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$260 / month
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MentorCruise summary
Donovan is a Lead Software Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton. He has eight years of full-stack experience across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and DevOps work. He helps aspiring and mid-career software engineers land their first roles, prepare for interviews, and move toward senior positions.
Based on 26 verified mentee reviews
- Reviewers often praise his clear, detailed feedback and practical next steps for improving technical work and career plans.
- Two reviewers credit his resume and LinkedIn advice with increasing application responses or helping attract a recruiter offer.
- Several reviewers value guidance tailored to their goals, including choosing next steps, preparing for interviews, and building confidence in a new role.
About
I am a full-stack software engineering manager/lead. I started my career as a frontend leaning full-stack engineer, then transitioned into a solely backend role before transitioning to the infrastructure and DevOps side of things. I have helped a number of self taught or recent bootcamp grads land their first job as a software developers as well as helped mid level engineers ascend to a senior role. I understand how important it is to have great mentorship but who mentors you is equally as important as what they're telling you. When I mentor folks, I try to be the friend who gives you the advice you need to hear and not just the stuff you want to hear. Click the link below to learn more about my engineering ethos.
https://www.notion.so/brightband/Engineering-Ethos-c08b57ddf8694b4f8f164e74452cf431
What mentees say
5 out of 5 stars
Alcy
Standard Plan • 8 months
5 out of 5 stars
Donovan was a great balance of encouragement and constructive criticism. He was direct when he needed to be and that really lit a fire under me and helped me improve quickly. He also gave clear pointers as to where I should spend my time and had a wealth of industry knowledge about the hiring process that was invaluable. Donovan's mentorship truly changed the game for me!
Ross
Standard Plan • 6 months
Get to know Donovan
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Article 5 min readTaking Risks: Donovan Lowkeen, Full Stack Developer at Currency
Donovan Lowkeen's journey to coding wasn’t straightforward. Read more about his student experience at the UCLA Extension Coding Boot Camp.
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Article 5 min readDonovan Lowkeen – Meet the Mentor
Donovan is a coding bootcamp graduate who actively sought out mentorship to level up his career from junior engineer to …
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What happens when you start
You tell Donovan your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Donovan reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.
You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.
