Smoothstack reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

John Akkara

70% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jul 23, 2025

Look Elsewhere

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Pros

You have a CHANCE for a job.

Cons

Owe 30k if you are fired for cause or if you leave. You are not guaranteed the job even if you complete the program. You are stuck making minimum wage if they can't place you.

2.0
Feb 5, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Got paid to get trained in-demand DevOps skills like AWS, K8s, and Terraform - Opportunities to work with several AWS services on the company's dime. - Group projects were fun, great to add to a GitHub/resume, and really helped our cohort bond. - 6 month intensive training - If you live in a state with a higher minimum wage, it's livable.

Cons

- No Client opportunities. Our entire 25-person cohort got laid off after successfully completing the training due to a lack of client demand. - Poor communication regarding the above. Management told us all that interviews with that SPECIFIC client were no more than 1-2 weeks out and this repeated for several months, until finally we all got let go same day without any warning (Even our instructor didn't know it was happening until it did)

4.0
Dec 18, 2024

High risk, high reward to get foot in the door

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You're guaranteed at least one shot in front of a potential client.

Cons

If you don't shine above peers and get an offer off your first interview, you may be stuck at minimum wage in training limbo.

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