Become a Frontend Developer

No fluff. No outdated tutorials. No overpriced bootcamp. This Frontend Developer Career Path is your step-by-step roadmap to go from beginner (at any age!) to getting hired as a Frontend Developer. You’ll be guided through our curated curriculum of courses, workshops, challenges, and action items to build your skills, portfolio and experience to become a Frontend Developer.

What You'll Learn

  • The exact skills that will allow you to apply for jobs in these roles: Web Developer, React Developer or Vue Developer, Front End Developer, JavaScript Developer, UI/UX Designer
  • Learn and master the modern fundamentals and advanced concepts in frontend development
  • Create beautiful front-end applications using modern best practices in coding and visual design
  • Build a professional portfolio website with multiple projects to wow future employers and clients
  • How to ace all of your interviews, get more job offers and a higher salary

Your Career Path

Course
The Complete Web Developer in 2021: Zero to Mastery 37 Hours ·368 Lessons
Learn to code and become a Web Developer in 2021 learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Machine Learning & more.
Andrei Neagoie
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Blog
Don't be a Junior DeveloperMarch 14th, 2018 · 5 min read
Don’t sell yourself short. Seriously, don’t be a Junior Developer. A Junior Developer puts this title in their resume, emails, and LinkedIn… They announce it to the world. Don’t.
Andrei Neagoie
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Action

Create Your Portfolio

Now that you have the skills necessary to make beautiful things, it's time for you to create your online portfolio to showcase your skills and continue to add to it as you go through this Career Path. Use all the skills you have acquired up to this point to build your own portfolio. And then share it on Discord with the rest of the community!

Andrei Neagoie
Action
Apply To 5 Jobs

Believe it or not, you now have enough skills to start applying to jobs and even get hired! This process usually takes a while and it's good to start even if you don't feel "ready". Apply to 5 jobs online right now and see what happens. You don't even need to "want" these jobs. The goal is to practice applying and practice going through the interview process. Once you finish applying to 5 jobs (you don't need to hear back), move on to the next step in this Career Path.

Andrei Neagoie
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Workshop
Academy Workshop: Getting Your First Dev Job 1 Hour
Yihua covers the tech landscape (where junior devs should / shouldn't apply), making your resume, what employers are actually looking for and the steps to take so that you can stand out, get more interviews and get hired!
Yihua Zhang
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What ZTM students are saying

Olga Fomin

Software Engineer
Tesla SVG

I was asked a lot of security questions at my interview with Tesla and I was able to answer them because of Andrei’s course: Complete Junior to Senior Web Developer Roadmap. I would recommend his courses to anyone who wants to learn web dev inside and out.

Aradhya Bansal

Web Development Intern
Google SVG

ZTM was the key stepping stone to building my confidence, learning CS fundamentals, starting my own projects and ultimately passing the infamous Google coding interview and getting hired ahead of thousands with way more experience.

Justin Lin

Software Engineer
Amazon logo

Andrei is one of the best teachers & his courses were a big reason I was able to get internships at both JP Morgan and Amazon. 2020 UPDATE: I just got an offer from Amazon as a full-time engineer. I couldn't have done it without the foundations from ZTM.

Răzvan Cîrlugea

JavaScript Developer
Hootsuite Company Logo - 3

All because of Andrei and his courses, I’ve been able to learn to code, blow away interviewers, get my first job as a web developer, become a React instructor and just got a new job as an intermediate developer with double the salary in only 7 months!

Love reading about students crushing it? Us too. Read more ZTM student success stories here.

Meet your instructors

Your Career Path instructors aren’t just experts with years of real-world professional experience. They have been in your shoes. They make learning fun. They make complex topics feel simple. They will motivate you. They will push you. And they go above and beyond to help you succeed.

Andrei Neagoie

Andrei Neagoie

Lead Instructor
Daniel Schifano

Daniel Schifano

Design Instructor
Luis Ramirez Jr

Luis Ramirez Jr

Vue Instructor
Matt Studdert

Matt Studdert

Frontend Instructor

Still have questions?

Who is this Frontend Developer Career Path for?

Anyone who wants a clear step-by-step guide to learn to code, become a Frontend Developer from scratch and actually get hired. Oh ya, and you don't want to waste your money on overpriced bootcamps and degrees.

Also, let's be honest. Some of the topics can be a little dry. So, we're even going to have a bit of fun along the way. No way! Crazy right?!

This Frontend Developer Career Path is perfect for you if:

  • You're a complete beginner (of any age!) and want a full bootcamp curriculum and experience without having to pay $1,000s
  • You don't want to waste your valuable time. You want to learn everything needed to become a Frontend Developer in one place
  • You want to build real-world, full-scale projects that will push you, challenge you and make your portfolio and resume stand out
  • You don't want to learn and take this journey alone. You will learn alongside 100s of other students at your same level and 1,000s more that are just a few steps ahead of you
  • You can handle our amazing sense of humour (it's not spelled wrong, we're Canadian... see what we mean... you've been warned)

And it's definitely for you if you're sick of:

  • Outdated coding tutorials
  • Free courses and tutorials that don't go beyond the basics
  • Learning topics and concepts that are mostly irrelevant in the real-world and don't even get asked in interviews
  • Courses with no community or support system
  • Tutorial hell
  • Feeling like you're going in circles with no clear path or end in sight

Let's be 100% clear. You aren't going to do 100 coding challenges or 50 projects or learn topics that aren't going to get you hired or even be used in the real-world. That's a waste of your time.

The sooner you get hired, the sooner you'll be learning more than you can from any course. That's our goal.

Why become a Frontend Developer?

Everyone has their own reason(s) as to why they want to become a Frontend Developer. But here are a few of the best reasons:

  1. Lots of jobs available. As we're writing this, there are over ~7,000 Frontend Developer jobs available on Glassdoor (not to mention Linkedin, Indeed or elsewhere). And it isn't going to slow down. More demand for technology means more demand for developers.
  2. High demand = High salary. The average annual salary for a Frontend Developer in the United States is over $94,000 across all levels (entry-level to senior).
  3. No degree required. It's very possible to get hired as a Frontend Developer without having any college degree. You also definitely do not need a Computer Science degree to be a Frontend Developer.
  4. Work remotely. Many frontend development jobs (freelance or full-time) are remote. Work from the comfort of your own home, a coffee shop or even while travelling the world. Some roles even allow you to work on your own schedule.
  5. It's fun. And rewarding. You get to have a real-world impact. The work you're doing on a daily basis can have a huge impact on hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people. You also get fast feedback loops on your work. Within minutes you can make a change to a website or app and your Mom could see it live in the real-world. How cool is that!

Generally, Frontend Developers are more design-focused and Backend Developers are more logic-focused. Frontend is focused on what users see. Some Developers say they believe the frontend is "where the magic happens" (just don't tell your Backend Developer friends). Many Developers do some of both, they're called Fullstack Developers. If you like making things look and feel great, frontend will be right up your alley.

How long does it take to become a a Frontend Developer (and complete this Career Path)?

Everyone is different. So it's hard to give a specific amount of time. The two biggest variables are the number of hours per week you're dedicating to completing the steps in the Career Path and your current experience level.

Don't hold us to it but here's a rough guideline based on feedback we've received from past ZTM students on how long it takes to become a Frontend Developer:

  1. 20-40 hours a week = 4-6 months. Students who have started from scratch as complete beginners (no matter their age!) and spend a few hours per day.
  2. 40-80 hours a week = 2-3 months. Students who are able to learn basically full-time and/or already have some experience (ex: CS students / Coding Bootcamp grads).
  3. 0-10 hours a week = 7-12+ months. Students from all experience levels but are only able to dedicate a few hours a week.
What’s the ZTM Discord community and how can it help me?

The ZTM Discord is our exclusive online community for ZTM students, alumni, TAs and instructors.

How it helps you, short version: Increase the chances that ZTM students achieve their current goals and help them continue to grow throughout their career.

Longer version: Learning alone is hard. We've all been there. We've all tried to learn new skills and struggled. It can be frustrating, daunting, and just plain challenging, especially if you're trying to change careers.

We feel strongly that the Zero To Mastery Discord community is an essential part of the learning experience and greatly increases the chances for students to achieve their goals.

It's crazy to think that Colleges and Coding Bootcamps charge you tens of thousands of dollars to provide you with this type of experience. It doesn't have to be that way!

In fact, ~20% of ZTM students are also enrolled at a College or in-person Coding Bootcamp but feel like they just aren't getting all of the skills and support they need. But with ZTM, they do.

Within the Zero To Mastery Discord community, you can:

  • Connect with other Developers, Engineers, Data Scientists, Designers
  • Form study groups and complete ZTM Career Paths and Courses together
  • Ask questions and get advice from other people at your same level as well as more experienced professionals
  • Get feedback on projects
  • Meet other students around the world (and likely even someone from your hometown!)
  • Learn how to answer questions and help other students which will accelerate your own learning
  • Get help from others with questions and exercises
  • Work on coding challenges and real-world open-source projects with other students

It’s pretty awesome to see many ZTM alumni also active every single day, continuing to engage with the community, give back, and level up their own skills and career.

Are there any prerequisites for this Career Path?

A computer (Windows/Mac/Linux) and access to the internet. That's it! No previous experience is needed.

If you haven't already, take our tech career path quiz. We'll give you our recommendation for which path is the best fit for you.

How is a Career Path different from a course?

Career Paths are like a full College curriculum. Our Career Paths give you the exact courses, workshops, challenges, articles and actions to take to go from absolute beginner to getting hired.

Career Paths start with ensuring you know the foundations from scratch. But they go far beyond by teaching you advanced topics and non-technical skills that are essential for your career but aren't taught in Computer Science Degrees or Coding Bootcamps.

Courses are more focused. Different courses have different goals. Some courses are a great fit for experienced Developers, Engineers and Programmers who want to level-up their skills in a specific topic or framework. Other courses cover a wider range of topics teaching the foundations and fundamentals for beginners.

Can I change my Career Path?

Yes. You can change your Career Path anytime. As a member of Zero To Mastery, you have unlimited access to all ZTM courses, workshops, challenges, articles and other materials needed to complete any of the ZTM Career Paths.

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