Blackbird | Software Engineering

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 6-7 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in future applications. Show recruiters you're the right fit.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 6-7 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in future applications. Show recruiters you're the right fit.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced6-7 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsAdvanced

Welcome to Blackbird’s Virtual Experience Program! We are so excited to have you here!

We are a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology and are unified by wild ambitions. This program is an embodiment of what we value the most as a company and will allow you to explore the compelling work that startups do all over the world.

During this program, you will gain valuable insight into what it’s like to be a software engineer in a startup environment. You will also get the opportunity to practice practical skills such as how to build and verify code, assess cloud infrastructure, and more! The best part? After completing each module, you will have the opportunity to compare your work with real work sample answers from experts working at some of Blackbird's portfolio companies. This will give you the chance to learn from their process and improve in the future. Upon completing the program you will also earn a certificate that can help you stand out during your job search!

We hope that this program will be an interactive and valuable resource for you as you explore the world of startups and build skills for your future career!

Please note: to complete this program and earn your completion certificate, you will need to submit only 3 out of 6 tasks.

Lilypad: The place our startups hire great talent from. 🙌

The Lilypad is an exclusive hiring platform for Blackbird’s 90+ portfolio companies, helping you get in front of startups and leapfrog into your dream job. It’s free and takes less than five minutes to create a profile and fill out your career preferences, where you’ll then get introduced directly to our founders and operators.

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Skills you will learn and practice:

Version Control

Collaboration

React Development

Unit Testing

JavaScript Programming

A/B Testing

Product Analytics

Project Management

Agile Methodology

Arduino Programming

How it works

Introduction from Blackbird

Tasks in this program

Task One: Collaborate Using GitHub with Propeller

1-2 hours

Introductory

Manage your repo using GitHub CLI

What you'll learn

The role of Git and GitHub in managing and reviewing code changes
How branching and pull requests support safe, collaborative development
How command-line workflows can be documented and reused

What you'll do

Create a React application and push it to a GitHub repository
Use GitHub CLI to create a branch, open a pull request, and merge changes
Document your Git and GitHub commands in a shell script

Reviews

Over 950

5 Star Reviews

"Its Structure are really good and the overall experience was better too. Liked the concept and learn about different segment and different works related to Software Engineering which gives me a glimpse of actual day-to-day work life."-- Student from Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University

"i had improved java logics as well as my circuit programing logic also enhance my confidence of speaking to camera in the task no 4"-- Student from Qauid-e-Awam University of Engineering Sciences & Technology

"Blackbirds job simulation program was a game changer for my career preparation. After navigating through various tasks that closely mirrored actual workplace challenges, I can confidently say that, the program gave me a practical understanding of the day-to-day responsibilities in my field in a simulated professional environment. Thank You!"-- Student from Jimma University

"When going through the program , I liked the way you set us in the context of our work, presenting us the task we had to do, the ressources we needed and the exact result you needed to process. The communication was clear and simple, the taask was slightly difficult but the ressources helped and the learning curve was high."-- Student from Université de Douala

"I appreciated the program's emphasis on incorporating real-world examples of tasks closely aligned with those I would encounter in an actual work environment."-- Student from State University of New York at Farmingdale

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