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Career growth — IC track
Moving from junior to senior: ownership, scope, and the story you tell about your work. What changes, what doesn't, and how to make the jump without waiting to be told.
Field Notes — Vol. II / Mentorship
Mentorship
for Engineers
One-on-one sessions with a software engineer at Netflix — for people building their way toward bigger systems, harder interviews, and careers that cross borders.
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I'm Ivan — a software engineer at Netflix, building the digital asset systems behind marketing campaigns for titles worldwide. I mentor because the people who shared their time with me are the reason I'm here.
Before Netflix I was a senior engineer at Nubank (Clojure) and an engineer at Wizeline (Go, Python), working on platforms that processed hundreds of billions of events. I grew up coding in Guadalajara, taught at Wizeline Academy, mentored at Technovation Girls, and in 2024 an experiment I helped build flew to the International Space Station. The throughline of my career has been people who opened doors — and mentorship is how I keep that open.
If you're an engineer in Latin America — or anywhere — trying to reach a company that felt out of reach, I'd like to help you plot that trajectory.
02 — What I Can Help With
A catalog of terrain.
The areas I've worked through myself — and the ones I'm most often asked about. Pick whichever matches where you are.
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System design & distributed systems
How to think about scale, failure, and trade-offs — from event pipelines processing hundreds of billions of events to the asset systems behind a streaming service.
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Interviewing at FAANG & big tech
Coding, system design, and behavioral loops. How to prepare, what interviewers actually look for, and how to frame a non-traditional background as an advantage.
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Go, Java, Clojure & Python deep-dives
Language-specific craft: concurrency in Go, functional programming and Datomic in Clojure, JVM ecosystems in Java, and Python for data and services. When to reach for which.
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From Latin America to global companies
The practical and cultural jump from a local market to a global one — resumes, English fluency, remote presence, compensation, and navigating relocation or remote-first offers.
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Space & aerospace side projects
Turning an engineering curiosity into something that leaves the atmosphere. How Mat X Space built an ISS experiment, and how to find the programs and people that make it possible.
03 — How It Works
The sequence.
A simple, low-friction process. The first conversation is on me.
01 — Book
Pick a time
Choose a slot that works for you through cal.com. You'll get a calendar invite with a Google Meet link. Mention what you'd like to cover when you book.
02 — Talk
A 45-minute 1-on-1
We meet over video, in English or Spanish. No slides, no script — just a focused conversation about where you are and where you want to be.
03 — Follow up
Notes & next steps
Afterward you'll get a short write-up: what we discussed, resources, and concrete next steps. If it's useful, we keep going.
04 — Questions
Things often asked.
If something here isn't covered, bring it to the session — or write to me directly.
Who is this mentorship for?
Engineers at any stage — from juniors aiming at their first big-tech interview to mid-level engineers working toward senior. If you're building distributed systems, preparing for FAANG loops, or trying to move from Latin America into a global company, we'll have plenty to talk about.
Do I need to be in Latin America?
No. Sessions are remote and open to anyone, anywhere. I work with engineers across time zones.
What languages do you mentor in?
English and Spanish — your choice.
How long is a session and where does it happen?
45 minutes over Google Meet. You'll get a calendar invite and a meeting link when you book through cal.com.
Can you guarantee me a job at Netflix or FAANG?
No — and I'd be wary of anyone who does. What I can do is help you build the skills, system-design intuition, and interview story that make you a strong candidate.
What if I need to reschedule?
Reschedule or cancel anytime through the cal.com link in your confirmation email — no questions asked.
Let's plot your trajectory.
One conversation can change the angle of a career. Bring the thing you're stuck on.