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1-on-1 Software Mentorship

Start or Elevate Your Career in Software Development

Mentorship tailored to where you are — and where you want to go.

How I Can Guide You:

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Me as Your Mentor

I’m Jake—a technical lead, scrum master, founder, entrepreneur, and mentor with 20+ years of experience helping developers grow into confident, high-impact engineers. I work closely with you to understand your goals, simplify complex concepts, and provide practical guidance. From coding and interviews to career growth, you’ll get structured support, hands-on exercises, code reviews, and focused 1:1 sessions to help you move forward with clarity.

Speaks

English, Spanish and Tagalog

Location

Australia

Engineering Foundations

Build strong fundamentals with hands-on guidance across core technologies.

  • Server-side (Node.js, .NET, Serverless)
  • Frontend (React, Vue)
  • Mobile (Swift, Objective-C)
  • General programming (C#, JavaScript, Java, PHP)
  • Shell scripting

Code, Architecture & Quality

Learn how to design and write software that scales and lasts.

  • Clean Code principles
  • Design patterns
  • Software design & UML
  • Components & frameworks
  • Unit & integration testing

Career Growth & Mentorship

Grow faster with practical advice and real-world engineering insight.

  • Productivity & developer workflows
  • Career guidance
  • Problem-solving mindset
  • Real-world decision making

1-on-1 Mentorship

Guidance to help you build, think, and grow.

Lite

$180

/month

Keep me on retainer. Schedule meetings when you need mentor advice.

  • 2 calls + priority support

  • Unlimited Q&A via chat

  • Responses in 24 hours or less

  • Hands-on support

Most Popular

Standard

$350

/month

The most popular way to get mentored, let's work towards your goals!

  • 4 calls + priority support

  • Unlimited Q&A via chat

  • Responses in 24 hours or less

  • Hands-on support

Pro

$600

/month

Get the extra bit of support needed to reach your goals faster.

  • 6 calls + priority support

  • Unlimited Q&A via chat

  • Responses in 24 hours or less

  • Hands-on support

I'm proud to have collaborated with some awesome companies:

Testimonials

What colleagues and clients say about working with me:

FAQs

Whether you're building a product, levelling up technically, or navigating a career pivot — here's what I bring to the table.

The program is designed to help you switch careers into tech, lead with more confidence in your current role, or secure a promotion to a more senior position.
Mentorship covers engineering foundations (such as Data Structures and Algorithms), code architecture and quality (including system design and clean code), and general career growth strategies.
There are three main pricing tiers: Lite at $180/month, Standard at $350/month, and Pro at $800/month.
While both include 1-on-1 sessions and chat support, the Standard plan offers bi-weekly sessions compared to the monthly sessions in the Lite plan, and it also includes additional features like code reviews and priority support.
Yes, the "Pro" plan is specifically designed for those looking for executive-level coaching and high-touch mentorship for advanced career moves.

Available for mentorship

Ready to level up?

Get unstuck, build better skills, and move forward with clarity—one step at a time.

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20+ years building scalable, user-centric products across AI, fintech, health tech, and enterprise.

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