# Your next career move, powered by Sista Circle x Formation

Formation is the interview prep platform built for experienced engineers — personalized, mentor-guided, and tuned to a tougher bar, from algorithms and system design to AI fluency.

## ENGINEERING HERO

Mary Jackson

## YOU ARE A FIT IF

### You’re ready to invest the time to level up into a top tier role.

- You want to land a role in the next 6 to 9 months
- You have 5-10+ years of full-time SWE experience (our typical range — we work with 2 to 20+)
- You want to level up into a senior, staff, or mid-level frontend, full stack, or backend role
- You have at least 15+ hours a week to dedicate to job hunting and prep
- You are permanently eligible to work in the U.S. or Canada

## Step One

### Join Formation

Fill out our quick 3-min application.

- Tell us about your career goals and technical skills.
- Chat with a member of the Formation team to make sure it’s a mutual fit.
- Hear back from our team and start leveling up your career! 🤓

## Step Two

### Master in-demand technical interview skills

Formation consistently benchmarks your technical skill-level against the hiring bar at your target companies, then pinpoints exactly where to sharpen so you reliably perform above a rising bar.

- Receive your personalized, AI-powered roadmap
- Complete solo, 1:1, peer group, or Mentor-led exercises and sessions
- Book mock interviews with hundreds of FAANG-level engineers

## Step Three

### Level up your career and land your ideal role

Formation provides end-to-end job hunt support so every hour you spend in a brutal market goes toward the offers that matter most.

- Get job posts sourced every day according to your skill and preferences, experience, and goals
- Unlimited job hunt support from career coaches to optimize your resume, phone screen, and more
- Best-in-class negotiation support to land a competitive offer that you deserve
- Sign your offer letter and supercharge your career 🚀

## Outcomes, not promises.

### 2025, in a hiring market that got harder:

- **+$0K** Average compensation increase
- **$0K** Highest total compensation, 2025

Based on all placements from Fellows in 2025 until 12/31 using actual, optionally self-reported data. Results are not guaranteed. [Read more.](/content/terms/#outcomes/index.html)

## Where Fellows land

Real placements, with names and start dates: Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, LinkedIn — and wherever you’re aiming next.

###### Bryan

Started May '26

###### Gadiel

Started March '26

###### Ammar

Started March '26

###### Anatoliy

Started October '25

###### Jedidiah

Started May '25

# Accelerate your growth

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