I work with a small number of engineers who want direct, practical guidance on technical decisions or career growth.
Where I can help
01AI Engineering Guidance
02Mock Interview — System Design, Low-level Design, or DSA
03Architecture Review
04Senior-to-Staff Growth
051:1 Guidance
Every session begins with context, not a predetermined playbook. We identify the actual constraint, work through options, and finish with clear next steps.
Sessions are preparation-led. Placement guarantees are outside this scope.
Selected feedback from completed mentorship sessions, shared with permission.
Frame constraints.Explain trade-offs.Make the problem smaller.Communicate decisions.Leave with next steps.Frame constraints.
Mock Interview · System Design
“The session changed how I approach system design interviews. Instead of rushing into components, I now frame constraints, explain trade-offs, and keep the discussion structured.”
AI Engineering Guidance
“I came in with too many disconnected AI topics to learn. Vivek helped me turn them into a practical roadmap focused on production RAG, evaluation, and the engineering skills that matter.”
Senior-to-Staff Growth
“The conversation gave me a much clearer view of the shift from senior to staff engineer. The advice was specific, honest, and translated into actions I could apply with my team immediately.”
Architecture Review
“The review helped me separate what had to scale now from what could remain deliberately simple. We left with clearer boundaries and a safer rollout plan.”
1:1 Guidance
“A candid conversation that helped me untangle competing career choices and leave with a practical next step instead of another generic checklist.”
Mock Interview · Low-level Design
“Vivek pushed me to justify object boundaries instead of jumping straight into classes. That changed the quality of my low-level design solution.”
AI Engineering Guidance
“I left with a much clearer view of evaluation, observability, and where agent workflows actually add value in a production AI system.”
Architecture Review
“The discussion exposed two failure modes our team had missed and gave us a simpler sequence for validating the architecture before committing.”
Senior-to-Staff Growth
“The advice was grounded in influence, technical judgment, and evidence rather than another promotion checklist. I knew what to demonstrate next.”
Mock Interview · DSA
“The feedback went beyond correctness and helped me communicate my reasoning while keeping the DSA solution moving under interview pressure.”
Mock Interview · System Design
“The session changed how I approach system design interviews. Instead of rushing into components, I now frame constraints, explain trade-offs, and keep the discussion structured.”
AI Engineering Guidance
“I came in with too many disconnected AI topics to learn. Vivek helped me turn them into a practical roadmap focused on production RAG, evaluation, and the engineering skills that matter.”
Senior-to-Staff Growth
“The conversation gave me a much clearer view of the shift from senior to staff engineer. The advice was specific, honest, and translated into actions I could apply with my team immediately.”
Architecture Review
“The review helped me separate what had to scale now from what could remain deliberately simple. We left with clearer boundaries and a safer rollout plan.”
1:1 Guidance
“A candid conversation that helped me untangle competing career choices and leave with a practical next step instead of another generic checklist.”
Mock Interview · Low-level Design
“Vivek pushed me to justify object boundaries instead of jumping straight into classes. That changed the quality of my low-level design solution.”
AI Engineering Guidance
“I left with a much clearer view of evaluation, observability, and where agent workflows actually add value in a production AI system.”
Architecture Review
“The discussion exposed two failure modes our team had missed and gave us a simpler sequence for validating the architecture before committing.”
Senior-to-Staff Growth
“The advice was grounded in influence, technical judgment, and evidence rather than another promotion checklist. I knew what to demonstrate next.”
Mock Interview · DSA
“The feedback went beyond correctness and helped me communicate my reasoning while keeping the DSA solution moving under interview pressure.”