Blinkz Builder Residency — Selective 1-on-1 Dev Mentorship
A 10-phase technical apprenticeship. Selective, limited seats, and 1-on-1 with Shubham. You learn to use AI as real leverage — not as a shortcut — and finish with shipped, production-ready work, clients who review you the way ours review us, and a workflow that keeps your life easy while everyone around you wins.
Format: 10 Phases · Project-Driven · Weekly 1-on-1 Sessions · Production-Ready Builds
Status: Limited Spots — Selective Admission
Apply via the full form · Or book a 30-minute fit call directly
Who This Is For
Experienced developers (1 to 10+ years) who want to break out of their 9-to-5 and learn what enterprise jobs never teach: AI-powered development workflows, building your own agent systems, automation engineering, independent product building, and the business side of selling software. Also open to self-taught engineers and CS students willing to invest seriously in themselves.
What Makes It Different
- Truly 1-on-1 mentorship: You work with Shubham directly. No TAs, no rotating instructors, no pre-recorded videos as the primary content.
- Production-grade projects, not toys: You finish with 2–3 real applications deployed live, held to the same quality bar as our client case studies.
- AI as real leverage, not a buzzword: You use AI as the primary development workflow from day one — which lets you ship more without burning out, so clients get quality they'd pay a senior engineer for.
- Business + pricing coaching: How to find clients, write proposals, price your work, and close deals. The part bootcamps skip entirely.
- Honest fit call before anything else: 30 minutes on a call to confirm it's actually a fit. If it's not, we'll tell you straight — no pitch, no pressure.
Proof — Reviews Like Ours, Bar Like Ours
You learn to ship work that earns the same response our clients give us, built to the same standard. That's the whole argument. Everything else on this page is details.
"Had this lead gen idea forever but could never find the right people. They prototyped it first, validated it, then built the real thing. Was told months, got it in weeks. LeadHarvest runs our whole outreach in NC now. Production quality, not some half-baked AI thing." — Tim Thomas, Owner @ Holloway Family Homes
"I was vibe-coding my MVP for months. Broken Stripe setup, couldn't get users to pay, the whole thing was falling apart. Shubham found me and rebuilt it exactly how I wanted. Three months of work done in three weeks. Completely different product now." — Puja Patel, Founder @ OpMap
The bar — real shipped work
The 10 Phases
Phase 1: Claude Code Mastery
Master the most powerful AI coding tool available and build a development workflow that makes you 10x faster than engineers still coding the old way.
Phase 2: Skills, Commands & Custom Agents
Build your own personal AI agent operating system. Create reusable workflows, auto-triggered skills, and specialized agents that work for you around the clock.
Phase 3: MCP Servers & Tool Integrations
Connect Claude Code to the entire software ecosystem. Build end-to-end workflows that span multiple tools without leaving your terminal.
Phase 4: Hooks & Deterministic Automation
Build automated quality gates and deterministic behaviors that fire every time, ensuring consistency across your entire development workflow.
Phase 5: Automation & Bot Engineering
Build production-grade bots and automation systems. From browser automation to request-based agents, learn the techniques behind multi-figure automation projects.
Phase 6: Design, Architecture & Modern Building
Learn to take any client idea and turn it into a buildable, shippable product. Architecture decisions for startups and MVPs.
Phase 7: Modern Deployment & Infrastructure
The stuff your company's DevOps team handles that you've never touched. Learn to deploy, host, and manage production applications independently.
Phase 8: AI Agents & No-Code Systems
Build standalone AI agents and intelligent automation systems. Learn when no-code wins, when code wins, and how to combine them.
Phase 9: APIs & Payment Systems
Build and integrate APIs and payment flows. Learn to create products you can sell and monetize through recurring revenue.
Phase 10: Portfolio & Business
Position yourself beyond your current role. Learn exactly how to find clients, pitch projects, price your work, and build a sustainable freelance or agency business.
What You Walk Away With
- Fully configured AI Agent Operating System (Claude Code + custom agents, skills, hooks, MCP)
- Production-grade bots and automation tools, deployed and running
- Real deployed web applications in your portfolio
- AI agent systems built with the Claude Agent SDK
- Professional portfolio site with case studies of your own shipped work
- Client pitching skills practiced in mock sessions
- The exact frameworks used to find, price, and close freelance deals
- Access to the alumni network and potential Blinkz subcontract opportunities on real client work
Frequently Asked
How does the residency work week to week?
One live 1-on-1 session with Shubham (typically 45–60 minutes) focused on your current phase's deliverables, plus async feedback on code and artifacts you ship between sessions. Weekly outcomes, not weekly attendance.
How long does it take?
Ten phases, progressed at your own pace inside a structured framework. Weekly 1-on-1 sessions with async support between. Most residents finish within 4 to 6 months.
How do I apply?
Fill out the structured application form for detailed review, or book a 30-minute fit call directly. Program specifics — timeline, focus areas, investment — are covered on the call, not on this page.
More answers on the dedicated Residency FAQ.
Apply
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