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Lvlup

Thedegreeisnotthebottleneck.

We exist to close the gap between an engineering syllabus and what hiring teams actually screen for.

Fundamentals

Proof

Twelve weeks, four pillars, and three projects you can put in front of someone.

What we hold ourselves to

  • Proof over promises

    Every week has to produce something you can show someone. The certificate is a byproduct, not the product.

  • One product, done properly

    We would rather run one program that works than ten that fill out a landing page.

  • Taught by practitioners

    Sessions are run by working engineers, product managers, and recruiters, not by full-time trainers.

  • Honest about outcomes

    We do not guarantee placement. We publish what is included, what is not, and what depends on you.

One ecosystem, not a course catalogue

LvlUp Career Launchpad

LvlUp Jobs

LvlUp Campus

LvlUp Alumni

LvlUp Challenge

LvlUp Demo Day

LvlUp Campus Leader

Taught by people still doing the work

  • Arjun Kapoor

    Software engineer, product company

    Leads Code

  • Neha Verma

    Full stack engineer

    Leads Build

  • Rahul Desai

    Machine learning engineer

    Leads AI

  • Meera Iyer

    Technical recruiter turned career coach

    Leads Career

A laptop beside a notebook of hand-drawn interface sketches.
A laptop open on a workbench in a bare, brick-walled room.
A laptop and a notebook of handwritten notes on a desk.

how did it start?

Uppathi Sai Sreekar and Nagiri Gokul both studied at Hindustan University and took the jobs a fresh graduate takes, Sreekar in recruitment and software development, Gokul in business development. Both were 24 when they left them to build something of their own. That became SmartED, and later SkillRank, out of the same belief: skills, not degrees alone, should decide who gets hired.

  • Uppathi Sai Sreekar

    Founder & CEO

  • Nagiri Gokul

    Founder & Managing Director

Hire from LvlUp: shortlists screened on work, not on CGPA.

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