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How Bootcamp Grads Can Transition Into Solutions Engineering
Episode 84 of The Career Change Podcast focuses on solutions engineering — a bridge role between sales and product that bootcamp grads are uniquely positioned to fill. Lucas breaks down why companies like Salesforce and AWS actively recruit non-traditional candidates for these roles, citing a 2025 LinkedIn analysis showing 62% of solutions engineers at top tech firms have non-CS backgrounds. Luna shares a case study of a Flatiron School grad who landed a solutions engineering role at Datadog within nine months of graduating. The hosts walk through the specific skills bootcamp grads already…
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