iO Academy

IO Academy is an awesome place to work, we are a self managing team of fantastic people with an atmosphere not unlike a start up and we have key focus on providing the best possible quality training to our students.

As a trainer my time is split between training and downtime, which means I get to balance the intensity of teaching a bootcamp course by taking lots of rest time in between courses.

The academy is a supportive and friendly environment where we get to work towards making positive changes to the tech industry.

Working at iO we train people from zero to software developers, so it's an extremely rewarding job. Not only that, but the team is also very friendly, supportive and fun to work with. We are super honest at all times about work, so there is no weird awkwardness and forbidden topics like in many other workplaces. There is a lot of pressure associated with teaching, but the results of my job are immediately apparent, whereas in other fields of tech sometimes it's not as clear that the hard work is paying off.

Overall I would say that iO Academy is a more forward-thinking and efficient workplace than most out there, due to the excellent people involved.

Lots of things make the academy a great place to work, my favourite however is the willingness to prioritise personal connection above all else. This is evident in everything we do - especially the interactions between staff when discussing work or home life and the interactions with the students.