2022 Detroit Bootcamps

The job outlook for bootcamp graduates in Detroit is excellent and only expected to grow in conjunction with industry demand. General Motors and Ford are opening up career paths beyond manufacturing, partnering with silicon valley as they look towards the future. Two of the largest city employers, Ford established a “Smart Mobility Center” which develops software for autonomous and next-gen tech in vehicles and GM invested in the mobile app Lyft to kick start its own self-driving car initiative. Outside of automobiles, a number of other sectors are quickly scaling up in detroit with four companies recently reaching “unicorn” status, indicating a public valuation of at least $1 billion. These include Duo Security, a cybersecurity firm that brought two-factor authentication into the mainstream and OneStream Software, which unifies financial processes via its financial intelligence platform. OneStream points to the growing talent pool as a primary factor of the tech ecosystem boom in Detroit, and it’s clear that bootcamp participants in the city have numerous exciting business possibilities to explore.

If startups are more your speed, Detroit has got you covered there as well. WalletHub ranked the city among the best to start a small business, and that is reflected by the diverse and innovative members of the thriving tech community. Firms with long-established roots to the region that have seen exponential growth including application testing and software development company Compuware, which has partnered with Bridgestone and CVS among others and ecommerce sneaker platform StockX, another potential unicorn. B2B focused businesses have also found success in Detroit like Aggregate Intelligence and their scalable A.I. platform or Detroit Labs’ custom software and app development. All of this is made possible by public-private partnerships like Tech Town Detroit, which provides workspace, mentorship and funding to startups and boasts the creation of more than 1,600 area jobs. Bootcamp participants in Detroit have numerous choices in combining the “hard skills” they learn in data science, management, or development to their passions in entrepreneurship, next-gen tech and more.