DECODE career coaching

I Help Engineers Turn Tech Skills Into Stories That Land Offers

Ex-Meta & Google Recruiter

About Marina

For years, I sat on the other side of the table as a recruiter at Meta and Google, reviewing thousands of resumes, running screens, and partnering with hiring managers to make final decisions. I saw talented engineers get passed over, not because they lacked skill, but because they couldn’t translate their impact into language the business understood.

Decode was born from that front-row experience.

I now help software engineers turn complex projects, systems, and contributions into clear stories that stand out in top-tier hiring loops. Together, we shape your narrative so recruiters, hiring managers, and interview panels immediately understand why you’re the candidate to bet on.

My approach is personal and strategic: we audit where you are, define where you want to go, and engineer a job search that reflects how hiring actually works today. Every step, from positioning to outreach, interviews, and offer decisions, is grounded in real-world signals from top tech hiring teams, not generic internet advice.

Decode exists to build a world where software engineers are never at the mercy of the market, where they understand how hiring really works, own their positioning, and compete with clarity, confidence, and control over their careers.

If this resonates with you, this is what we offer:

Career Clarity & Targeting

We define the roles, companies, and scopes that actually fit your strengths and goals. You walk away with a focused target list and positioning that makes sense for where you’re going next.

Impactful Resume & Positioning

We translate your projects into outcome-focused, metrics-driven stories. Your resume and LinkedIn become assets that clearly signal impact, scope, and leveling to recruiters and hiring managers.

Strategic Networking System

We build a repeatable outreach and relationship system that generates warm conversations, referrals, and ins with teams you actually want to work on.

Interview Mastery

We design your behavioral and system design narratives, practice live, and create post-interview debrief rituals so every loop improves the next.

Who's Decode For

Seniority:

3–10 Years

You’re a mid-to-senior engineer with meaningful production experience.


You own complex systems, influence decisions, and operate beyond pure execution.

Your next move, Senior to Staff, broader scope, or a company shift, will define your long-term trajectory.

Job Search:

Promotion-Level Positioning Required

Your execution is strong.
What’s missing isn’t skill, it’s positioning.

Your resume, LinkedIn, and interview narrative don’t consistently communicate architectural ownership, cross-functional influence, or measurable impact at scope.

At senior levels, visibility and volume don’t convert.
Strategic positioning does

Industry:

Tech Background

You have real tech experience.
You’ve shipped production systems, navigated trade-offs, and operated in complexity.

You’re not trying to break into tech.
You’re positioning yourself to move up, intentionally.

If you’re ready to be positioned at the level you already operate, this is for you.

Success Stories

Ready to Decode Your Career?

If you’re ready to treat your job search like an engineered system, not a guessing game, let’s work together.

Contact Us: [email protected]

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