Principal Technical Mentor; Executive Coaching

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Who are we, you ask?

Interviewing at top-tier tech companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, and Netflix is a high-stakes, high-pressure experience. Even brilliant engineers often fall short due to lack of preparation — not technical skill. That's where Interview Kickstart comes in. We specialize in guiding software engineers through high-impact career transitions and interview preparation journeys in domains like AI, ML, Data Science, Backend, and Systems.

Who are we, you ask?

Interviewing at top-tier tech companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, and Netflix is a high-stakes, high-pressure experience. Even brilliant engineers often fall short due to lack of preparation — not technical skill. That's where Interview Kickstart comes in. We specialize in guiding software engineers through high-impact career transitions and interview preparation journeys in domains like AI, ML, Data Science, Backend, and Systems.

With a powerful combination of industry-backed curriculum, real hiring manager expertise, and an unmatched community of mentors, we've helped 17,000+ engineers land their dream roles and unlock career acceleration.

We're now investing in strategic, cohort-wide sessions that elevate perspective, drive motivation, and connect learners with senior leaders from the industry. That's where you come in.

What's the opportunity?

We're assembling a select advisory group of Director+ level leaders to lead Strategic Sessions across our programs. These sessions are cohort-wide experiences that aim to shift mindsets, deliver inspiration, and provide an authentic lens into leadership, AI, and career growth.

Unlike technical instruction, these sessions are not about teaching concepts — they're about delivering clarity, motivation, and executive perspective to help learners prepare for the road ahead.

You'll serve as a speaker or thought partner on a rotating basis — a few times a year — and engage with our most advanced cohorts across Backend, Frontend, and Machine Learning career tracks.

What you'll do:

• Facilitate strategic sessions for mid-to-senior-level engineering cohorts
• Lead sessions:
• Orientation
• Career progression and leadership inflection points
• Motivation during high-pressure learning periods
• What's new in AI and the broader tech ecosystem
• Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) sessions rooted in real-world experience
• Serve as a thought leader and mentor — providing context, not curriculum
• Conduct 1on 1 leadership mock interviews with our engineering management students

• Director level or above only — must currently or previously hold senior roles in Engineering, ML, Product, or related functions
• Deep experience in Backend, Frontend, AI and/or ML domains
• 15+ years of experience in the tech industry
• Comfortable speaking to highly technical, experienced engineering professionals
• Passion for mentorship, executive storytelling, and enabling others to grow
• Strong communication skills and executive presence
• Available for virtual sessions, typically weekday evenings (Pacific Time)

• "How AI is Reshaping the Engineering Career Ladder"
• "From Senior IC to Tech Leader:
  Navigating the Transition"
• "Reframing Failure and Finding Your Edge"
• "Leadership Without the
  
  Title:
  
  Building Influence from Any Seat"
• "The State of Tech:
  Trends, Tools, and Transformations to Watch"

• Minimal prep required — just show up, share your insights, and guide the conversation
• Access to an exclusive network of peer leaders across tech
• Meaningful impact on the next generation of high-caliber engineers
• Flexibility — participate in just a few sessions or more if interested