Positioning and job market strategy
We analyze your experience and figure out what roles to target – by level, stack, and company type. Rewrite your resume so it passes ATS and catches a recruiter's eye in 6 seconds. Set up LinkedIn to attract inbound messages. Define a clear target list of companies and a timeline for applications.
Coding interviews – patterns, not grinding
You don't need to solve 500 LeetCode problems. We identify the 15–20 patterns that cover 90% of coding rounds at product companies. Practice with real problems from Google, Yandex, Meta – with time limits and live feedback. Focus on explaining your thought process out loud, because that's what interviewers actually evaluate.
System design – from blank whiteboard to full solution
How to structure your answer in 35–45 minutes: requirements gathering, high-level design, deep dives, bottleneck analysis. Practice with real tasks: "Design a URL shortener", "Design a notification system", "Design a chat." Learn to draw architecture diagrams, estimate load, and argue tradeoffs the way senior engineers do.
Backend fundamentals that get asked every time
REST vs gRPC, database selection (when Postgres, when Mongo, when Redis), indexing and query optimization, transactions and isolation levels, message queues and async processing, caching strategies. Not theory for the sake of theory – every topic is tied to typical interview questions with example answers.
Production thinking – what separates a mid from a junior
Docker, CI/CD, testing strategies (unit/integration/e2e), logging and monitoring, incident response. Interviewers at mid+ level want to hear that you've shipped to production and know what happens after deploy. We structure your stories so this comes across naturally in conversation.
Behavioral round – the half that decides it all
For many companies the behavioral round carries as much weight as the technical. We prepare 8–10 stories from your experience using STAR format: conflict, failure, leadership, dealing with ambiguity. Practice delivery so it sounds natural, not rehearsed. Separately handle "Why us?" and "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
Mock interviews with detailed debrief
Multiple rounds of mock interviews that fully replicate real processes: coding with screen share, system design with whiteboard, behavioral with a "panel." After each round – detailed written feedback: what was good, what to fix, what will get rejected. We iterate until you pass consistently.
Offer negotiation and company selection
How to handle multiple offers, compare comp (base + bonus + equity), negotiate 20–40% above initial offer. When to push, when to accept. Red and green flags in teams. How to evaluate engineering culture from the interview process before signing.