May 26, 2022
Revature Software Development Engineer reviews
4.3
89% would recommend to a friend
Ashwin Bharath
100% approve of CEO
89% positive business outlook
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4.0
Jan 21, 2022
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Pros
It will start up your career in technology. Revature work culture makes it a great place to work.
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As many people said, it is an intensive training and if you do not have the passion to learn new technologies, it will be hard for you to follow up.
2.0
Apr 7, 2021
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If you are a college graduate, veteran, or someone who has shown some relative aptitude towards software development, Revature offers the opportunity to get your foot in the door in an increasingly competitive industry. Revature starts off by putting "associates" as they are called through a 10 week training program with one subject per week being covered. These subjects are tailored towards primary clients who might request Java and React.Js or .NET and Angular. They get first dibs on the associates that complete training. After that secondary clients have their choice on the remaining associates. The associates usually move to the client site after training is completed on a small stipend. The 10 week program is enough to instill some level of confidence so that associates can successfully interview and place on a client site. The model is beneficial in that by the time the 2 year contract is up, associates should be able to have enough experience to either stay with with the client or move on to a new full time career. If associates stay on past the 2 years, their wages are near market value, but do not meet it.
Cons
The training period is hard, but if you can make it you should be fine for the next 2 years on the mental/technical front. On the financial side of things, you might really struggle. Minimum wage is what is paid during the training period. After the training period the salary is 45K for the first year. If you are simultaneously paying student loans and on the 45K first year salary in a major city then you may be in for a challenge. Revature offers a meager cost of living adjustment if you end up in high cost of living areas. Revature keeps associates from leaving by threatening a 20K fee (a stick) if they try to leave before the 2 year contract period is up. The salary is a living wage (a carrot), but it's clearly a pairing of the typical student loan pressures and other circumstances to keep associates pinned in. In terms of engagement and culture, I thought Revature did a good job pre-COVID during the training period. After that, apart from signing my checks and an annual call seeking information about the client's stack and a notice of a wage increase, that's the only engagement you will have with Revature. Pre-COVID they were starting to do more for engagement, but as soon as COVID isolation started it's back to the same story. I'm lucky that my client has generally included me, but I realize that that's not always the case.
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