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Geoff M.
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Credits 4 credits
Per 1h session
Engineering manager, Software engineer, DevOps engineer, Infrastructure engineer, Site reliability engineer
Company iconGoogle, Microsoft
Interview coaching company icon386 clients  (32% rebook rate)
Star icon5.0  (159 reviews)
BriefcaseExperience
2016-19: Pandora, Director Software Engineering, Oakland 2013-16: Google, Senior Release Engineer, Mountain View 2005-13: Google, Senior Engineering Manager, Mountain View 2000-05: Microsoft, Senior Tools Strategist, Mountain View

I am a former Senior Release Engineer and Manager at Google, as well as a former Director of Software Engineering at Pandora. I worked in infrastructure since 1995 and was known for building and nurturing high-performing teams. Today, I am retired and focused on interview, leadership, and career coaching. I'm an ICF PCC-accredited coach and have coached over 750 clients over the past 5+ years.

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Interview coaching Interview coaching

While at Google, I conducted ~200 interviews, primarily for senior-level, staff, and senior staff-level roles (L5-L7). At Pandora, I conducted ~100 interviews for senior-level candidates up to the Director level. I am best leveraged for behavioral, people management, leadership, and backend/infrastructure system design mock...

Resume review Resume review

I conduct resume reviews differently from most coaches. I don't write or rewrite resumes as there are plenty of well-qualified professionals who do that (including AI tools). Instead, I pretend to be a hiring manager who has been handed your resume by a recruiter for an open role on my team, asking me to either greenlight...

Career coaching Career coaching

This is the work that I love the most because it allows me to make the most significant impact on people's careers. Unlike a mock interview session, which is highly focused on performing well in a time-crunched, intensive environment to obtain a job, this type of session delves deeper into what makes you tick, who you...

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Leadership coaching Leadership coaching

In our current vernacular, management and leadership are often conflated. They are quite different. Management is typically characterized as an authority role, where power in this role is granted in exchange for protection, direction, and order within a team or organization. Leadership is a verb: everyone can (and should)...

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Joseph
Leadership coaching
Hi Geoff, thank you so much for the impactful coaching session. I really valued the way you challenged me to step back and look at the bigger picture of how I present myself as a leader. Your thoughtful feedback and the clarity you brought to storytelling and strategic positioning really resonated with me. It helped me see where I could show up with more intention, confidence, and authenticity in senior-level interviews. The session gave me a lot to reflect on, and I left feeling more grounded and prepared. Truly grateful for your time and insight – it made a real difference.
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Bashanta · Engineering manager
Interview coaching · Behavioral mock interview
Geoff was great to work with. He was able to identify some of my blindspots. I will possibly book more sessions with him.
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Interview coaching · Behavioral mock interview
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Interview coaching · Behavioral mock interview
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Edward · Software engineer
Interview coaching · System design mock interview
Geoff provided very specific actionable feedback in areas for improvement, as well as great affirmation of existing good practice. He was especially great at giving tips for action items with specific companies at specific levels- it felt like a bespoke mentorship experience.
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Credits 4 credits
Per 1h session