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$300 / month
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Ongoing calls + chat
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MentorCruise summary
Ferran is a Senior Software Engineer and technical lead at Gartner. He has more than ten years of experience building high-traffic platforms and has led over 130 mentoring sessions with engineers. He helps engineers prepare for interviews, improve architecture and system design skills, and grow into senior or leadership roles.
Based on 4 verified mentee reviews
- Two reviews point to his technical guidance on architecture, scalability, testing, and building complicated applications.
- Two reviewers value his ability to understand unclear problems and identify the right methods or solutions.
About
I'm a Senior Software Engineer and technical lead at Gartner, where I own the architecture of a high-traffic, data-intensive platform: a Next.js frontend, Go services, and the AWS and Elasticsearch pipelines behind them. In over ten years I've worked at agencies, product companies and international remote teams, as an engineer and as a team lead. I came into software from geophysics, so I know the non-traditional route first-hand.
How I can help:
- Career development: growing from mid-level to senior and beyond, changing jobs, promotions and salary negotiation.
- Interview preparation: I interview candidates at Gartner and ran hiring as a team lead, so mock interviews come with the feedback a real interviewer would give.
- Technical growth: architecture and system design, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Go, testing, performance, and code review on your real code.
- Leadership: the step from individual contributor to lead, influence without authority, and working with senior stakeholders.
- AI workflows: coding agents, MCP and automation that holds up in a real codebase.
How I work:
I've run more than 130 one-to-one sessions with over 60 engineers, rated 5.0. I prepare for every session, I'm direct and honest, and I explain the why behind every suggestion, so you can apply it again without me. You leave each session with concrete next steps.
I'm a big fan of open source and teamwork, and I offer discounted fees for students who are just starting out.
Outside work, I play guitar, play football and train for marathons.
What mentees say
5 out of 5 stars
Coming from smaller team projects, I was suddenly tasked with leading a large-scale product - an exciting opportunity, but also a major shift in responsibility. I wanted to grow quickly in areas like system architecture, scalability, and testing so I could build on solid enterprise foundations. That’s what led me to seek out a mentor and ultimately connect with Ferran. At the beginning, I felt completely lost and often didn’t even know the right questions to ask. No matter how long it took, Ferran was always patient, thoughtful, and willing to explain concepts until I truly understood them. Rather than simply telling me what to do, he guided me through the reasoning behind technical decisions, helping me build both understanding and confidence in the stack and the choices I was making. Despite the time zone difference, Ferran was consistently responsive and incredibly generous with his time. Every question I asked was answered with care, detail, and clear explanations. Since working with Ferran, the scope of what I’m able to execute has expanded immensely. I feel far more confident as an engineer, and I now have a much clearer understanding of what to continue learning and exploring as I grow further in my career. Ferran is an amazing mentor, and I genuinely can’t recommend him enough. Working with him has been one of the most impactful investments in my growth as an engineer.
Lily
Standard Plan • 7 months
Thank you so much for this beautiful review, Lily! Stepping into enterprise-scale engineering is no small feat, but your consistency and ability to dissect complex stack choices have been amazing to watch. I’m incredibly proud of how far you’ve come and how much confidence you’ve built along the way. With your incredible drive and ambition, I know you don't really need luck to succeed, but I’m sending you all the best anyway! Keep crushing it, and remember I'm always just a message away if you ever need a sounding board.
Ferran's response
5 out of 5 stars
Highly recommend Ferran as a mentor! I've reached my goals that I've planned.
Ilya
Standard Plan • 4 months
Thanks for the recommendation, Ilya! I’m glad we hit those milestones together. It's been great working with you!
Ferran's response
5 out of 5 stars
Ferran is one of the best Mentor's you can find on this app. His intelligence, abilities, professionalism, and demeanor are unmatched. He has gone above and beyond to help me build a complicated application. There is many times I needed help but was unable to fully articulate. He had the ability to piece together my fractured meanings and perfectly capture what I was envisioning. He has been punctual, helpful, and willing to go above and beyond to help me during the course of our relationship. His skills and abilities are truly unmatched. For anyone looking for help with coding, designing, or project management, Ferran is a one stop shop for everything you would need. I 100% recommend him to anyone.
Joshua
Standard Plan • 1 month
Thank you so much for your kind words, Josh! It’s been a pleasure working with you and helping bring your vision to life. I’m always happy to help.
Ferran's response
Get to know Ferran
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What happens when you start
You tell Ferran your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Ferran 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.
