Self Made Engineer Skool Review (2026): Is It Worth Joining?

Tiago Ferreira
53/100 data score
232 members
Free to join

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Last updated August 10, 2026 · Reviewed by Review Member Editorial Team

Self Made Engineer at a glance

Quick facts about Self Made Engineer: pricing, format, level, platform and guarantee
Pricing	Free to join
Format	9 courses + 272 modules + community feed (hosted on Skool)
Skill level	Advanced
Platform	Skool.com
Free trial	No free trial
Money-back guarantee	No stated guarantee
Members	232 members
Posts published	215
Admins	2
Our score	53 / 100 on published Skool metrics

What is Self Made Engineer and who is it for?

Everything you need to level up as a Backend Engineer: Courses, Community, Challenges & Peer Reviews

Self Made Engineer is a free community hosted on Skool and run by Tiago Ferreira. Its public Skool page reports 232 members, 215 posts, a classroom of 9 courses and 272 modules, and the community has been running since May 2024. Tiago Ferreira describes it this way: “⭐ #1 Go and Backend Academy Become a high paid Backend and DevOps engineer ️ Hands-on project-based learning paths”

About the creator: who is Tiago Ferreira?

Tiago Ferreira

founder and product engineer working on CodeAlong.dev and SelfMadeEngineer.com

Portugal

What's included inside Self Made Engineer?

The list below is taken from Tiago Ferreira's own description of the community on Skool. These are the creator's claims about what a membership includes — we have not independently verified them.

Become a high paid Backend and DevOps engineer
️ Hands-on project-based learning paths
Get access to an ever increasing library of courses (+50h of video material )
Community driven projects: Open Source projects that you can contribute
Feedback and Peer Code Reviews
Dev Vlogs (behind the scenes of building real software)
Bonus: Free JetBrains IDEs License to use during your learning.
Bonus: 40% off on CodeCrafts

Self Made Engineer pros and cons

Pros

Free to join — no payment details required
Strong participation: 0.93 posts per member
Substantial classroom — 9 courses across 272 modules

Cons

Skool does not offer a platform-wide refund policy — terms are set by the creator

How Self Made Engineer scores on the data

Data score

53/100

Every community is scored on the same six published metrics, with the same weights. Here is exactly how this number was calculated.

Community size25% weight: 47
Discussion volume20% weight: 50
Engagement per member20% weight: 46
Course depth20% weight: 72
Moderation team8% weight: 33
Track record8% weight: 75

Data score v1.0.0. Price and affiliate commission are deliberately excluded — scoring on either would build our own revenue into the ranking.

Self Made Engineer Skool review FAQ

How much does Self Made Engineer cost?

Self Made Engineer is free to join on Skool. There is no charge to become a member, though the creator may offer paid products separately.

How many members does Self Made Engineer have?

Self Made Engineer has 232 members according to its public Skool page. Member counts on Skool include everyone who has joined, not only those active in the last month.

Who runs Self Made Engineer?

Self Made Engineer is run by Tiago Ferreira. In their own words: “founder and product engineer working on CodeAlong.dev and SelfMadeEngineer.com”

What's inside Self Made Engineer?

The Skool classroom lists 9 courses containing 272 modules, alongside the community feed. The detailed breakdown below is taken from the creator's own description of the community.

Is Self Made Engineer worth it?

Self Made Engineer scores 53 out of 100 on our data model, which weighs community size, discussion volume, engagement per member, course depth, moderation and track record. Its strongest signal is track record (27 months on Skool). Since it is free to join, the only thing you risk is your time.

Final verdict: is Self Made Engineer worth it in 2026?

53/100

data score

Self Made Engineer scores around the middle of the communities we track with 53 out of 100. Its strongest signals are track record (27 months on Skool) and course depth (9 courses, 272 modules). The weakest is moderation team (2 admins).

It is free to join, so the only cost is your time. Every figure on this page is read from the community's public Skool page and re-checked each time we refresh the directory.

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