Group coaching · Matthew Harwood · Eng manager at Uber
Same 35 minutes. Bring your friends.
You live between design and code, and that is a rare skill. A lot of teams still don’t know how to hire for it, so you have to explain it for them. Show the prototype. Show the feature that only shipped because you could do both. Make it easy for someone to say yes to you.
Here is how it works. You pick a Friday, pay $100, and send me your resume with a short Icebreakers doc. I read both before we talk. I lead engineering teams at Uber and I hire people, so I know what makes a hiring manager say yes. In 35 minutes, I will tell you exactly what I see. We will shape your story so teams see where you fit. You will leave with a clear plan instead of another year of guessing.
35 min · Fridays · 10am–2pm PT · Google Meet
Proof · LinkedIn recommendations
Don’t take it from me.
Two engineers who reported to me wrote these on LinkedIn, under their own names, on their own profiles. Quoted in full, nothing trimmed — click through and check.
From a scattered set of interests to a clear direction.
I had the opportunity to work with Matt at a time when I had a lot of ambition, but very little clarity on where I wanted to take my career. As my manager, he gave me the freedom to explore my interests, trusted me with opportunities well beyond what I expected, and helped me turn a pretty scattered set of interests into a much clearer sense of direction.
What I respect most about Matt is the conviction he brings to the way he leads. He has a strong sense for where things are going, the confidence to act on it before it’s obvious, and an eye for recognizing potential in people early. His perspective has stuck with me well beyond the time we worked together, and has shaped a lot of how I think about my own career.
Edison LeeBuilding @ Baro (a16z speedrun)Georgia Institute of Technology · BS Computer Science Reported to me directly ·
Read Edison’s recommendation on LinkedIn ↗From a resume review to owning parts of the product.
I met Matthew through his Discord community while I was still in college, looking for feedback on my projects and how to present my work. He reviewed my resume and portfolio, then helped me turn my experience into case studies that explained what I’d actually built. He also brought me onto my first contract, where I went on to own substantial parts of the product and help onboard new engineers. Working with Matt taught me to think from first principles, question design decisions, and understand how UX and performance affect the people using what we build. Those lessons made a real difference early in my career, and I still draw on them when making product decisions.
Shreyas SSoftware Engineer · Google Summer of Code ’24Vellore Institute of Technology Reported to me directly ·
Read Shreyas’s recommendation on LinkedIn ↗
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Auteurs is my Discord group for engineers, designers, and product people. We share what we are building, trade feedback, and keep each other going. It is free, and you can join today.