Where can you find mentors as a software engineer or engineering manager? A thread with free & paid mentorship resources.
Do you know of more places? Add a comment to the end:
1. At your current company. Are there more experienced folks? They could be your mentor!
Do you know of more places? Add a comment to the end:
1. At your current company. Are there more experienced folks? They could be your mentor!
2. Mentoring Club https://www.mentoring-club.com/the-mentors/category/software-engineering">https://www.mentoring-club.com/the-mento... . The largest pro-bono mentorship organization where experienced mentors volunteer their limited time to help others.
A great place for sr engineers and EMs to find mentors: and if you do, please consider volunteering to help someone.
A great place for sr engineers and EMs to find mentors: and if you do, please consider volunteering to help someone.
3. Coding Coach https://codingcoach.io/
A">https://codingcoach.io/">... fantastic place to find software engineer mentors volunteering their time for free to help others. Here are quotes from Coding Coach mentors and mentees:
A">https://codingcoach.io/">... fantastic place to find software engineer mentors volunteering their time for free to help others. Here are quotes from Coding Coach mentors and mentees:
4. Code Mentor. https://www.codementor.io/ ">https://www.codementor.io/">... A paid platform to get immediate help when stuck on coding. It& #39;s a marketplace connecting engineers with other engineers. The pricing encourages 15-30 minute sessions (you pay per minute).
5. Mentor Cruise: https://mentorcruise.com/coach/softwareengineering/">https://mentorcruise.com/coach/sof... connect with experienced engineers or managers and do regular, 30-minute sessions, or one-offs.
Most of what you pay goes to the mentor, the platform taking a 20% cut.
Most of what you pay goes to the mentor, the platform taking a 20% cut.
6. Plato. This is the resource that is more expensive than any of the ones mentioned: however, though I was a mentor, I cannot with good conscience recommend paying for it.
Mentors volunteer for free, and you pay $300+/month, all of which goes to Plato. https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1379501724738674689?s=20">https://twitter.com/GergelyOr...
Mentors volunteer for free, and you pay $300+/month, all of which goes to Plato. https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1379501724738674689?s=20">https://twitter.com/GergelyOr...