Engineering Coach – Director/VP

Role Overview

• Providing 1:1 coaching to Mento members through virtual sessions using the Mento Platform and Tools.
• Participating in ongoing training sessions to improve coaching abilities and skills.
• Communicating with members via your Mento email or via chat in the Mento App in between sessions.
• Being an integral member of the Mento coaching community by sharing coaching tools and insights — helping enhance our coaching practices and fulfill our mission of empowering people to thrive in jobs that they love.
• Acting with kindness, respect, and empathy as an ambassador of the Mento community.

Requirements

• A director, vice president, or other senior software engineering leader with 15+ years experience managing engineering teams and coaching individuals.
• Deep engineering leadership experience carries significant weight — coaching certifications are valued but not required.
• You have navigated the dynamic of carrying meaningful technical responsibilities while managing a team — and understand what it takes to delegate, prioritize, and lead through others without losing your technical edge.
• You have experience leading engineering teams through hypergrowth, rapid organizational change, or the transition from startup to scale — including building functions from scratch and hiring into ambiguity.
• You understand how to influence and build credibility across organizational boundaries — working with product, GTM, and executive stakeholders — and can help engineering leaders develop visibility and impact beyond their immediate teams.
• Background in AI/ML engineering organizations, infrastructure, security engineering, or developer platforms is a strong plus.
• Someone who wants to turn their people leadership skills into meaningful coaching skills.
• Passionate about helping people advance in the workplace to build fulfilling careers and lives.
• A person who is self aware, who has a high emotional IQ, and who cares about creating a safe space for others to risk being vulnerable.
• Excited about growing your coaching skills, and you bring a growth-mindset to the experience, regardless of how long you have been a coach.
• Comfortable working in a constantly-changing startup environment.
• Able to dedicate a minimum of 12+ hours per month to coaching at Mento for the next 24+ months.
• Prior experience at technology companies a plus.

Benefits

• This is a contract position in which coaches are paid per hour.
• On top of a flat hourly rate, we offer select bonuses that incentivizes engagement with our membership and community growth on our platform.
• You must have the capacity to give a minimum of three to five hours per week towards Mento regardless of other commitments and how they may change.
• You are able to work with Mento for a minimum of 24 months in order to build meaningful relationships with our members.
• This is a fully remote position. Candidates must be based in North America or Europe.
• Because this is a part-time growth opportunity, we are looking to hire experienced senior leaders who want to expand their coaching skills.