Seattle, WA · Coaching worldwide
I am Gurpreet Sohal — Director of Engineering at a security startup, twenty years into a career that ran through Microsoft and Amazon. I have sat on the other side of hundreds of interviews and promotion calibrations. Most career advice is written by people who have never been in that room. This isn't.
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Gurpreet Sohal
Director of Engineering · Security
Previously Microsoft · Amazon
20 yrs
In tech, starting in 2006 at age 21
6 yrs
In security engineering, where I lead today
<8 yrs
Engineer to Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
$10M
Saved by one Azure program I built and led
Who I work with
I started in tech at 21 and have spent the years since across engineering, product and program organisations — two of them at the most demanding companies in the industry, and the last six in security. Whatever your title, the questions underneath tend to rhyme.
Breaking in, levelling up, or finally getting the scope that turns into a promotion.
Building influence without authority, and telling the impact story that gets you the next role.
Owning ambiguity, driving cross-org outcomes, and being seen for it.
Coming into tech from somewhere else, and needing an honest read on what it will actually take.
Work with me
A focused conversation
$49 / one session
For a specific question you need answered well: a decision you are stuck on, an offer on the table, a manager conversation you want to rehearse.
The full picture
$199 / one session
Enough room to go deep. We map where you are, where you want to be, and the shortest honest path between the two.
Best value
$549 / 3 × 60 minutes
Real change rarely happens in one hour. Three sessions to use across resume review, career strategy, offer negotiation and confidence — whatever you actually need.
The ebook
Behavioral questions and answers, written in STAR format
The most comprehensive compilation of behavioural interview questions and answers you will find anywhere — every one worked through in full STAR format, across four different tech disciplines.
Instant download · PDF · 66 pages
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Behavioral questions and answers, written in STAR format
Now on iOS
Everything in Mastering the Interview, built for practice rather than reading. Drill questions by theme and by role on the bus, in the car park, in the ten minutes before your loop starts.
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How it works
Straight after checkout you choose a slot from my real availability, in your own timezone. The calendar invite lands in your inbox immediately.
Direct, specific, and honest. Mock interviews get graded against a real hiring bar. Career plans get pressure-tested.
A written recap with concrete next steps, sent within 24 hours. Not motivational — actionable.
In their words
Thank you so much Gurpreet for being such a great listener and an equally good and articulate speaker — and for helping me understand technical concepts in easily understandable, digestible bits. Gurpreet is not someone who says "do as I say". He is someone who says "do as I do", and talks from experience.
Software Engineer
Career transition
I really found the session very helpful and effective. The suggestions you gave to overcome my confidence issues make a lot of sense. I am looking forward to the next session as discussed.
Product Manager
Confidence & communication
I felt amazing after the session. I am so grateful for all the practical solutions you have given to set my career in the right direction. Would love to have a session again.
Program Manager
Career direction
“You can go from failure to success, but you can't go from excuses to success.”
Anonymous
Whether you are chasing your first offer, an overdue promotion, or a change of direction entirely — let's find the shortest honest path there.