FAQ

Tech Developer Frequently Asked Questions

  • Students who identify as Black, Latinx, and/or Native American
  • Students enrolled as a sophomore at an accredited, four-year US college or university
  • Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, MIS, and other quantitative concentrations preferred

Applications will open on November 1, 2022.

The application period will close on February 1, 2023.

  • There is no cost to the participant. The SEO Tech Developer is generously funded by our partners.

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This is an intensive, 300-hour technical training program. The full-time portion of the program, which requires the biggest time commitment, takes place from June-August 2023. Other activities will be held year-round on a part-time basis.
This is an intensive, 300-hour technical training program. The full-time portion of the program, which requires the biggest time commitment, takes place from June-August 2023. Other activities will be held year-round on a part-time basis.

To defray expenses, students will be given stipends totaling $6,000 during the summer session.

The program begins in early June with four weeks of part-time pre-work (approximately 20 hours/week.)

 

The summer residency begins in June 2023, and will run Monday-Friday from 11 am-6 pm ET.

 

You will also be expected to, at times, work outside of residency hours to complete projects and/or attend professional development events.

The summer residency concludes in August 2023.

No! One of the most important components of the program is the fall session through the internship prep.

 

You must be able to commit to completing activities, in your own time, from September 2023- May 2024.

Participants will be expected to complete mock interviews, mentoring, tutoring, and interviewing bootcamps.

 

You will also be expected to apply for internships. All activities are part-time.

The SEO Tech Developer is 100% virtual.

The SEO Tech Developer is generously funded by Hg Foundation, Citi Foundation, Wayfair, Workday, Take-Two Interactive and Renew Group Holdings.

Participants cannot be guaranteed an internship or job following completion of the Tech Developer.

 

However, participants will be able to apply for internships at partner companies that are interested in hiring SEO Tech Developer graduates.