Real projects. Real mentorship. A real brand on your CV.
Stop building toy todo apps. We put you on a real client project with a senior mentor reviewing every PR. You leave with production work in your portfolio and a real company willing to reference you.
The deal
You pick a tier and we match you to a real client project. You write the code, our seniors review it, and once your part ships you walk away with a portfolio-worthy build and the right to list that client as a reference on your CV. Not a coding-school certificate. A real company saying you shipped real software for them.
You pay
From €399
You build
Real client software
You earn
A real brand reference
What you get
Everything you need to convert “I know how to code” into “I've shipped software a real company is using.”
A real client project
Not a tutorial clone. A scoped, architected build a real company is using. Goes straight on your CV with the client's name attached.
Senior code review
Every PR you open gets read by an experienced engineer. You learn how production code actually gets reviewed. The kind of feedback no bootcamp gives you.
A brand reference
Ship your part successfully and you earn the right to list the client as a portfolio reference. A real logo carries more weight than any certificate.
Mentor-backed work
You're not alone. A senior mentor unblocks you when you're stuck, reviews your design choices, and helps you ship without burning out.
What a real reference does for your next job offer
Companies hire to de-risk. A shipped client project plus a senior who'll vouch for you removes most of the risk that most junior candidates carry, and that shows up in three places in the offer.
Higher chance of getting hired
A real client logo on your CV is the signal that gets you past the recruiter screen, the stage that auto-rejects most bootcamp portfolios. You skip the take-home test most candidates spend a week on, and walk into the interview with a working production deploy to talk about.
Probation period often waived
Companies use probation to de-risk hires they aren't sure about. When you walk in with shipped client work and a senior reference vouching for you, most of that risk is already gone, and it shows up in the contract. Day-one full employment is a thing you can negotiate for.
Stronger starting salary
Without production experience, you negotiate from the bottom of the entry-level band. With a real reference and a shippable build in your portfolio, you start the conversation one tier above, junior-mid instead of junior, and that gap stays with you for years of compounding raises.
We don't guarantee outcomes. What you walk in with does. We make sure you walk in with the strongest hand a junior engineer can hold.
What we need from you
A real client is paying attention to your work, so showing up professionally is the price of admission. These are the standards we hold you to.
Consistent commitment
A real project needs a real schedule. We don't expect 40 hours, but we expect predictable ones.
- Roughly 8–15 hours per week, agreed up-front
- Weekly check-ins with your mentor
- PRs opened at a steady cadence
Professional communication
You're representing yourself to a real client. Showing up matters more than knowing every framework.
- Respond within a business day on Slack or email
- Flag blockers early, not after the deadline slips
- Ask sharp, specific questions
Willingness to ship
We're not training you to study. We're training you to deliver software people actually use.
- Treat feedback as fuel, not personal critique
- Care about correctness and edge cases, not just "it works on my machine"
- Finish what you start, or hand it off cleanly
How it works
From your first application to shipping production code. Five steps, one real reference on your CV.
Apply
Tell us about your stack, your goals, and your time commitment. Takes under 10 minutes.
We vet you
Quick call, a small skills check, and we confirm you're ready to ship on a real project.
We slot you onto a project
We match you to an open client project that fits your stack and level. No bidding, no auctions.
You ship, we mentor
You write the code, your mentor reviews every PR, your tier covers the hours of guidance you need.
You earn the reference
Ship your part successfully and the client goes on your CV. Real logo, real engagement.
Ready to ship something real?
Apply now and we'll get back to you in a few business days. You'll get a short call, a skills check, and, if it's a fit, a slot on the next open project that matches your stack.
You'll fit in if you're…
- Past the tutorials and ready to write code other people will actually read
- Comfortable in at least one stack (any of: React, Next, Node, .NET, Python, Vue)
- Open to feedback that stings a little. That's the point
- Self-taught, bootcamp grad, or CS student looking for the first real reference