The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling

Bootcamp grads often worry that breaking into finance requires a finance degree. This episode argues the opposite. Lucas and Luna walk through three concrete pathways into fintech for career changers: API integration roles at neobanks, compliance automation at legacy banks, and product analytics at payment platforms like Stripe and Plaid. They unpack real numbers: the 35% year-over-year growth in...

In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into data engineering — a field that's exploding but often overlooked by career changers. They break down the specific skills that matter (Python, SQL, data modeling, and orchestration tools like Airflow), the projects that actually impress hiring managers, and the surprising truth that bootcamp g...

Episode 80 of The Career Change Podcast explores how coding bootcamp graduates can pivot into UX research roles. Lucas and Luna break down the surprising overlap between debugging code and debugging user experiences, and walk through a real case: a former JavaScript bootcamp grad who landed a mid-level UX research role at a SaaS company by leveraging her comfort with A/B testing frameworks, survey...

In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into cloud architecture roles. They break down the skill requirements, certification paths, and job search strategies specific to this field. Lucas shares insights from a former bootcamp grad who landed a cloud architect position at a mid-sized SaaS company within 18 months of starting their train...

Episode 78 of The Career Change Podcast. Lucas and Luna tackle the moment every bootcamp grad dreads: the salary negotiation. They break down the specific leverage code school graduates have that traditional candidates don't, including the real data from a 2025 Course Report survey showing bootcamp grads who negotiated earned 14 percent more on average. Lucas walks through the exact script he used...

Episode 77 of The Career Change Podcast explores how bootcamp graduates can pivot into sales engineering—a role that combines technical knowledge with client-facing communication. Lucas and Luna break down the typical sales engineering career path, including the skills needed (like API fundamentals and demo presentations), how to position bootcamp experience as an asset, and real-world advice from...

Episode 76 of The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo tackles a common bootcamp grad trap: building a full app or product before checking if anyone actually wants it. Lucas and Luna walk through a concrete example from June 2026 — a former marketing coordinator who spent three months coding a scheduling tool only to find no one would pay. They break down the lean validation playbook: running a smok...

In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how coding bootcamp graduates can pivot into AI product management roles. They focus on the story of a former bootcamp grad who moved from front-end development to leading an AI-powered features team at a mid-sized SaaS company. Lucas breaks down the key skills bootcampers already have—like rapid prototyping and user empathy—that...

Episode 74 of The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into the art of building a side project that actually helps bootcamp grads land a job. They break down why most side projects don't get looked at, and share the specific approach that worked for a career changer named Priya: a project that solved a real problem for a local nonprofit, documented in public on GitHub with a cle...

Lucas and Luna dig into a specific strategy for bootcamp graduates who struggle to get noticed in a crowded tech job market: building a personal brand on LinkedIn instead of just applying cold. Lucas walks through the approach of a real bootcamp grad named Maria who landed a front-end role at a Fortune 500 company by posting daily about her learning journey for 90 days. They break down the exact c...

Episode 72 of The Career Change Podcast explores how bootcamp graduates can find and build effective mentoring relationships. Lucas and Luna discuss the difference between formal and informal mentorship, where to look for mentors (including alumni networks, LinkedIn, and local meetups), and how to approach a potential mentor without sounding entitled. They share a specific framework called the 'th...

Episode 71 of The Career Change Podcast explores how coding bootcamp graduates can pivot into technical writing — a field that blends coding skills with clear communication. Lucas and Luna break down the specific skills bootcamp grads already have that transfer directly, like Git workflows, API documentation reading, and debugging. They discuss real-world examples like the Angular documentation ov...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the specific strategies bootcamp graduates can use to land remote-first tech jobs. They break down why remote roles are a great fit for self-taught developers, how to signal remote-readiness in your resume and portfolio, and the key differences between fully remote, hybrid, and asynchronous-first companies. Using real examples from GitLab's remote handbook a...

Lucas and Luna dive into what makes a tech bootcamp graduate's portfolio stand out in a crowded job market. They break down the difference between a portfolio that shows you can code and one that proves you can solve business problems. Lucas shares the story of a bootcamp grad who landed a role at a mid-size SaaS company by building a single project that automated a real workflow for a nonprofit....

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into freelance web development as a strategic career move. They break down the numbers: the median freelance web developer earning $75 an hour on Upwork, the 30-40% premium for direct clients, and the three-portfolio approach that wins projects. They discuss how to compete with agencies on price and speed, using specific plat...

In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how coding bootcamp graduates can pivot into product management roles without a traditional MBA. They break down the specific skills that transfer from software engineering—like technical feasibility assessment, user story mapping, and data-informed decision-making—and discuss a concrete case: a former bootcamp student who moved...

In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can leverage LinkedIn Learning to close skill gaps that often arise after a coding bootcamp. They discuss the specific courses that can help with data structures and algorithms, system design, and cloud computing. The hosts share practical strategies for integrating LinkedIn Learning into a job search routi...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the often-overlooked behavioral interview, a critical hurdle for bootcamp graduates. They break down the STAR method with a concrete example from a real bootcamp graduate who landed a role at a midsize SaaS company. Lucas shares a three-step preparation framework: mapping your bootcamp projects to common behavioral questions, practicing aloud with a timer,...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a growing niche for bootcamp graduates: cybersecurity. With over 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity roles globally in 2026, the hosts explain why bootcamp grads have an edge, focusing on the specific case of Sophia Tran, a former graphic designer who landed a security analyst role at a mid-size fintech company within six months of completing a cybersecurity...

Episode 63 of The Career Change Podcast explores sales engineering — a lucrative, lesser-known path for bootcamp grads who want to use their technical skills in a client-facing role. Lucas and Luna break down the typical day of a sales engineer at a cloud infrastructure company, the specific skills that make bootcamp grads competitive (like demo building and custom scripting), and the interview pr...

In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle the biggest question for bootcamp graduates: can you land a solid tech job without a four-year degree? They drill into the data from the 2026 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, which found that 28 percent of professional developers now lack a bachelor's degree—up from 19 percent in 2022. The hosts walk through the specific strategie...

Episode 61 of The Career Change Podcast dives into stakeholder communication for bootcamp grads. Lucas and Luna break down a real scenario: a junior data engineer at a mid-size e-commerce company who needs to present a delayed project to non-technical product managers. They cover the 'so-what' framing, avoiding jargon, and using one concrete number to build trust. With advice from a real hiring ma...

Lucas and Luna explore the DevOps career path for bootcamp graduates, focusing on a specific case: a former marketing professional who pivoted into a cloud operations role after a 14-week bootcamp. They break down the three core skills that made her stand out—scripting, CI/CD pipeline familiarity, and infrastructure-as-code exposure—and discuss why DevOps roles have lower competition for entry-lev...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down how bootcamp graduates can break into the fintech industry, focusing on the specific technical and regulatory skills that set candidates apart. They discuss the importance of understanding payment rails, compliance basics (like KYC and AML), and API documentation. Using a real-world example from Stripe, they explain how a bootcamp grad could position them...

Lucas and Luna drill into a specific career path for coding bootcamp graduates that rarely gets coverage: landing a job at an early-stage startup. They break down why a 12-person company might take a chance on someone with 14 weeks of training but a big tech firm won't, and walk through the concrete steps a bootcamp grad can take to position themselves — from reading cap tables to joining the righ...