Sandris is the CTO of one of the hottest Baltic fintech startups, Jeff App, however, in this episode, we focus on Codelex developer school, which he created a few years ago. With Codelex Sandris has added north of 130 able-bodied developers both men and women across different age groups to the market after subjecting them to an intensive 3 months developer Bootcamp.In a very direct and no bullshit interview Sandris shares his vision that almost anyone can code at a professional level, but also points out that it depends on everyone’s own motivation, explains that discrimination in the job market still exists, and gives advice on what will make developers consider you attractive as an employerBy listening to this episode you will learn:That you can become a developer in 3 months if you make an investment in yourselfWhat developers value the most in a job/employerThat 80% of the population are able to become a developerHow to avoid scams in coding schoolsHow to make the decision between remaining a specialist developer vs. a team lead/managerHow software development is similar to business managementWhat the demand for developers will be in the future and the gap between employers and jobseekersWhat salary will an experienced developer in the Baltics be making in 5 yearsWhether AI will take over developer jobs in the near futureFind out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Find out more about Codelex coding school https://www.codelex.io/ Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/Support the show

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