This is from a small 18 man shop... Generally we hire based on potential as judged by our lead developers. Most of our best talent has been nurtured right in ho

This is from a small 18 man shop... Generally we hire based on potential as judged by our lead developers. Most of our best talent has been nurtured right in house. We find that this is generally less expensive and it fosters much better loyalty. We have developers going on 7+ years with us. Some of our worst experiences have come from hiring seasoned rock stars that feel entirely too entitled. This isn't to say there aren't many seasoned pros that are still humble enough to work with, we just havent had a ton of luck with them. That said, it would depend on our current work load and how much promise we saw in you based on what you've done so far. your pay would most definitely start low (probably around $16.00/hr) but based on progress we'd advance you pretty quickly. To answer the question... I doubt I would hire you solely based on your codecademy course work. I'd be looking for a website that you've applied your learnings to.