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$180 / month
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Ongoing calls + chat
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About
Accelerate your transition from Senior IC to Engineering Leader.
Hi, I'm Or. I’m the Director of Product Development at The Wonder Project, with past engineering leadership roles at AWS and AT&T. Over my career, I’ve scaled streaming platforms, integrated AI into media pipelines, and managed global teams of 30+ engineers.
The hardest career leaps—stepping up to Manager or Director—rarely fail over technical skills. They fail over a lack of business intuition. Combining a B.Sc. in Computer Science with an MBA in Finance, I specialize in helping engineers bridge the gap between building great architecture and driving actual business value.
Here is exactly how we can work together:
Mastering Leadership: Navigate the leap from IC to EM or tackle the complexities of a Director role. Learn to structure teams, manage offshore resources, and handle organizational friction.
Cracking the Interview: Stop guessing what the hiring committee wants. We’ll run rigorous mock behavioral and leadership interviews so you walk into your next loop bulletproof.
Architecture & Strategy: Design scalable, cost-effective AWS systems and learn exactly how to pitch your technical roadmaps to secure executive buy-in.
When I'm not working, I'm usually dialing in the exact extraction ratio on my home espresso setup or meticulously planning my family's next trip.
If you are looking for structured, actionable guidance to level up your career and maximize your impact, let's get to work.
What mentees say
5 out of 5 stars
My Story: Seeking the Right Guidance for the Next Step After spending nearly two decades architecting cloud-native systems and guiding enterprise infrastructure transformations, I reached a pivotal point in my career. I was targeting senior technical management and leadership roles, but I knew that translating complex engineering achievements into a compelling leadership narrative required a highly specific, refined approach. I didn't just need generic interview prep; I needed an external sounding board from someone who truly understood the intersection of elite technical execution and high-level product strategy. I sought out a mentor who could bridge the gap between deep infrastructure knowledge and executive leadership, which led me to Or on MentorCruise. Our Collaboration: Structured, Strategic, and Highly Empathetic From our very first interaction, Or’s background as a Director of Product Development and an ex-AWS employee shone through. We structured our mentorship into four highly focused, tactical sessions: one dedicated to resume review and feedback, two deep dives into behavioral interviews, and a final, rigorous architecture session. He didn’t just hand out generic advice; he took the time to actively listen, dissect my past experiences, and carefully guide me toward framing my background in the most impactful way possible. Whether we were deconstructing Amazon leadership principles during our behavioral sessions or whiteboarding complex, scalable systems in our architecture session, his feedback was always constructive, nuanced, and exceptionally clear. The Impact: Elevated Confidence and Sharpened Delivery The impact of this mentorship on my professional development has been immense. The initial resume review transformed my CV from a technical milestones into a cohesive story of leadership and enterprise value delivery.
Nilanjan
Standard Plan • 3 months
What happens when you start
You tell Or your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Or 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.
