Business Analyst

    I joined this course to understand the job and role of a Data Analyst. This course helped me in building strong foundations of the tools and technologies used by top companies.
    Also the mock interviews IO took helped in getting real time experience. 
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    5.0
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    4.0
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  • V
    Vinit Kumar Sinha
    Graduate · Engineering Manager Interview Preparation · March 2025

    Excellent way to Level up

    I came to InterviewKickStart with a goal to understand and prepare myself for interviews. The course Is so wisely designed that I ended up becoming a good professional in due course. It guides at every level- DSA, System Design, Domain Knowledge,...
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    4.0
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    4.0
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    2.0
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    Akshay Shetty
    Sr Software Engineer · Backend Engineering Interview Preparation · February 2025

    A Well-Structured Course with Valuable Mock Interviews

    I took Interview Kickstart’s Backend Engineering Interview Prep course, and it was a great experience. The structured content helped me stay focused instead of getting lost in endless resources.

    The mock interviews were the best part I got to...
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    4.0
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    Jose Leandro Torres Sicilia
    Software Engineer · LEVELUP: Guided interview prep to level up into a Tier-1 company · September 2024

    Great program!!!

    Interview Kickstart provides in-depth classes with extensive resources, exceeding my expectations in every aspect. The program is very well designed to learn the computer science foundations and has many practice problems to help you master all the topics.
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    5.0
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    Ishant somal
    Student · June 2024

    Very nice curriculum

    This is the best coaching for interviews. The approach taught in this program is practical and scalable. Instead of doing 500+ problems on leetcode, with a handful of problems, one can learn the strategy on solving them. Best support team ever, and...
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  • P
    Prad
    Student · February 2024

    Engineering Manager Bootcamp

    The course is very costly and we don't get enough value for the money. Career coach does not really perform any work and does not guide you as well. I was part of Engineering Management course in the past and it really did not help me for my career...
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    1.0
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    3.0
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    Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart

    Student Experience Team

    Mar 02, 2025

    Hi Prad,

    We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Our program is designed to provide long-term value with expert-led classes and personalized career support. We understand that you felt the career coaching didn’t meet your expectations, and we’d love to connect with you to address this.

    Please reach out to operations@interviewkickstart.com, and we’ll be happy to assist you further.

    Warm Regards,
    Interview Kickstart Team
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    GURUDEV H Y
    Applicant · November 2023

    Effective!!

    I enrolled to Interview Kickstart on Jan of this month. Because of personal issues I could not finish it and I course was about to expire. I contacted the operation team . From Operation team-Kirti called me, I explained why I couldn't complete on time...
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    Palaniappan Murugappan
    Student · Engineering Manager Interview Preparation · October 2023

    Uplifting Platform to Move in career ladder

    I feel their Curriculum is very organized and give clear direction for us to prepare interview for the product industry and particularly for the people from service industry or business house. Also give enough confident through regular test and mock...
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    5.0
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    Guru
    Student · Engineering Manager Interview Preparation · August 2023

    Great technical content and best service

    I have watched several youtube videos for technical content, but IK's teachers and their content is by far the best and their support staff makes it even better. They are available 24/7 and resolve issues immediately. Overall I am glad to be part of...
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  • B
    Bhawna Sharma
    Lead Software Engineer · July 2023

    Excellent curriculum and vast set of topics covered

    I am very much appreciative for services and support provided by IK. It saves a lot of time while preparing for interviews with Tier 1 product companies. Especially, support team is very much supportive and responds promptly at any personal support...
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    Jhair Huanca
    Virtual Resource Manager · Backend Engineering Interview Preparation · May 2023

    Great Refresher and Learning

    I registered for the Early Engineering Program. It is a great refresher and deep dive into programming concepts and techniques. My current position for the last 3 years has low-code everyday tasks. Therefore, this program has efficiently helped me get...
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    5.0
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    4.0
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    VD
    Graduate · Master Class (Default) Interview Course · March 2023

    Best Interview Preparation Program

    The Interview Kickstart program was instrumental in preparing me for interviews. The mock interviews were particularly valuable, while the technical coaching sessions helped me address any technical uncertainties.
    Although the classes occasionally...
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    5.0
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  • S
    Swan D.
    Student · Technical Program Manager Interview course · March 2023

    Great program if you put in the efforts

    IK experts can guide you in the journey, very quick and supportive support team. I would like to point out Megha from the IK Operations team who is helping me to keep on track in completing the coursework.  If you put in the needed efforts; IK team is...
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Courses

24 Interview Kickstart Courses

Full details, syllabus, tuition, and reviews available on each course page.

Ace your Mock Interview 1 weeks $199 View course → Advanced Data Science Course 64 weeks N/A View course → Advanced Machine Learning Course ★ 4.7 (7) 34 weeks N/A View course → Advanced MLOps Course 14 weeks N/A View course → Android Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 4.0 (2) 12 weeks N/A View course → AWS Cloud Solution Architect Interview Preparation 12 weeks N/A View course → Backend Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 4.9 (45) 1 weeks N/A View course → Cybersecurity Interview Preparation ★ 5.0 (3) 12 weeks N/A View course → Data Analyst & Business Analyst Interview Preparation ★ 5.0 (2) 12 weeks N/A View course → Data Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 4.9 (8) 15 weeks N/A View course → Data Science Interview Preparation ★ 4.2 (5) 12 weeks N/A View course → EdgeUp - Applied GenAI + Interview Preparation ★ 5.0 (5) 26 weeks N/A View course → Embedded Software Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 5.0 (4) 12 weeks N/A View course → Engineering Manager Interview Preparation ★ 4.9 (25) 12 weeks N/A View course → Front-end Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 5.0 (1) 12 weeks N/A View course → Full Stack Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 4.9 (7) 12 weeks N/A View course → Growth Product Manager Course for Interview Preparation 1 weeks N/A View course → iOS Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 5.0 (1) 12 weeks N/A View course → LEVELUP: Guided interview prep to level up into a Tier-1 company ★ 4.9 (15) 13 weeks N/A View course → Machine Learning Interview Preparation ★ 4.9 (17) 12 weeks N/A View course → Product Management Interview Preparation ★ 4.0 (4) 12 weeks N/A View course → Product Marketing Manager Course for Interview Preparation 1 weeks N/A View course → Site Reliability Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 5.0 (2) 12 weeks N/A View course → Test Engineering Interview Preparation ★ 5.0 (2) 12 weeks N/A View course →
Scholarships

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News

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Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated May 05, 2025
Happy Spring! Alternative pathways into well-paying careers like cybersecurity and software engineering continue gaining momentum with new apprenticeship initiatives from the federal government and large states like California. We’re covering how Pell grants for short-term training programs may finally become a reality, and what the expansion of AI has meant for coders. Plus, learn about the ...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated April 11, 2025
With over a decade of tech experience, Alok Roy knew he had the technical skills to succeed — but when it came to interviews, something was missing. He turned to Interview Kickstart, a structured program that helped him refine his technical knowledge, build confidence, and master the interview process. Within just one month of joining, he identified and addressed the gaps holding him back, ul...
Jess Feldman
Jess Feldman
Updated January 02, 2025
December saw a shakeup for Online Program Managers (OPMs) with the shuttering of a major player in the university bootcamp space. The Dole Act (which includes funding for VET TEC) cleared the Senate, so there’s hope that VET TEC funding will again be available in 2025. Get the latest insights on making a career change now from an AWS expert and four recent bootcamp graduates, plus learn about...
Nat Davis
Nat Davis
Updated April 09, 2025
What are the best tech job cities of 2025? While remote tech jobs are on the rise, wages are often still tied to a geographic location and cost of living. And even though salaries are still highest in major tech cities, you can now look beyond San Francisco and New York City to find a strong job network (though we still love SF and NYC)! Here are the 16 best tech job cities, ranked by populat...
Nat Davis
Nat Davis
Updated December 06, 2024
The technical interview can be daunting for both new and experienced tech professionals. Nailing the tech interview requires practice, and interview prep programs exist to give their students the support and confidence-building they need to land their tech dream job. Whether you’re a coding bootcamp graduate, a self-taught software engineer, or an experienced developer, we’ve rounded up the 6...
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Find answers to the most-asked questions.

Is Interview Kickstart worth it?

Interview Kickstart hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 340 Interview Kickstart alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Interview Kickstart on Course Report - you should start there!

How much does Interview Kickstart cost?

Interview Kickstart costs around $199.

What courses does Interview Kickstart teach?

Interview Kickstart offers courses like Ace your Mock Interview, Advanced Data Science Course, Advanced Machine Learning Course, Advanced MLOps Course and 20 more.

Where does Interview Kickstart have campuses?

Interview Kickstart teaches students Online in a remote classroom.

Does Interview Kickstart offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?

Yes, Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive Interview Kickstart scholarship for $500 off tuition!

Is Interview Kickstart legit?

We let alumni answer that question. 340 Interview Kickstart alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Interview Kickstart and rate their overall experience a 4.77 out of 5.

Can I read Interview Kickstart reviews?

You can read 340 reviews of Interview Kickstart on Course Report! Interview Kickstart alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Interview Kickstart and rate their overall experience a 4.77 out of 5.

Is Interview Kickstart accredited?

While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Interview Kickstart doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.

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