Web3 SolidityBootcamp

The course follows an 85% coding, 15% tutorials split, because the fastest way to learn Solidity well is by writing and breaking real smart contracts rather than watching lectures. Every week centers on a hands-on assignment that takes up the bulk of your time, supported by video lessons and written material delivered through our learning management system so you can study on your own schedule between live sessions. On top of that self-paced content, you get two live touchpoints weekly: a group office-hours session where the cohort works through prep questions, previews the next assignment, and discusses current crypto and Web3 news, plus a private 30-minute one-on-one code review where your instructor gives direct feedback on your actual code instead of generic critique. As you approach graduation, this same rhythm carries into JobCamp, where the weekly cadence shifts from smart-contract assignments to resume, portfolio, and interview-prep work, with the group and 1-on-1 sessions still running throughout.

Each week is built around one central assignment — usually the heaviest time commitment — layered with structured support so you're never learning in isolation. You get a 1-hour group class or discussion covering prep questions, an introduction to the next assignment, and current crypto news; a 30-minute 1-on-1 code review where an instructor gives direct feedback on your actual submitted code; and self-paced study time using the videos and readings we provide for that module, whether it's Solidity fundamentals, smart contract security, DeFi protocols, or gas optimization in Yul. Interview prep support is available whenever you need it, not just during JobCamp at the end. Because the curriculum runs 16 modules deep — from Ethereum fundamentals through Layer 2 scaling, account abstraction, and restaking — the specific mix of lecture, lab, and review time shifts week to week, but the group-class-plus-1-on-1-plus-assignment structure stays constant for all 16 weeks.

Three things set it apart. First, personalized instruction: every student gets a weekly 30-minute 1-on-1 code review with a senior engineer, not just recorded lectures, and cohorts are hard-capped at 10 students so instructors can actually track your progress and weaknesses. Second, a hands-on emphasis — over 80% of the program is spent coding and hacking rather than sitting in tutorial hell, including recreating historical smart contract hacks and building an Ethereum wallet from scratch. Third, curriculum depth: this course goes well beyond typical Solidity tutorials into writing non-trivial contracts in raw assembly (Yul), formal security auditing techniques, DAOs, account abstraction, and Layer 2 scaling. It's also backed by a 100% tuition refund guarantee if you don't land a job paying at least $50,000/year within 10 months of graduating, and graduates have gone on to work at companies including Google, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Polygon, Binance, and Meta.

Being familiar with Solidity is a real advantage going in, but it isn't required — the first curriculum module (Ethereum & Smart Contract Fundamentals) starts from blockchain basics and Ethereum architecture before the second module teaches Solidity syntax, data types, functions, and control flow from the ground up using Remix and Hardhat. In practice, learning Solidity's syntax is the easy part; the hard part, and the reason this bootcamp exists, is learning to write Solidity that's actually secure. Later modules on access control, common vulnerabilities, and advanced smart contract security are where most of the real difficulty — and most of the value — lives. What matters more than prior Solidity exposure is the JavaScript/TypeScript and general programming background covered in the next FAQ, since that's the foundation the Solidity-specific material builds on from week one.

Yes. This isn't a web development bootcamp — the focus is smart contract engineering — so we assume you're already comfortable writing unit tests in JavaScript and building simple web applications before you start. That matters because module 5, Frontend Integration & Web3 Development, has you connecting smart contracts to real interfaces using Web3.js, Ethers.js, and wallet integrations like MetaMask, and later modules build DeFi and NFT projects on top of that same frontend layer. React.js, Next.js, and a CSS framework such as Tailwind are recommended so you can move quickly through those modules, but they aren't a hard requirement — you can pick them up alongside the coursework if you're solid on core JavaScript or TypeScript fundamentals. If you're a complete beginner to programming rather than just new to Web3, the Web3 Beginner Bootcamp is the better starting point before this one.

Security is a genuine priority here — most assignments are hacking-based, and you won't graduate without completing them, including recreating historical exploits that drained real protocols of millions of dollars. Modules on access control, common vulnerabilities, advanced smart contract security, and static/dynamic analysis tools give you real audit-adjacent skills. That said, becoming a professional smart contract auditor straight out of any bootcamp, without prior development experience and a cybersecurity foundation, isn't realistic — auditing firms hire people who've already proven they can build secure systems, not just study them. This course is built to make you a strong, security-minded Web3 developer first; that developer foundation, combined with the security modules, is what an auditing career path gets built on afterward, whether that means specializing in-house at a protocol or pursuing dedicated audit training once you have real Solidity experience behind you.

This course is designed for programmers with at least 2 years of general software development experience, including 1–2 years working with JavaScript- or TypeScript-based production code, comfort with Bash or shell scripting, and familiarity with Git and GitHub for version control. We check for this during admissions, not just assume it: after an intro call with an advisor about your goals and background, you'll complete a short coding assessment (typically due within 3 days, with extensions available on request) before you're offered a cohort seat. That bar exists because the curriculum moves fast — 16 weeks compress what's normally 2+ years of skill-building — and starting without those fundamentals in place makes it much harder to keep up. If you're earlier in your programming journey, the Web3 Beginner Bootcamp is built specifically for that starting point instead.

It varies week to week rather than being a flat number — expect anywhere from 5 to about 35 hours depending on what that module covers and how much prior experience you bring to it. We recommend reserving at least 20 hours per week as your baseline, since that's the average commitment across the full 16 weeks, but some modules (like smart contract security audits or the DeFi and gas-optimization units) run heavier than others. Your weekly time splits across a 1-hour group session, a 30-minute 1-on-1 code review, and the assignment itself, which is usually where most of those hours go. Because cohorts are capped at 10 students, instructors can flag early if your pace looks off track and help you adjust rather than letting you fall behind silently until it's too late to catch up.

Large classes make people communicate less, and less communication is exactly what we're trying to design out of this program. Capping cohorts at 10 students keeps the instructor-to-student ratio low enough that your weekly 1-on-1 code review is actually personalized — instructors know your specific code, your specific weaknesses, and where you're stuck, rather than giving generic feedback to a crowd. It also makes the weekly group office-hours session more useful, since there's room for everyone's prep questions to actually get answered instead of getting lost in a large chat. We would rather run more small cohorts — we have conducted 50+ since Metana started in February 2022 — than fewer large ones, because the quality of attention each student gets is the thing that actually determines whether you finish the 16-week program with real, job-ready skills.

Yes — our own testimonials say so, and there's a real chance you won't finish within the standard 16 weeks if you're not prepared to put in the hours. We're condensing what would normally take 2+ years of on-the-job skill-building into 4 months, so plan on reserving 20–30 hours per week; for some students, especially around the security and DeFi modules, it becomes close to full-time. What makes the difficulty worthwhile is what it replaces: instead of random tactics with no clear pathway, tutorial-hell with no feedback loop, and guessing at security, you get a structured curriculum, weekly 1-on-1 code reviews with senior engineers, hands-on practice breaking real contracts, and a job guarantee backing the outcome. If the pace doesn't fit your current schedule, extending your timeline is an option — see the next FAQ.

That's completely fine, and it's built into how the program works. As long as you're staying engaged and doing the work, we'll look at your specific situation and can move you into a later cohort rather than forcing you to drop out mid-curriculum. What we're watching for isn't slow progress on its own — some students genuinely need more than 16 weeks alongside a job or other commitments — it's whether you're still showing up and putting in effort. If you fall behind because you've stopped engaging rather than because life got in the way, you'll be asked to leave, since cohort seats are limited to 10 students and our resources are focused on students who are seriously working toward a blockchain career. The goal is flexibility for genuine effort, not an open-ended extension with no accountability attached.

Metana started in February 2022 and ran its first bootcamp that same year, making this one of our longest-running programs. Since then we've conducted more than 50 cohorts and trained over 100 students through this specific Solidity curriculum alone, refining the 16-module syllabus — from Ethereum fundamentals through DAOs, DeFi, Layer 2 scaling, and restaking — along the way based on what graduates actually needed on the job. That track record shows up in outcomes: graduates have gone on to roles at companies including Google, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Polygon, Binance, and Meta, with an average reported salary increase of $26,500 and blockchain engineer salaries in this space averaging around $139,952. The job guarantee — a full tuition refund if you don't land a role paying at least $50,000/year within 10 months of graduating — is backed by that same multi-year track record, not a new or unproven promise.