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Advisory and interview work

Focused help when a book is not enough.

I work with a small number of experienced engineers on career positioning, CV signal and high-stakes mobile interviews. Every engagement has a concrete deliverable, a defined timeline and limited monthly capacity.

Senior-to-Staff Career Map (48h delivery)Live Coding & System DesignEngineering CV Audit (48h delivery)

Career strategy | delivered in 48 hours

Senior-to-Staff Career Map (48h delivery)

A written career map delivered in 48 hours and a 90-day plan.

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Written review + 30-minute strategy call

4 clients per month

You send your CV, a summary of your current scope, and where you want to be. I map your situation against what staff level actually requires: the scope, the visibility, and the signals promotion committees measure. Within 48 hours, you receive a written career map covering your gaps, your leverage, and a prioritized 90-day plan.

The 30-minute call you book is where we pressure-test it together. Your map arrives before the call, so book at least three days out. This is the 1:1 version of my book Altitude.

I take a limited number of sessions per month. Most of what I know is in the books at salari.dev.

Who this is for

Senior mobile engineers who are doing strong work but cannot see why promotion, scope or visibility has stalled.

What you receive

  • A gap map covering scope, leverage, visibility and staff-level signals
  • A clear evidence inventory for promotion and career conversations
  • A prioritized 90-day plan, with the highest-leverage actions first
  • A 30-minute strategy call to pressure-test the plan together

How it works

  1. 1Send your CV, current scope and target role.
  2. 2I review your evidence against staff-level expectations and prepare the written map.
  3. 3You receive the map before our call, then we use the call to challenge assumptions and choose the next moves.

Before we begin

What I will ask you

  1. 1What is your current role, level, and how long have you been at this level?Written response
  2. 2Paste a link to your LinkedIn and attach or link your CV.Link
  3. 3Describe your current scope in 3-5 sentences: what you own, who you influence, and what you're known for on your team.Written response
  4. 4What does the next level look like at your company, and what's blocking you from it, as far as you know?Written response
Apply for a career mapFit and timing are confirmed before payment.

Senior interview simulation

Live Coding & System Design

A full senior-level interview round with the honest debrief candidates normally never receive.

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60-minute simulation + written debrief

2 sessions per month

A full senior-level interview round, live coding or mobile system design, your choice, conducted exactly the way I've run them as a hiring manager. Then comes the part candidates never get: 15 minutes of honest debrief, what I'd write in the hiring packet, hire or no-hire, and precisely why.

You leave knowing how you actually perform under real conditions, not how you hope you do. The session is based on the system in my book Share Your Screen.

I take a limited number of sessions per month. Most of what I know is in the books at salari.dev.

Who this is for

Senior, lead, staff and architect candidates who want a demanding rehearsal before a high-stakes interview loop.

What you receive

  • A realistic live-coding problem with interviewer follow-ups
  • A mobile system-design discussion grounded in product and platform constraints
  • Direct feedback on structure, communication, tradeoffs and technical judgment
  • A written debrief with the mistakes, stronger answers and preparation priorities

How it works

  1. 1Send the role, company and interview format you are preparing for.
  2. 2I tailor the simulation to the expected seniority and mobile platform context.
  3. 3We run the session under interview conditions, then spend 15 minutes on the hiring-packet debrief.
Request a mock interviewFit and timing are confirmed before payment.

CV and recruiter signal | delivered in 48 hours

Engineering CV Audit (48h delivery)

Full audit pack, not a call. Delivered within 48 hours.

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Full audit pack + optional 15-minute follow-up

6 audits per month

This is not a call. You send your CV, LinkedIn URL, and the roles you're targeting. I review everything the way I've reviewed hundreds of candidates from the hiring side. Within 48 hours, you receive your CV marked up line by line with what a hiring manager sees in the first six seconds, an ATS-optimized rewrite, LinkedIn profile fixes including the details everyone misses, and a prioritized action plan.

The 15-minute slot you book is the optional follow-up call, once you've read everything. Your audit pack arrives before it.

I take a limited number of audits per month. Most of what I know is in the books at salari.dev.

Who this is for

Experienced engineers whose CV describes responsibilities but does not make scope, impact, seniority and technical judgment obvious.

What you receive

  • A recruiter and six-second scan assessment
  • Role-specific positioning for senior, lead, staff or architect roles
  • ATS and keyword gaps without keyword stuffing
  • Prioritized rewrites for the sections and bullets that weaken your signal

How it works

  1. 1Upload your latest CV and share your LinkedIn URL, target level and target roles.
  2. 2I review structure, evidence, positioning, language and recruiter readability.
  3. 3You receive the complete audit pack within 48 hours, before the optional follow-up call.

Before we begin

What I will ask you

  1. 1Please upload your latest CV (PDF).File upload
  2. 2What role are you targeting?Choice
  3. 3Is there anything specific you'd like me to focus on?Written response
Request a CV auditFit and timing are confirmed before payment.

Client feedback

The work should change the next decision.

5/5

“The session was an excellent experience. We reviewed my CV in depth, discussed my career goals and next steps, and turned the feedback into practical changes I could act on immediately.”

Brian AdventEngineering CV audit client

FAQ

Services

Is the Career Map a call or a written deliverable?

The written map is the main deliverable. You receive it before the 30-minute strategy call so the call is spent challenging the plan and making decisions, not collecting basic context.

Do you rewrite the entire CV?

The CV audit identifies the signal problems and provides concrete rewrites for the highest-impact sections and bullets. It is an expert audit and correction plan, not anonymous copywriting.

Can the interview session match a specific company?

Yes. Share the role, company, interview stages and anything the recruiter disclosed. I will tailor the difficulty, follow-ups and system-design context while keeping the session defensible and realistic.

What happens after I apply?

I review the role, timing and fit first. If the service is appropriate and capacity is available, I reply with the exact scope, required material, scheduling options and payment link.