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Sarah Thompson
Senior Backend Engineer at Google
Sarah is a senior backend engineer with 9+ years of experience building distributed systems and REST/gRPC APIs. She has mentored over 200 students in career transitions, interview prep, and system design fundamentals.
Daniel Martinez
Product Manager, Azure AI at Microsoft
Daniel leads product strategy for Azure AI tools and helps mentees with PM interview prep, product teardowns, and general tech transition strategies. Ex-Amazon.
Alicia Rodriguez
UX Design Director at Airbnb
Alicia manages mobile design frameworks at Airbnb. Passionate about helping designers polish their portfolios, conduct user research, and build beautiful design systems.
Kevin Chen
Quantitative Research Analyst at Citadel
Kevin designs high-frequency trading algorithms. He offers advice on quantitative finance careers, algorithm optimization, math prep, and resume structures.
Sophia Patel
Resident Physician at Stanford Medicine
Sophia is a pediatric resident physician at Stanford Medicine. She helps pre-med students navigate medical school admissions, MCAT study schedules, and residency matches.
James Okafor
Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Meta
James leads the ranking infrastructure for Meta's Feed team, working on large-scale recommendation systems with billions of daily requests. He mentors engineers on ML systems design, FAANG interview loops, and transitioning from academia to industry.
Priya Nair
Senior Product Manager, AWS at Amazon
Priya owns the roadmap for several AWS storage services. She has coached 150+ aspiring PMs through the Amazon bar raiser process and STAR-based behavioral interviews, and advises on how to break into Big Tech from non-traditional backgrounds.
Tom Walsh
Engineering Manager at Stripe
Tom manages a distributed team at Stripe working on payment infrastructure. He helps engineers navigate the individual contributor vs. management track decision, ace system design interviews, and grow into technical leadership roles.
Mei Zhang
Data Scientist, TikTok Growth at ByteDance
Mei specializes in growth analytics and A/B testing at massive scale. She helps data scientists break into top tech companies, master SQL/Python data challenges, and build compelling portfolios for DS roles.
Carlos Ferreira
Research Engineer, Applied AI at OpenAI
Carlos works on fine-tuning and deployment of large language models at OpenAI. He advises on breaking into AI research, ML engineer interviews, PhD applications in NLP/ML, and navigating the rapidly evolving AI job market.
Nia Adeyemi
Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company
Nia is an Associate Partner at McKinsey with expertise in digital transformation and financial services strategy. She coaches candidates through case interview prep, consulting recruiting timelines, and transitioning from consulting to corporate roles.
Ryan Kim
Senior Software Engineer, Platform at Netflix
Ryan works on Netflix's cloud platform infrastructure, specializing in resilient microservices and chaos engineering. He helps engineers prepare for senior-level system design interviews and navigate the Netflix culture of freedom and responsibility.
Fatima Al-Hassan
Vice President, Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs
Fatima is a VP in Goldman's TMT investment banking division. She coaches students on breaking into investment banking, navigating superday interviews, financial modeling, and transitioning from IB to private equity.
Luca Bianchi
Lead iOS Engineer at Spotify
Luca leads iOS development for Spotify's Home experience, building features used by 600M+ users. He mentors mobile developers on Swift best practices, app architecture patterns, and landing senior iOS roles at consumer tech companies.
Grace Liu
Human Interface Designer at Apple
Grace is a designer on Apple's Human Interface team, shaping interaction patterns across iOS and macOS. She reviews design portfolios, helps designers understand Apple's design philosophy, and coaches candidates through Apple's notoriously thorough design interviews.
Omar Shaikh
Aerospace Engineer, Starship at SpaceX
Omar works on structural analysis for SpaceX's Starship program. He helps aspiring aerospace and mechanical engineers break into the space industry, prepare for technical interviews, and navigate the transition from defense to NewSpace companies.
Elena Vasquez
Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir
Elena is a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir, working at the intersection of software and client strategy. She coaches candidates on Palantir's unique hiring process, the FDE role, and how to combine technical skills with business impact storytelling.
David Park
Manager, Technology Consulting at Deloitte
David leads digital transformation engagements for Fortune 500 clients at Deloitte. He advises on breaking into tech consulting, MBB vs. Big 4 trade-offs, navigating CPA and management certification paths, and transitioning into product or strategy roles.
Amara Diallo
Senior Data Engineer at Uber
Amara builds real-time data pipelines at Uber that process trillions of events per day. She mentors data engineers on big data technologies, transitioning from analytics to engineering, and navigating data engineering interviews at top companies.
Noah Goldberg
PhD Researcher, Computer Science at MIT
Noah is a final-year PhD student at MIT CSAIL researching distributed systems and formal verification. He coaches undergraduates on PhD applications, research statement writing, professor outreach strategies, and deciding between academia and industry.
Ahmet Yildiz
Software Engineer at Honeywell
I'm a Software and Controls Engineer passionate about technology, education, and mentorship. Alongside my work in software development and industrial automation, I'm building NextStep, a platform that connects students and young professionals with experienced mentors across industries such as technology, healthcare, finance, and law. My goal is to make high-quality career guidance more accessible and affordable by helping people connect with professionals who have already walked the path they're pursuing. I'm especially interested in using technology to create opportunities, expand professional networks, and empower the next generation to make informed decisions about their education and careers.
Ismet Akyurek
Software Engineer / IT Admin at Honeywell / GSA
Security and GRC Analyst with experience performing ITGC and SOX control testing, IAM access reviews, and supporting SOC 1 & SOC 2 audit readiness. Skilled in validating audit evidence and strengthening internal controls using tools like ServiceNow & Saviynt. Familiar with NIST, ISO 27001, & COBIT.
Nuh Misirli
Automation Developer III at Charter/Spectrum
I'm a senior automation developer with over 3+ years of experience. I have a Master's degree in Financial Technology and Analytics, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota.
Sarah Thompson
Senior Backend Engineer at Google
Sarah is a senior backend engineer with 9+ years of experience building distributed systems and REST/gRPC APIs. She has mentored over 200 students in career transitions, interview prep, and system design fundamentals.
Daniel Martinez
Product Manager, Azure AI at Microsoft
Daniel leads product strategy for Azure AI tools and helps mentees with PM interview prep, product teardowns, and general tech transition strategies. Ex-Amazon.
Alicia Rodriguez
UX Design Director at Airbnb
Alicia manages mobile design frameworks at Airbnb. Passionate about helping designers polish their portfolios, conduct user research, and build beautiful design systems.
Kevin Chen
Quantitative Research Analyst at Citadel
Kevin designs high-frequency trading algorithms. He offers advice on quantitative finance careers, algorithm optimization, math prep, and resume structures.
Sophia Patel
Resident Physician at Stanford Medicine
Sophia is a pediatric resident physician at Stanford Medicine. She helps pre-med students navigate medical school admissions, MCAT study schedules, and residency matches.
James Okafor
Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Meta
James leads the ranking infrastructure for Meta's Feed team, working on large-scale recommendation systems with billions of daily requests. He mentors engineers on ML systems design, FAANG interview loops, and transitioning from academia to industry.
Priya Nair
Senior Product Manager, AWS at Amazon
Priya owns the roadmap for several AWS storage services. She has coached 150+ aspiring PMs through the Amazon bar raiser process and STAR-based behavioral interviews, and advises on how to break into Big Tech from non-traditional backgrounds.
Tom Walsh
Engineering Manager at Stripe
Tom manages a distributed team at Stripe working on payment infrastructure. He helps engineers navigate the individual contributor vs. management track decision, ace system design interviews, and grow into technical leadership roles.
Mei Zhang
Data Scientist, TikTok Growth at ByteDance
Mei specializes in growth analytics and A/B testing at massive scale. She helps data scientists break into top tech companies, master SQL/Python data challenges, and build compelling portfolios for DS roles.
Carlos Ferreira
Research Engineer, Applied AI at OpenAI
Carlos works on fine-tuning and deployment of large language models at OpenAI. He advises on breaking into AI research, ML engineer interviews, PhD applications in NLP/ML, and navigating the rapidly evolving AI job market.
Nia Adeyemi
Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company
Nia is an Associate Partner at McKinsey with expertise in digital transformation and financial services strategy. She coaches candidates through case interview prep, consulting recruiting timelines, and transitioning from consulting to corporate roles.
Ryan Kim
Senior Software Engineer, Platform at Netflix
Ryan works on Netflix's cloud platform infrastructure, specializing in resilient microservices and chaos engineering. He helps engineers prepare for senior-level system design interviews and navigate the Netflix culture of freedom and responsibility.
Fatima Al-Hassan
Vice President, Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs
Fatima is a VP in Goldman's TMT investment banking division. She coaches students on breaking into investment banking, navigating superday interviews, financial modeling, and transitioning from IB to private equity.
Luca Bianchi
Lead iOS Engineer at Spotify
Luca leads iOS development for Spotify's Home experience, building features used by 600M+ users. He mentors mobile developers on Swift best practices, app architecture patterns, and landing senior iOS roles at consumer tech companies.
Grace Liu
Human Interface Designer at Apple
Grace is a designer on Apple's Human Interface team, shaping interaction patterns across iOS and macOS. She reviews design portfolios, helps designers understand Apple's design philosophy, and coaches candidates through Apple's notoriously thorough design interviews.
Omar Shaikh
Aerospace Engineer, Starship at SpaceX
Omar works on structural analysis for SpaceX's Starship program. He helps aspiring aerospace and mechanical engineers break into the space industry, prepare for technical interviews, and navigate the transition from defense to NewSpace companies.
Elena Vasquez
Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir
Elena is a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir, working at the intersection of software and client strategy. She coaches candidates on Palantir's unique hiring process, the FDE role, and how to combine technical skills with business impact storytelling.
David Park
Manager, Technology Consulting at Deloitte
David leads digital transformation engagements for Fortune 500 clients at Deloitte. He advises on breaking into tech consulting, MBB vs. Big 4 trade-offs, navigating CPA and management certification paths, and transitioning into product or strategy roles.
Amara Diallo
Senior Data Engineer at Uber
Amara builds real-time data pipelines at Uber that process trillions of events per day. She mentors data engineers on big data technologies, transitioning from analytics to engineering, and navigating data engineering interviews at top companies.
Noah Goldberg
PhD Researcher, Computer Science at MIT
Noah is a final-year PhD student at MIT CSAIL researching distributed systems and formal verification. He coaches undergraduates on PhD applications, research statement writing, professor outreach strategies, and deciding between academia and industry.