Advanced Python Bootcamp • 12 Weeks

Go From Zero to
Python Developer
in 12 Weeks

A career-defining program that takes you from fundamentals to production-grade software. Real projects. Expert mentorship. Guaranteed outcomes.

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Next cohort starts April 14, 2026
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✓ Enrolled
3,241 developers
avg salary boost
+$42K
$127K
Average Graduate Salary
// median first-year compensation
94%
Job Placement Rate
// within 3 months of graduation
89%
Completion Rate
// industry avg is 48%
// curriculum_overview

12 Modules.
One Career-Defining Journey.

Every module builds on the last, taking you from syntax to scalable systems.

01 Python Foundations & Environment +
  • Data types & variables
  • Control flow
  • Functions
  • Virtual environments
  • Git basics
  • VS Code setup
02 Object-Oriented Python +
  • Classes & instances
  • Inheritance
  • Magic methods
  • Dataclasses
  • Design patterns
  • SOLID principles
03 Data Structures & Algorithms +
  • Lists, dicts, sets
  • Trees & graphs
  • Sorting algorithms
  • Big O notation
  • LeetCode patterns
04 Web Development with FastAPI +
  • REST API design
  • FastAPI routing
  • Pydantic models
  • Authentication
  • Middleware
  • OpenAPI docs
05 Databases & SQL +
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLAlchemy ORM
  • Database migrations
  • Query optimization
  • Redis caching
06 Async Python & Concurrency +
  • asyncio fundamentals
  • async/await patterns
  • Threading vs multiprocessing
  • aiohttp
  • Celery tasks
07 Testing & Code Quality +
  • pytest mastery
  • TDD methodology
  • Mocking & fixtures
  • Coverage reports
  • Linting with ruff
08 Data Science & Pandas +
  • NumPy arrays
  • Pandas DataFrames
  • Matplotlib & Seaborn
  • Data cleaning
  • EDA pipelines
09 Machine Learning Fundamentals +
  • scikit-learn
  • Supervised learning
  • Model evaluation
  • Feature engineering
  • Intro to PyTorch
10 DevOps & Containerization +
  • Docker & compose
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions
  • AWS deployment
  • Environment management
  • Logging & monitoring
11 System Design & Architecture +
  • Microservices
  • Event-driven architecture
  • Message queues
  • Scalability patterns
  • API gateways
12 Capstone & Career Prep +
  • Full-stack capstone
  • Portfolio building
  • Technical interviews
  • Resume review
  • Salary negotiation
  • Job search strategy
// what_you_will_build

4 Projects.
Portfolio-Ready.

Ship real software. Not toy examples — production-grade applications employers actually care about.

# REST API — full authentication
from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends
from app.auth import get_current_user

app = FastAPI()

@app.get("/users/me")
async def read_me(user = Depends(...)):
Project 01 · Weeks 4–5
DevTrack API
A full-featured REST API for developer project management with JWT auth, role-based permissions, and auto-generated docs.
FastAPI PostgreSQL Docker JWT
# Real-time data pipeline
import asyncio, aiohttp
from app.stream import KafkaConsumer

async def process_events():
  async for msg in consumer:
    await handle(msg)
Project 02 · Weeks 6–7
StreamPulse
Async event-driven pipeline that ingests, processes, and visualizes 10K+ events/sec from live financial market data.
asyncio Redis Kafka Plotly
# ML model serving pipeline
import sklearn, joblib
from app.predict import ModelRegistry

model = ModelRegistry.load("churn_v2")
pred = model.predict(features)
confidence = model.proba(features)
Project 03 · Weeks 9–10
ChurnShield ML
End-to-end ML pipeline predicting customer churn with 91% accuracy. Includes model registry, A/B testing, and monitoring dashboard.
scikit-learn FastAPI MLflow Grafana
# Full-stack SaaS platform
from app.billing import stripe_webhook
from app.core import settings, celery

@router.post("/webhook")
async def billing_hook(req):
  await celery.send_task(...)
Project 04 · Weeks 11–12
LaunchKit SaaS
Your capstone: a fully deployed SaaS boilerplate with Stripe billing, team management, email automation, and CI/CD pipeline.
Full-stack Stripe AWS GitHub Actions
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Marcus Chen // instructor.photo
// meet_your_instructor

Marcus Chen

SENIOR PYTHON ENGINEER & EDUCATOR — 11 YRS EXPERIENCE

Marcus spent a decade building distributed systems at some of the world's most demanding engineering organizations before pivoting to teaching. He's obsessed with one thing: taking talented people and turning them into engineers who get hired fast and grow fast.

His approach combines rigorous fundamentals with real-world production patterns — the same skills that helped him ship systems serving 200M+ users.

3,241 Students taught
11 Years teaching
4.97 Avg rating
PREVIOUSLY AT
Stripe Airbnb MongoDB Palantir YC S19
// alumni_success_stories

Real People.
Real Career Pivots.

👩‍💻
Sarah K.
Nurse → Backend Engineer
I had zero coding background. In 12 weeks I went from "what is a variable?" to shipping features at a Series B startup. Marcus's teaching style just clicks.
Now at Vercel
👨‍💼
Derek M.
Financial Analyst → Data Engineer
The curriculum isn't padded. Every module connects to the next. The projects in my portfolio got me interviews at 9/10 companies I applied to.
Now at Databricks
🧑‍🎨
Priya R.
Graphic Designer → Full-Stack Dev
The live code reviews were game-changing. Having Marcus look at my actual code every week accelerated my growth more than 2 years of self-study ever did.
Now at Shopify
// course_format

How It Works.

Structured for working adults. Intense enough to matter.

📡
Live Sessions
3× weekly live coding sessions. Real-time problem solving with Marcus and your cohort. No recordings replace this.
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Recorded Lessons
150+ HD video lessons available 24/7. Rewatch complex concepts at your own pace, forever.
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Code Reviews
Every project gets a personal code review with line-by-line feedback from our engineering team within 48hrs.
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Discord Community
Private Discord with 3,000+ alumni, staff engineers, and hiring managers. Questions answered in minutes, not days.
// comparison_table

Why PyForge Wins.

We built the program we wish existed when we were learning.

Feature PyForge Bootcamp Self-Study Other Bootcamps
Expert live instruction ✓ 3× weekly ✗ ~ 1× weekly
Personal code reviews ✓ Every project ✗ ~ Limited
Job placement support ✓ 94% placed ✗ ~ Varies
Production-grade projects ✓ 4 projects ~ Toy apps ~ 1–2 projects
Alumni network access ✓ 3,000+ devs ✗ ~ Small
Time to job-ready ✓ 12 weeks 12–24 months 16–24 weeks
Salary negotiation coaching ✓ Included ✗ ✗
Outcome guarantee ✓ Money-back ✗ ✗
// upcoming_cohorts

Reserve Your Spot.

Cohorts are deliberately small — 30 students max to ensure quality mentorship.

April 2026
Apr 14 — Jul 6
Format Live + Async
Schedule Mon / Wed / Fri
Time 7PM–9PM EST
Tuition $4,200
4 spots left of 30
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June 2026
Jun 8 — Aug 30
Format Live + Async
Schedule Tue / Thu / Sat
Time 6PM–8PM EST
Tuition $4,200
17 spots left of 30
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September 2026
Sep 7 — Nov 29
Format Live + Async
Schedule Mon / Wed / Fri
Time 7PM–9PM EST
Tuition $4,200
27 spots left of 30
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// your_turn

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