Early access: The CodeRoom_ launches today 🎉

Published 3 days ago • 1 min read

Happy New Year!

I hope you are feeling refreshed and your year is off to a great start.

Over the holidays, I took some time to relax and put the final touches on The CodeRoom_ and I'm thrilled to announce it's officially open 🥳

Quick reminder: What is The CodeRoom_ ?

The CodeRoom_ is a community I've built specifically for software engineers who have been in the industry for a few years and are ready to accelerate their careers with intention.

The community focuses on three core pillars:

Technical Growth – deepening your engineering skills beyond your current knowledge
Mastering Technical Interviews – building the confidence and skills to ace any technical interview
Career Advancement – navigating tricky work dynamics, promotions, and strategic career decisions

Essentially, I'm taking my years of 1:1 coaching helping software engineers with professional development and technical interviews and transforming it into a community where we all learn and grow from each other.

You're getting first dibs

Since you're on my email list, you're getting early access before I announce this publicly on my social media channels. As an early member, you get:

Founding member pricing: 25% off for the next 7 days
Lock in this price forever. It never goes up, even when I raise prices later
1:1 onboarding coaching calls with me (limited slots, only a few available each week)
The opportunity to shape the community as we grow

You can find more details about The CodeRoom_ on the website, and see testimonials from engineers I've coached. Ready to join? Sign up here.

I'm genuinely excited and can't wait to see you inside.

Uma

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