Question 1

Is this a full-stack software engineering bootcamp?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It is Metana's beginner full-stack software engineering bootcamp, built for the AI era. Over 6 months you learn the whole stack: AI fluency, core JavaScript and Git in the foundations phase, front-end development with HTML, CSS and React, then back-end development with Node, REST APIs and PostgreSQL. You also learn the AI engineering layer, including LLM APIs, embeddings, vector search and RAG, followed by software testing, evals for AI systems, CI/CD and system design. You finish by building and deploying an AI SaaS capstone, alongside the JobCamp™ career sprint. If you are looking for a full stack developer bootcamp or an AI engineering bootcamp that teaches how teams build software with AI today, this is that program.

Question 2

Is this an AI engineer bootcamp?

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Yes. Alongside full-stack software engineering, you learn the AI engineering skills teams hire for. In the back-end phase you work with LLM APIs, prompt structuring and context management, streaming responses, embeddings, vector search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with PostgreSQL and pgvector. In the production phase you learn to test software and run evals on AI systems, so you can show an AI feature is reliable before it ships. You then build and deploy your own AI SaaS product as the capstone. Graduates go on to roles as software engineers and AI engineers. The program builds AI-powered applications; it does not cover training machine learning models.

Question 3

Is this a machine learning bootcamp?

Accepted Answer

No. This is an AI software engineering bootcamp, not a machine learning or data science program. You won't train models, study the math behind neural networks or work in Python notebooks. Instead you learn to build and ship software that uses AI: full-stack web applications with React, Node and PostgreSQL, AI features built on LLM APIs, embeddings and RAG, and the testing and evals that keep those features reliable. If your goal is to build AI-powered products and work as a software or AI engineer, this program fits. If you want to research or train models, look for a dedicated machine learning program.

Question 4

Do I need a coding background to enroll?

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No. Around 80% of Metana grads had zero tech background before joining, and the program is built for exactly that starting point. The first phase spends four weeks on the basics: how AI and large language models actually work, core JavaScript and problem solving, your developer environment with Git and GitHub, and how to read, debug and validate code, including code an AI wrote. From there you move through front-end engineering with React, back-end engineering and the AI layer, then testing and production, each building on the last, before the AI SaaS capstone and the parallel JobCamp™ career sprint. AI tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Codex and GitHub Copilot sit on top of those fundamentals rather than replacing them, because you can't judge AI-generated code you don't understand.

Question 5

What does the job guarantee actually cover?

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You need to graduate the program, complete the JobCamp™ career sprint — the parallel four-week track covering 1:1 career coaching, mock interviews, a resume, LinkedIn, and GitHub rewrite, and salary negotiation and offer support — and apply consistently during your job search. If you meet those requirements and still don't have a software engineering offer paying $50K or more within 6 months of completing JobCamp™, Metana refunds 100% of your tuition, and the terms are written and legally binding rather than a marketing promise. On top of that, every pricing option — whether you pay the $7,500 upfront rate, split it into 4 payments of $1,950, or pay $1,650/month across 6 months — includes its own separate 14-day full refund window from enrollment, so you have an early, no-risk way to confirm the program is the right fit before the longer-term job guarantee even comes into play.

Question 6

How much time per week should I budget?

Accepted Answer

Plan for 20-25 hours a week across the 6-month program, structured around evenings and weekends so you can keep your day job. That includes weekly live sessions for whichever phase you're in: 4 weeks of AI fluency and engineering foundations, 6 weeks of front-end engineering with React, 5 weeks of back-end, databases and AI engineering, 4 weeks of testing, AI evals and production, and a 5-week AI SaaS capstone, plus 1:1 mentor time you book around your own schedule. The JobCamp™ career sprint runs in parallel for the final 4 weeks, adding coaching and interview prep on top of the technical work, so your weekly hours stay fairly steady through the whole cohort.

Question 7

Is this a US-only program?

Accepted Answer

No — Metana is 100% remote, with cohorts drawing students from the US, EU, UK, and APAC rather than being tied to a single region or time zone. Because the program already runs on recorded live sessions plus on-demand 1:1 tutoring, it's built to accommodate students learning from different time zones without anyone missing core instruction. JobCamp™, the career-sprint portion of the program, specifically tailors its interview preparation and salary benchmarking to your local job market rather than defaulting to US-only assumptions, since a $70K starting salary or the interview process a US employer expects can look quite different from what's typical in the EU, UK, or APAC. A new cohort starts on the first Tuesday of every month, each with that same international mix. An advisor can walk you through what the job market looks like specifically in your region before you enroll.

Question 8

What if I miss a week of class?

Accepted Answer

Every live session in every phase is recorded, from the engineering foundations through the AI SaaS capstone and the JobCamp™ career sprint, so missing a live block doesn't mean missing the material. Your learning coach helps you re-plan around real life rather than leaving you to catch up alone; if a work deadline or a personal emergency knocks you off the weekly 20-25 hour cadence for a stretch, that re-planning conversation is built into the program. You also have on-demand 1:1 tutoring whenever you need to catch up on a specific concept, which matters most in phases like back-end and AI engineering, where each week builds directly on the one before.

Question 9

Is the AI portion just prompt-writing?

Accepted Answer

No. AI runs through the whole program, and most of it is engineering, not prompting. You start by learning how large language models work and where they fail, then spend a full module on reading unfamiliar code, debugging, and reviewing and validating AI-generated code before it ships. Later you build AI features yourself: calling LLM APIs, structuring prompts and context, streaming responses, and building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with embeddings, vector search and pgvector. You also learn to test software and run evals on AI systems, so you can show an AI feature works rather than hope it does. That is why the program teaches JavaScript, React, Node and PostgreSQL as real fundamentals first: you can't review or debug AI-generated code you don't understand.

Question 10

Can I do this AI bootcamp online while working full-time?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The bootcamp is 100% online and part-time, designed for people who keep their day job while they retrain. Plan for 20-25 hours a week, mostly evenings and weekends. Live sessions are recorded, 1:1 mentor time is booked around your schedule, and a new cohort starts on the first Tuesday of every month, so you can start when it suits you rather than waiting for a once-a-year intake.

Question 11

How is this different from Metana's AI Tools Bootcamp?

Accepted Answer

They are built for different people. The AI Software Engineering Bootcamp is a 6-month program that takes beginners and career switchers from no coding background to a job-ready full-stack and AI software engineer, with a job guarantee. The AI Tools Bootcamp is a 4-week program for developers who already have at least a year of experience and want to work faster with tools like Claude Code and Cursor, including building AI agents and working with the Model Context Protocol (MCP). If you are new to coding, start with this bootcamp; if you already work as a developer, the AI Tools Bootcamp is the shorter route.

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