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Live tech coaching that moves the productivity needle, fast.

A coaching solution that feels like pairing, pinpoints gaps, and accelerates 'learning from experience' for engineers of any level

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Instead of losing hours to self-paced courses no one finished, we’re seeing real improvements week by week. The coaching is live, tailored, and genuinely impactful.

Merri Williams

CTO @ Pleo

New

Gen AI for software engineers

Live tech coaching that moves the productivity needle, fast.

A coaching solution that feels like pairing, pinpoints gaps, and accelerates 'learning from experience' for engineers of any level

Book a Demo

trusted by great engineering teams including

“

Instead of losing hours to self-paced courses no one finished, we’re seeing real improvements week by week. The coaching is live, tailored, and genuinely impactful.

Merri Williams

CTO @ Pleo

New

Gen AI for software engineers

Live tech coaching that moves the productivity needle, fast.

A coaching solution that feels like pairing, pinpoints gaps, and accelerates 'learning from experience' for engineers of any level

Book a Demo

trusted by great engineering teamS

“

Instead of losing hours to self-paced courses no one finished, we’re seeing real improvements week by week. The coaching is live, tailored, and genuinely impactful.

Merri Williams

CTO @ Pleo

Most courses don't work
Most courses don't work
Most courses don't work
Developers get bored, busy, or stuck
Developers get bored, busy, or stuck
Developers get bored, busy, or stuck
Self-paced video courses have a 13% completion rate
Self-paced video courses have a 13% completion rate
Self-paced video courses have a 13% completion rate
Traditional training takes a one-size-fits-all approach
Traditional training takes a one-size-fits-all approach
Traditional training takes a one-size-fits-all approach

Skiller Whale is

different

different

different

Built by tech leaders, for tech teams, to mimic the feeling of learning from experience.
Built by tech leaders, for tech teams, to mimic the feeling of learning from experience.
Built by tech leaders, for tech teams, to mimic the feeling of learning from experience.

94%

94%

94% completion rate*
94% completion rate*
94% completion rate

It’s real-time, not read-only

*Over 7x more than the average online course.

Over 7x more than the average online course.

Micro-Workshop features

Coaching that changes how your team ships

Every session is designed to solve real delivery problems, not tick a training box.

Skills Gap Diagnostics

Identify strengths and blockers at a glance. We run diagnostic assessments to uncover each developer’s skill fingerprint, so no one wastes time on what they already know.

Personalised Coaching Plans

Learning paths designed for your real work. Every developer gets a unique plan focused on the languages, frameworks, and skills that matter most to your team.

Hands-on, with a practitioner

Micro-workshops are led live by a senior engineer with deep expertise in the topic. Topics range from clean code to API Design to GenAI and more.

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Hands-on, with a practitioner

Micro-workshops are led live by a senior engineer with deep expertise in the topic. Topics range from clean code to API Design to GenAI and more.

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Personalised Coaching Plans

Learning paths designed for your real work. Every developer gets a unique plan focused on the languages, frameworks, and skills that matter most to your team.

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Skills Gap Diagnostics

Identify strengths and blockers at a glance. We run diagnostic assessments to uncover each developer’s skill fingerprint, so no one wastes time on what they already know.

See all of our topics covered here

MICRO-WORKSHOPS FOR YOUR TECH TEAM

Training isn't just a perk, but a productivity lever

Live coaching that fits your sprint, gets to the root of problems, and builds deep expertise — fast.

Skiller Whale Features

Explore expert-led coaching, team diagnostics, hands-on learning, and more.

  • Feels like pairing

  • Individual feedback

  • Real world scenarios

  • Links to tech strategy

  • Builds deep understanding

  • Adaptive scheduling

  • 1-hour micro-learning

  • Diagnostic-led learning

  • Problem-solving

  • Hands-on approach

  • Live with an expert

  • Measurable outcomes

Give seniors their time back

The average Senior Engineer’s typical week after Skiller Whale micro-workshops increases their high-impact work by up to 40%

Real Impact

Pleo's Swarmia graph

Throughput total

PRs merged, avg.

913

/week

+235%

500

1000

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coaching

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Xmas

Holidays

Wide Curriculum Coverage

Gen AI for Engineers

REST API Design

Containerised Web Services

Domain-driven Design

Python

PostgreSQL

Docker

Node JS

AWS

Javascript

Go

Typescript

Skiller Whale Features

Explore expert-led coaching, team diagnostics, hands-on learning, and more.

  • Feels like pairing

  • Individual feedback

  • Real world scenarios

  • Links to tech strategy

  • Builds deep understanding

  • Adaptive scheduling

  • 1-hour micro-learning

  • Diagnostic-led learning

  • Problem-solving

  • Hands-on approach

  • Live with an expert

  • Measurable outcomes

Give seniors their time back

The average Senior Engineer’s typical week after Skiller Whale micro-workshops increases their high-impact work by up to 40%

Real Impact

Pleo's Swarmia graph

Throughput total

PRs merged, avg.

913

/week

+235%

500

1000

Skiller Whale

coaching

0

1000

2000

🎅

Xmas

Holidays

Wide Curriculum Coverage

Gen AI for Engineers

REST API Design

Containerised Web Services

Domain-driven Design

Python

PostgreSQL

Docker

Node JS

AWS

Javascript

Go

Typescript

Skiller Whale Features

Explore expert-led coaching, team diagnostics, hands-on learning, and more.

  • Feels like pairing

  • Individual feedback

  • Real world scenarios

  • Links to tech strategy

  • Builds deep understanding

  • Adaptive scheduling

  • 1-hour micro-learning

  • Diagnostic-led learning

  • Problem-solving

  • Hands-on approach

  • Live with an expert

  • Measurable outcomes

Give seniors their time back

The average Senior Engineer’s typical week after Skiller Whale micro-workshops increases their high-impact work by up to 40%

Real Impact

Pleo's Swarmia graph

Throughput total

PRs merged, avg.

913

/week

+235%

500

1000

Skiller Whale

coaching

0

1000

2000

🎅

Xmas

Holidays

Wide Curriculum Coverage

Gen AI for Engineers

REST API Design

Containerised Web Services

Domain-driven Design


Python

PostgreSQL


Docker


Node JS

AWS

Javascript

Go

Typescript

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

This is what faster delivery looks like

Expert-led coaching that fits into your sprint. Real teams. Real blockers. Real results.

API Upskilling Success
API Upskilling Success


+235% throughput,
–40% cycle time,
+30% review speed.

+235% throughput,
–40% cycle time,
+30% review speed.

In just 12 live micro‑workshops, Pleo’s team built core APIs and transformed its development cadence.

In just 12 live micro‑workshops, Pleo’s team built core APIs and transformed its development cadence.

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API Upskilling Success

+235% throughput,
–40% cycle time,
+30% review speed.

In just 12 live micro‑workshops, Pleo’s team built core APIs and transformed its development cadence.

Read Success Story

React Replatforming Win
React Replatforming


4× faster delivery,
–75% dev time,
Confidence soared.

4× faster delivery,
–75% dev time,
Confidence soared.

Focused sessions helped teams master production SQL, leading to stronger reliability, design confidence, and cleaner code.

Focused sessions helped teams master production SQL, leading to stronger reliability, design confidence, and cleaner code.

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React Replatforming Win

4× faster delivery,
–75% dev time,
Confidence soared.

Focused sessions helped teams master production SQL, leading to stronger reliability, design confidence, and cleaner code.

Read Success Story

PostgreSQL Excellence
PostgreSQL Excellence


Engineers became PostgreSQL-ready across the board.

Engineers became PostgreSQL-ready across the board.

Focused sessions helped teams master production SQL, leading to stronger reliability, design confidence, and cleaner code.

Focused sessions helped teams master production SQL, leading to stronger reliability, design confidence, and cleaner code.

Read Success Story

PostgreSQL Excellence

Engineers became PostgreSQL-ready across the board.

Focused sessions helped teams master production SQL, leading to stronger reliability, design confidence, and cleaner code.

Read Success Story

TOPICS we cover

Built for your team
and your stack

From programming skills and quality architecture to TypeScript and React, our workshops are designed to level up your engineers where it matters most, in velocity and continuous upskilling.

Topics we cover

Don't take our word for it

Happy engineers and team leads are our best ambassadors

Discover why we’re the top choice for changing capabilities

Skiller Whale for Teams

What tech leaders say about us

Why CTOs trust Skiller Whale with their teams’ development

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Nick Rogers

CTO

"Skiller Whale’s emphasis on practical application and immediate feedback is key. I'm happy to share my perspective with anyone interested in learning more about this approach."

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Nick Rogers

CTO

"Skiller Whale’s emphasis on practical application and immediate feedback is key. I'm happy to share my perspective with anyone interested in learning more about this approach."

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Nick Rogers

CTO

"Skiller Whale’s emphasis on practical application and immediate feedback is key. I'm happy to share my perspective with anyone interested in learning more about this approach."

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Nick Rogers

CTO

"Skiller Whale’s emphasis on practical application and immediate feedback is key. I'm happy to share my perspective with anyone interested in learning more about this approach."

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Meri Williams

CTO

“Skiller Whale helped us identify and close critical skill gaps across the team — fast. Instead of losing hours to self-paced courses no one finished, we’re seeing real improvements week by week. The coaching is live, tailored, and genuinely impactful."

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Meri Williams

CTO

“Skiller Whale helped us identify and close critical skill gaps across the team — fast. Instead of losing hours to self-paced courses no one finished, we’re seeing real improvements week by week. The coaching is live, tailored, and genuinely impactful."

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Meri Williams

CTO

“Skiller Whale helped us identify and close critical skill gaps across the team — fast. Instead of losing hours to self-paced courses no one finished, we’re seeing real improvements week by week. The coaching is live, tailored, and genuinely impactful."

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Meri Williams

CTO

“Skiller Whale helped us identify and close critical skill gaps across the team — fast. Instead of losing hours to self-paced courses no one finished, we’re seeing real improvements week by week. The coaching is live, tailored, and genuinely impactful."

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Dr. Claire Knight

CTO / VP of Engineering

"I’ve been impressed with Skiller Whale’s approach and how they’ve adapted their delivery to suit every individual skill level on those I have working with them. Skiller Whale has been a selling point in my interview process. Engineers love that we invest in people with a remote-friendly but people-oriented course, not just videos!"

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Dr. Claire Knight

CTO / VP of Engineering

"I’ve been impressed with Skiller Whale’s approach and how they’ve adapted their delivery to suit every individual skill level on those I have working with them. Skiller Whale has been a selling point in my interview process. Engineers love that we invest in people with a remote-friendly but people-oriented course, not just videos!"

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Dr. Claire Knight

CTO

"I’ve been impressed with Skiller Whale’s approach and how they’ve adapted their delivery to suit every individual skill level on those I have working with them. Skiller Whale has been a selling point in my interview process. Engineers love that we invest in people with a remote-friendly but people-oriented course, not just videos!"

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Dr. Claire Knight

CTO / VP of Engineering

"I’ve been impressed with Skiller Whale’s approach and how they’ve adapted their delivery to suit every individual skill level on those I have working with them. Skiller Whale has been a selling point in my interview process. Engineers love that we invest in people with a remote-friendly but people-oriented course, not just videos!"

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Jérôme Basdevant

CTO

"Since we started with Skiller Whale, I can really default to trusting the team to write the code the right way. To the point that I hardly check PRs and code base, and the autonomy has significantly increased.."

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Jérôme Basdevant

CTO

"Since we started with Skiller Whale, I can really default to trusting the team to write the code the right way. To the point that I hardly check PRs and code base, and the autonomy has significantly increased.."

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Jérôme Basdevant

CTO

"Since we started with Skiller Whale, I can really default to trusting the team to write the code the right way. To the point that I hardly check PRs and code base, and the autonomy has significantly increased.."

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Jérôme Basdevant

CTO

"Since we started with Skiller Whale, I can really default to trusting the team to write the code the right way. To the point that I hardly check PRs and code base, and the autonomy has significantly increased.."

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Andy Skipper

Founder

“Skiller Whale has been a game-changer. Their tailored, hands-on approach delivers immediate value, helping technology and engineering teams bridge skills gaps, plus foster a culture of learning. I highly recommend them to any organisation looking to supercharge their team."

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Andy Skipper

Founder

“Skiller Whale has been a game-changer. Their tailored, hands-on approach delivers immediate value, helping technology and engineering teams bridge skills gaps, plus foster a culture of learning. I highly recommend them to any organisation looking to supercharge their team."

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Andy Skipper

Founder

“Skiller Whale has been a game-changer. Their tailored, hands-on approach delivers immediate value, helping technology and engineering teams bridge skills gaps, plus foster a culture of learning. I highly recommend them to any organisation looking to supercharge their team."

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Andy Skipper

Founder

“Skiller Whale has been a game-changer. Their tailored, hands-on approach delivers immediate value, helping technology and engineering teams bridge skills gaps, plus foster a culture of learning. I highly recommend them to any organisation looking to supercharge their team."

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Miles Barr

CTO

"Skiller Whale's instruction-led approach is a great complement and we've had really positive feedback from the people we've put through the courses already. We're expanding our use of Skiller Whale to allow our R&D team to continuously train on our core technologies."

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Miles Barr

CTO

"Skiller Whale's instruction-led approach is a great complement and we've had really positive feedback from the people we've put through the courses already. We're expanding our use of Skiller Whale to allow our R&D team to continuously train on our core technologies."

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Miles Barr

CTO

"Skiller Whale's instruction-led approach is a great complement and we've had really positive feedback from the people we've put through the courses already. We're expanding our use of Skiller Whale to allow our R&D team to continuously train on our core technologies."

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Miles Barr

CTO

"Skiller Whale's instruction-led approach is a great complement and we've had really positive feedback from the people we've put through the courses already. We're expanding our use of Skiller Whale to allow our R&D team to continuously train on our core technologies."

Real world use cases

WORKSHOP REVIEWS

Learner experiences that speak volumes

See what happens when devs actually retain what they learn.
Real teams. Real progress.

Chris

Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Pleo

The value of having someone knowledgeable walking through even seemingly simple concepts is really a great benefit. I'm way more inclined to think about concepts or challenge my assumptions, because I can sound them out and get a different view on them, or have them validated/challenged.

Chris

Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Pleo

The value of having someone knowledgeable walking through even seemingly simple concepts is really a great benefit. I'm way more inclined to think about concepts or challenge my assumptions, because I can sound them out and get a different view on them, or have them validated/challenged.

Chris

Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Pleo

The value of having someone knowledgeable walking through even seemingly simple concepts is really a great benefit. I'm way more inclined to think about concepts or challenge my assumptions, because I can sound them out and get a different view on them, or have them validated/challenged.

David Donovski

Senior Software Engineer, RLDatix

I liked the hands-on approach divided between a detailed explanation of the concepts and very detailed exercises you're able to follow step by step.

David Donovski

Senior Software Engineer, RLDatix

I liked the hands-on approach divided between a detailed explanation of the concepts and very detailed exercises you're able to follow step by step.

David Donovski

Senior Software Engineer, RLDatix

I liked the hands-on approach divided between a detailed explanation of the concepts and very detailed exercises you're able to follow step by step.

David Donovski

Senior Software Engineer, RLDatix

I liked the hands-on approach divided between a detailed explanation of the concepts and very detailed exercises you're able to follow step by step.

Gareth

Staff Engineer, NatWest Boxed

Really made me think about the ways I can communicate and tell a story. Simple high-level golden rules but then actually learning how to apply them through the exercises.

Gareth

Staff Engineer, NatWest Boxed

Really made me think about the ways I can communicate and tell a story. Simple high-level golden rules but then actually learning how to apply them through the exercises.

Gareth

Staff Engineer, NatWest Boxed

Really made me think about the ways I can communicate and tell a story. Simple high-level golden rules but then actually learning how to apply them through the exercises.

Gareth

Staff Engineer, NatWest Boxed

Really made me think about the ways I can communicate and tell a story. Simple high-level golden rules but then actually learning how to apply them through the exercises.

Ollie

Software Developer, Hubble

Great exercises used to explain a very cool aspect of python well explained and feels like incredibly practical advice.

Ollie

Software Developer, Hubble

Great exercises used to explain a very cool aspect of python well explained and feels like incredibly practical advice.

Ollie

Software Developer, Hubble

Great exercises used to explain a very cool aspect of python well explained and feels like incredibly practical advice.

Ollie

Software Developer, Hubble

Great exercises used to explain a very cool aspect of python well explained and feels like incredibly practical advice.

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James

Software Engineer, Redgate Software

For someone with ADHD, this training stuck where all previous ones didn’t.

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James

Software Engineer, Redgate Software

For someone with ADHD, this training stuck where all previous ones didn’t.

Barbara A

Software Engineer, Pleo

I got a much clearer idea of how all the buzzwords fit into the bigger picture. Why we're using certain pieces/technologies, what they do

Barbara A

Software Engineer, Pleo

I got a much clearer idea of how all the buzzwords fit into the bigger picture. Why we're using certain pieces/technologies, what they do

Barbara A

Software Engineer, Pleo

I got a much clearer idea of how all the buzzwords fit into the bigger picture. Why we're using certain pieces/technologies, what they do

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FAQ

We always get asked…

How are you different from the 84 other platforms I’ve already tried?

What do you teach?

Can we tailor the training to our team?

Who are your instructors — and are they actually good?

How do sessions fit into our week without blowing up sprint velocity?

Do we need a huge team to get started?

Will this actually do anything, or is it just good vibes?

How do we start?

What if we hate it?

Why the whale?

How are you different from the 84 other platforms I’ve already tried?

What do you teach?

Can we tailor the training to our team?

Who are your instructors — and are they actually good?

How do sessions fit into our week without blowing up sprint velocity?

Do we need a huge team to get started?

Will this actually do anything, or is it just good vibes?

How do we start?

What if we hate it?

Why the whale?

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