What a session covers
Each coach runs sessions their own way. A session can include:
- Mock rounds for Staff+, engineering manager and director loops, such as leadership, people management and technical strategy.
- Choosing stories that show scope at the level you are targeting: cross-team work, ambiguity and hard calls.
- Practice for people rounds: performance problems, conflict, hiring and growing a team.
- Help with the move itself, such as staying on the IC track or moving into management.
Questions
Is this for Staff engineers or for managers?
Both, and for directors. Every coach on this page lists leadership coaching or engineering management as a specialty. Read a profile for the levels a coach has worked or hired at.
How does booking work?
Open a coach's profile and message them first if you want to check the fit. Press Buy on a session, sign in with LinkedIn, pay through Stripe, then pick a time in the coach's calendar. Sessions are video calls, and your payment is only released to the coach once the session has been delivered.
How much does it cost?
Each coach sets their own price. Among the coaches on this page, a session starts at $21. The price on a card is that coach's starting price for a first booking, platform fee included. One of them also offers a free 15 min intro call.
Can I book a single session first?
Yes. A card price ending in "/ session" is for one session, with no plan or package to buy. Coaches who also offer a monthly plan list it separately on their profile.
How are coaches vetted?
A person reviews every profile before it can be found on the site. We check that a coach is who they say they are and that their stated experience is plausible. We do not verify every claim on a profile, so read the reviews too: only clients who paid for and completed a session can leave one.