1:1 interview coaching for engineers · Anthropic + frontier labs

Increase your odds of getting into Anthropic.

Offers run $400k to $1M+ a year, so everyone strong applies, and the loop is built to filter them out. Standing out is the whole game. I sat on the other side of it, around 100 interviews at Anthropic. Now I coach engineers through it.

Book a session Free 15-min intro call

~100interviews conducted at Anthropic

25+engineers coached through real loops

$400k+where offers start, per levels.fyi

The problem

What you're up against

fig. 1 — typical Anthropic-style process

Getting the interview The filter most candidates never clear. Standing out here is positioning and resume work, not luck. I coach this stage too.

Recruiter screen Sounds easy. People still fail it. Your "why Anthropic" answer has to survive two or three follow-up questions.

Technical screen Practical coding under time pressure. System design and AI-assisted formats are showing up more.

Onsite Up to six rounds, each measuring something different. Most candidates prepare for half of them.

coding system design culture & values goals & experience hiring manager project deep-dive

The shape of the loop is public. What gets evaluated inside each room isn't.

The work

How sessions run

SESSION 1

Strategy and calibration

Where you are, where the bar is, what to do about the gap. You leave with a round-by-round plan. Sometimes we find rounds you don't need to prep at all.

BEFORE EACH ROUND

Targeted mocks

Practical coding, system design, AI-assisted formats, or culture. A realistic mock, then a straight answer: would this pass. If not, what changes the outcome.

AFTER EVERY SESSION

Written plan and homework

Every session ends in writing. What we saw, what to fix, which problems to drill. I review your work between sessions.

The boundaries

What you're paying for

You get

Technical mocks: practical coding, system design, AI-assisted formats
An honest read of where you stand against the real bar
Judgment from sitting on the interviewer's side ~100 times
Round-by-round strategy for your loop and level
Story and positioning work for culture and values rounds

You don't get

A referral. I'm not at Anthropic anymore. I coach you to earn one
Leaked questions or rubrics
Confidential anything, from any employer
Guarantees. Nobody honest sells those

Before you book

Questions candidates ask

How many sessions will I need?

One covers strategy plus a first read on your level. A full loop usually lands at three to five. Most people start with a single session, then pick a pack once we've scoped what the loop needs.

What's your track record?

25+ engineers coached through frontier-lab loops, senior ICs to engineering managers, most targeting Anthropic. Before that I conducted around 100 interviews at Anthropic and built AI tooling for its recruiting org.

Have you coached people for my role?

If you're an engineer, probably. The roster has covered coding-heavy IC roles, forward-deployed and pre-sales engineering, infra, and engineering-manager loops. Two honest gaps: I don't run deep ML research-scientist rounds, and I don't coach non-engineering roles (recruiting, finance, ops). Send me the job description and you'll get a straight answer either way.

What should I do before session one?

Read the job description closely and think about why each line is in there. Draft your "why Anthropic" answer two layers deep. Know where you think your weak spots are. I'll find the real ones.

Are you affiliated with Anthropic?

No. This is an independent practice. My experience informs my judgment. It doesn't come with inside information, and I wouldn't sell that anyway.

Pricing

Start with one session.

Sessions and packs

Every session is 60 minutes and ends with a written plan and homework. Packs bring the rate down once we've scoped your loop.

The job pays $400k+. If coaching moves your odds at all, it's the cheapest part of the process.

1 session$550

3 sessions$1,500$500 ea

5 sessions$2,250$450 ea

Book a session

15-minute intro call is free