Break Into Senior Engineering Roles

Hemant Pandey

Tech Lead at LinkedIn | Ex - Meta, Tesla

From Mid-Level Engineer to Top-Tier Offers

This mentorship is designed for mid-level software engineers (2–10 years experience) who feel stuck and want to break into $300K+/₹50L+ senior engineering roles at FAANG or top startups.

Most engineers fail not because they lack skills, but because they:

- Don’t know what gaps are actually keeping them from the next comp tier

- Grind Leetcode endlessly without a senior-level prep roadmap

- Struggle to position themselves as senior engineers in resumes and interviews

- Don’t have the referrals, accountability, or mentorship to stay consistent

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⚠️ This is not another course or tutorial. You’re not buying content, you’re buying clarity, acceleration, and results

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Why This Course vs Free Resources or Bootcamps?

- Free Leetcode → No accountability, no positioning, no referrals.

- Bootcamps → Generic, content-heavy, not tailored to mid-level → senior transitions.

- Networking → Gets you calls, but doesn’t prepare you to clear interviews.

This mentorship combines coaching + frameworks + referrals + accountability - the missing pieces that actually get you promoted into the next compensation tier.

What you’ll learn

Land your $300K+ / ₹50L+ role with targeted mentorship, smart prep, and right positioning - no endless grind, just results

  • Why you’re stuck at $200K/₹25L and what to fix first

  • A resume that gets past recruiters and ATS into interviews

  • Roadmap for DSA, system design, and behavioral

  • Frameworks for telling senior-level behavioral stories and structuring system designs

  • Warm intros & referrals from my network (where relevant)

  • ✅ Weekly live sessions with direct feedback ✅ 1:1 coaching in Week 5 for personal adjustments to your plan ✅ Lifetime whatsapp community

Learn directly from Hemant

Hemant Pandey

Hemant Pandey

Tech Lead | Helping 100K+ people to grow their tech career across platforms

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Who this course is for

  • You have 2+ years of professional software engineering experience

  • You want a structured, proven system instead of endless grinding

  • You’re serious about making a big career move in the next 6–12 months

What's included

Hemant Pandey

Live sessions

Learn directly from Hemant Pandey in a real-time, interactive format.

Recording and Notes

All recordings and notes during the cohort

Lifetime access to Whatsapp Community

Lifetime whatsapp group access to discuss with peers

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

6 months paid subscription to newsletter

6 months paid subscription to "The Hustling Engineer" newsletter worth $50

Free access to digital products worth $100+

Career growth templates and interview preparation templates

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.

Course syllabus

Week 1

May 16—May 17

    May

    16

    Gap Analysis & Resume Rewrite

    Sat 5/164:30 AM—5:30 AM (UTC)

Week 2

May 18—May 24

    May

    23

    DSA & LLD Strategy

    Sat 5/234:30 AM—5:30 AM (UTC)

Schedule

Live sessions

2 hrs / week

    • Sat, May 16

      4:30 AM—5:30 AM (UTC)

    • Sat, May 23

      4:30 AM—5:30 AM (UTC)

    • Sat, May 30

      4:30 AM—5:30 AM (UTC)

Async content

4 hrs / week

Testimonials

  • Having a mentor share the most effective and efficient path to advance my career, based on real-world experience, was invaluable. For the first time, I truly feel prepared for interviews the right way. I now have a structured approach I can rely on instead of randomly jumping between learning platforms or blogs
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    Mattia

    Senior Software Engineer
  • The session docs are concise, high-quality quality and well-documented. They answered everything I was struggling with — from resume shortlisting to building a strong career story. I now know exactly what bottlenecks were holding me back and how to fix them. Long story short, I’m all set and just need to focus on preparation!
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    Anonymous

    Software Engineer II
  • Hemant is genuinely kind, down-to-earth, and very approachable. He communicates clearly, highlights the important parts of FAANG interview prep, and shares practical experiences in both group and 1:1 sessions. I really valued the focused discussions and clear insights into how big-tech interviews are done.
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    Sumeet

    Senior Software Engineer
  • I liked that the cohort was structured and went deeper into every round — DSA, LLD, and HLD. The resume feedback improved my interview calls significantly, and the company tracer list plus HLD/behavioral prep slides were very helpful. If someone is confused about how to approach practice, this cohort gives a structured path.
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    Yash

    Software Engineer, Meta
  • Hemant was extremely helpful and made the sessions a great value. He put real effort into sharpening my resume and job search strategy, and the 1:1 guidance was spot on.

    He truly embodies the “Hustling Engineer” spirit, so much that some of his energy rubbed off on me. If you want practical advice delivered with genuine drive, I’d highly recommend him.

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    Aleksandar Ivanovic

    Senior Software Engineer
  • Having a small, fixed group size; Asking for help for always encouraged, and was often replied to with in depth and quick responses

    Resume review, having weekly focused goals of discussion - had the right pace

    Would advice folks to consider taking a look at what the cohort has to offer. A helpful and useful opportunity to get in touch with people having like minded goals, and get practical and realistic advice on how to crack senior big tech roles.

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    Anmol Garg

    Software Engineer

Frequently asked questions

$699

USD

May 16Jun 13
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