I'm interested in hearing who is actually hiring bootcamp grads? I've not actually met one before (though maybe bootcampers don't end up in backend roles)
I worked for a cash strapped startup a while back, and we hired a bootcamp grad. Even though his starting salary was low ($20 /hr canadian), it worked out swimmingly for all of us. He got plenty of training, ramped up fast (with a pay increase after a month), and got loads of stuff done. The startup ran out of runway after another 6-8 months, but it gave him the experience he needed to move forward with his career as well
I tried interviewing some.
The signal to noise ratio was just not worth it. Not a single hire.