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Rick is a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix with more than 10 years of experience at FAANG companies and startups. He specializes in backend distributed systems and has founded two startups. He helps software engineers prepare for interviews, strengthen engineering and system design skills, and plan career moves.
Based on 17 verified mentee reviews
Hi, I'm Rick! With over 10 years as a Software Engineer at FAANG companies and startups, I specialize in Backend Distributed Systems and have a broad skill set in various technologies. I've also founded two startups. In the past, I mentored many engineers/non-engineers through work, volunteering, and bootcamps, focusing on career planning, learning new technologies, and interview preparation.
My mentorships are personalized to each mentee's goals. I offer 3 plans for different mentorship needs:
Lite Plan
- Focusing on discussing career questions. We'll have bi-weekly 30-min calls to catch up and use chat for async conversation.
- Ideal mentee: someone who needs guidance on the career topics (interaction with teammate/manager, choosing the right project, getting promoted, switching teams/companies, job search strategies, etc.)
Standard Plan
- Focusing on heavier technical topics and hands-on work. We’ll come with up a plan for achieving your goals. I’ll provide all the support needed for executing the plan. We'll have bi-weekly 60-min calls to address open questions or work on specific items of the plan (technical discussion, system design, PR review, mock interview, resume review, etc.)
- Ideal mentee: someone who is looking for a job change, trying to switch track, becoming a stronger engineer, learning new technologies, or switching from a non-tech role to a tech role.
Pro Plan
- This plan is for mentees who need a dedicated coach for timely needs, such as active job search, startup bootstrapping, and technical reviews.
Notes:
1. I’m located at the PST time zone and generally only available at night time.
2. I will not provide any Netflix-specific interview preparation.
5 out of 5 stars
Rick was the best mentor I ever had on this platform. I've spent thousands on different ones but for general software engineer, he is by far the best. His experience, brilliance, and conscientiousness really shined through the many months he has been teaching me. He taught me everything from DSA, how to interview well, system design, and how to grow as an engineer. I highly recommend Rick as your best option to grow as an engineer. I promise you'll never regret it.
Lite Plan • 2 years
5 out of 5 stars
Rick is an excellent mentor! Through his mentorship, I was able to conquer my fear of behavioral and coding interviews through his well-structured, individually-tailored plan. He has deep experience in his field and is very knowledgable. I'm a better problem solver as a result of my mentorship with Rick, and he helped me to fill in several gaps in my knowledge. If you are considering Rick as a mentor, I wouldn't hesitate become one of his mentees.
Standard Plan • 2 months
5 out of 5 stars
Rick gave me lots of great advice and wisdom on navigating my career!
Lite Plan • 7 months
Today
You tell Rick your goals
They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
Within hours
You book your free intro call
You talk through your goal and see whether you're a fit.
Your first week
You leave with a plan
Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm to keep them going.
Rick Huang
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix
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This session is a high-signal career review focused on direction, positioning, and next moves — not resume line edits or generic coaching. Before the session, …
