Get Coding is now Get Building.

We're building it here.

A training company at the centre of Atlantic Canada's tech sector — connected upward to industry, and boots-on-the-ground with the people doing the work.

The story

2019Get Coding is founded. Jan Mertlik and Sahand Seifi start Get Coding in St. John's to meet the tech sector's growing demand for skilled developers: career-grade software development training built around a personalized, flexible learning experience.
2020The Coaching Program launches. One-on-one coaching from working developers, real projects instead of assignments, and a pace that fits around jobs and families.
2021The first graduate lands a full-time job. The first student to complete the training is hired as a software developer, and Get Coding starts growing.
2024Get Coding becomes Get Building. With demands and trends in the tech sector shifting, the name changes to match the work: custom technical training, developed and delivered with the industry's own experts.

Built on the edge.

We work from the eastern edge of North America — and at the leading edge of how technology gets built. The edge isn't a disadvantage to overcome. It's the view.

A small team with a big network

50+

Industry experts behind us.

There are two of us running Get Building. Every program is shaped and taught with working engineers, leads and founders from across Atlantic Canada, from companies like Nasdaq Verafin, Bluedrop ISM, trophi.ai, Mysa and VMO Solutions.

How we build programs

Home base: downtown St. John's.

Programs and events run out of our space on Water Street — brick walls, big screen, room for a full cohort. If you've been to one of our nights, you know it.

The Get Building space on Water Street during an event

Build the change you want to see.

Training to design, teams to grow, a community to join — we'd love to hear from you.