Software Engineering AcceleratorReviews of amanmanazir.com

The program it self is very useful - a lot of much needed information! I think the ideal time to join would be second year of college because it will give some more time to gain experience needed, work on resume and interview prep. However, the requirements are not always relevant, for example, if it’s April and you trying to land summer internship applying earlier is always better then trying to get a referral and applying later (recruiters’ words from the program, not mine). My honest opinion, if you need help with everything, when it comes to getting a job/internship and you want to have someone to keep you accountable, that’s a good investment! But other than that, not sure if it’s worth the price, and I think requirements should be different depending what time of the year it is right now and what is your goal position(e.g. new grad offer, internship, and etc). Also, I feel that the program’s advertising and the actual result is different, because there is no magic pill, at the end of the day it’s a grind and a lot of work (so if you feel like you could get top tier resume and interviewing skills right away and not ready to grind - reconsider joining). Lastly, I want to make it clear, that even though I don’t have an offer right now, I am interviewing with 3 different companies, and I don’t think it would be possible before I started the program, so for me, who had some unpaid experience + very bad interviewing skills, it was very useful. Is it worth it? Can’t say before I get an offer, but definitely not a waste of money! UPD: I got 2 offer after 2.5 months, both were pretty good, so I guess it’s worth it! Still a lot of hours put in, so keep that in mind!

Great program overall. The structure is clear and the coaches go above and beyond to make sure you are ready. The only area that I feel is lacking in this program is System Design guidance. It seems like more and more entry level roles are starting to require system design (I had 2 system design interviews) following leetcode/hackerrank rounds, so it would go a long way to address that area so members avoid falling short late in the interview process.

Built for people with limited success with getting offers, delivers on the value advertised. Was useful, but not worth full price for me personally.

I’m writing this from the perspective of someone who used all of their personal savings to pay for this program and does not have parents in a position to spend thousands of dollars on what appears to be a non-essential expense. This review is meant for someone in a similar situation, or for the version of me who was trying to decide whether this investment was worth it. Based on the program’s advertising, it gives the impression that it can lead to FAANG or extremely high-paying software engineering internship roles. Going in, I genuinely believed that if I followed the program, I should be able to at least quadruple my investment after savings. If you were like me, entering your junior year and starting close to scratch (I was originally entering my senior year but extended my graduation to May 2027 specifically to avoid graduating without an internship), the program makes it clear fairly early on that this outcome is unlikely for a first internship. A lot of the information in the program is advice that already exists online. The value is not that the advice itself is unique, but that the program organizes and structures it in a way that shows you how to actually apply it during recruiting instead of just consuming information passively. My resume improved significantly, and I also gained meaningful exposure to both behavioral and technical interviews, which was valuable on its own. So far, I’ve interviewed with six companies: HubSpot, Grammarly, Bloomberg, Liberty Mutual, PNC Bank, and Gusto. Several of these companies would have more than quadrupled my investment if I had received an offer. However, because I entered the process with very little prior experience, I wasn’t confident enough in interviews to break through at the higher-paying companies. I ultimately did receive an offer from PNC Bank. From a numbers perspective, this is what it looked like for me. I spent about $4,540 on the course in total, roughly $4,300 for the program itself plus around $240 in credit card interest because I didn’t want to drain all of my savings at once. I also paid for LinkedIn Premium for about 10 months, which came out to roughly $400, and spent about $1,500 attending conferences and networking events. That puts my total investment at around $6,440. I’m not including what I spent on LeetCode Premium or the NeetCode platform, since those purchases were not required or advised by the program. I chose to use them to have a better experience while practicing. My offer from PNC Bank was $27.50 an hour with a $2,500 sign-on bonus. After taxes, I calculated this to be roughly $10,000 for the duration of the internship. If I subtract rent during that time, which was about $3,000, my net profit comes out to approximately $560. That said, I do believe the information and structure from the program will carry over and be useful during full-time role recruiting as well. There are likely residual gains if I am able to leverage this experience into a full-time offer. If you’re planning on relying on the refund clause to get your money back, you should be realistic about the time commitment. You need to be able to dedicate at least 15 hours per week to recruiting work and do so consistently for up to 12 months without missing deadlines. The program does offer a pause option, which I did take advantage of when things got busier for me. When you’re starting off with weak projects and little experience, it’s hard not to feel like you need to do significantly more than what the program prescribes just to have meaningful things to talk about in interviews. Because of that, on top of the 15 hours per week of recruiting work, you realistically need to spend additional time gaining experience and strengthening your resume, which makes hitting the program’s quotas even harder. At the end of the day, there is no secret magic formula. It still comes down to consistent effort and grinding for experience. That said, do I regret doing it? No, I don’t. The information I learned in the program personally opened doors that likely wouldn’t have opened if I hadn’t started. I genuinely believe I would have graduated without an internship otherwise. Having that much money on the line also pushed me to take recruiting seriously and stay disciplined, which ultimately led to an offer. Overall, I would give this program 4 out of 5 stars. My initial goal was to secure an internship, and I achieved that. The information provided is solid and genuinely useful; however, the price is very high and likely now even higher than what I paid. I also feel that the program’s advertising and testimonials somewhat over-promised what the average participant would gain, which is why I can’t give it a full rating.

Program structure was really good. But the mock interviews was the best part. Used to feel under-confident with interviews but this program definitely helped me there. Office hours were great and so were the coaches. Great program

The course does what it promises. The most helpful thing is the network and mock interviews. Only critique would be that it feels tailored mainly towards applicants for internships and for people who have little/no experience (although 90% of things still apply)

The accelerator program provides a structural strategy that makes my hard works paid out. I'm a hard working person throughout my life but 80% of the time, it doesn't paid out. The program push me to consistently working hard and with the strategy and methodology to make it paid out. That's what makes the difference and worth joining.

This is a great course for people trying to break into tech, but it is important to understand that this course isn't magically going to land you your dream job. This course provides with the guidance and tools for success, but you still have to put in a lot of work, as this course holds you accountable in order to be eligible for a refund. It is also too expensive in my opinion. The course itself is spectacular, but the price is a little high for what it is. Nonetheless, this course will teach you everything you need to know and hold you accountable. As a result, after about 100 internship applications, I've gotten 6 interviews so far with more potentially coming in later, and I already have a $48/hr summer 2026 SWE internship offer the DAY AFTER I interviewed for it, on October 9th, 2025. This course is great, but don't take this decision lightly because it is EXPENSIVE and you still need to put in WORK!