Cohort 01 · Apply June 15 → 25, 2026

Apply.
To '26.

Six places. Six builders. Before you start the form, read what we need from you, and what you can expect to do before day one.

Are you eligible?

Six things we look for. The first four are firm. The last two are practical. We know we're in Libya, and we plan accordingly.

— 01 · Stage of studyRequired

Recent graduate or final-semester student.

Open to candidates currently in their last semester of a Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related undergraduate programme, and graduates within the last 12 months. The internship runs full-time across 13 weeks and assumes you can commit without splitting attention with degree coursework.

  • Final-semester (graduating Jun/Jul 2026)
  • Graduated within the last 12 months
  • Self-taught? Strong portfolio considered case-by-case
— 02 · English proficiencyRequired

Working English across all four skills.

Reading, writing, listening, and speaking, at a level where you can follow technical instruction, complete a proctored exam, and discuss your work confidently. This is non-negotiable because we don't set the language: see the box below for why.

  • Read technical docs without translation tools
  • Sit a 120-minute proctored English-only exam
  • Join English-language video sessions weekly
  • Write code comments, PRs, and reports in English
— 03 · Time commitmentRequired

Six hours a day, Sunday → Thursday.

Live cohort hours are 9:00 → 15:00 Libya time, five days a week, across the full thirteen weeks. Stand-ups, deep work, pair sessions, code review. We treat this like an engineering job. No splitting attention with a separate job, internship, or degree coursework during these hours. Fridays and Saturdays are off.

  • 9am → 3pm Libya time · Sunday → Thursday
  • ~390 hours total across 13 weeks
  • No outside work during cohort hours
  • Fridays + Saturdays off
— 04 · TravelRequired

Willing to travel within Libya.

Cohort 01 has two in-person dates: the first Laravel Libya meetup at week six (D30), and the public launch at week thirteen (D62). Locations confirmed closer to the dates. Binary covers everything. Flights or ground transport, lodging, meals. Bring a national ID or passport.

  • Two in-person trips (meetup + launch)
  • Travel costs paid by Binary
  • Lodging + meals during travel paid by Binary
  • National ID or passport required
— 05 · Internet connectionPractical

Reasonably stable internet.

We're realistic about conditions on the ground. You don't need fibre or perfect uptime, but you should be able to attend scheduled sessions, submit work on time, and join a proctored exam without your connection dropping mid-question. If you can hold an hour-long video call on it, you're likely fine.

  • Can join a 90-minute video call without disconnects
  • Can run a proctored exam (webcam + browser lock)
  • Backup plan for outages (mobile hotspot etc.)
— 06 · Your own devicePractical

A laptop you can build on.

Any modern laptop with enough headroom to run a local PHP 8.2+ environment, an editor, a browser, and the Anthropic Claude Code CLI side-by-side. If you can build a small Laravel app on it today, you're set. Specific tooling to install if accepted is listed in the next section.

  • Mac, Windows, or Linux
  • ≥ 8 GB RAM recommended (16 GB ideal)
  • ≥ 30 GB free for editors, runtimes, and project repos
— Why English is firm

The exam, the courses, the certs. All in English.

Month one is built around the Anthropic CCA-F certification and the four free Academy courses that lead up to it. Both are written, proctored, and graded by Anthropic, not by Binary. We can't translate or extend the exam window. Participants must clear it in English on the first attempt.

If your English is at the level where you read technical documentation and ship working code in it day-to-day, you're in good shape. If you've never sat a timed English exam, schedule one before applying so you know where you stand.

— Setup checklist

What to install if accepted.

You'll have a week between acceptance and Day 01 to set up. Nothing here is exotic. Links below take you straight to the right installer for your OS.

— 01 · Editor

An IDE you'll commit to.

Pick one and stick with it for 13 weeks. We don't care which. We care that you know it well enough to debug under exam pressure.

— 02 · Claude Code

Anthropic's agentic CLI.

You'll use Claude Code daily, for code review, refactors, and the shipped product's build. Binary provides credits.

— 05 · Git + GitHub

Version control & collaboration.

All cohort work runs through a private GitHub org. We also review your public repos during selection. Keep your profile public.

— 06 · Deployment helpers

Side-tools for the deploy round-trip.

Binary provides the VPS or hosting. SSH is built in. These side-tools make a deploy round-trip fast.

— Selection process

From application to day one.

01 — Now

Submit the application form. Takes about 20 minutes.

02 — Within 7 days

A short technical screen + an English-only call.

03 — Late June

Final six selected. Offer letters + setup checklist sent.

04 — July 1, 2026

Cohort 01 starts. Day 01 of 13 weeks.

— The application

Apply now.

Twenty minutes. Upload your CV. We respond within seven days, no exceptions.

01 · About you
City in Libya *
  • No match. Try the English or Arabic name.
02 · Background
Your stage *
English self-assessment *
03 · Your work
CV (PDF, max 8 MB) *
Drop your CV here or click to choose Uploading… PDF only · max 8 MB
04 · Why COMMIT
05 · Confirmation

We email hr@binary.ly the moment you submit. Responses go out within seven days.
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