John Vandivier

“When I started working with Shine, my goal was to become an Engineering Manager. Now, I'm on a dual track as a Tech Lead Manager - effectively meeting my goal from my own point of view.

This positive result was reached despite significant setbacks including a layoff in 2024, a historically bad market. Shine provided sound advice every step of the way, and was able to adapt our plans on the fly to accommodate circumstance, providing useful feedback on my behavioral interview preparation as one example, which helped transform my position from a laid off Senior SWE to a Staff SWE!

If you are considering working with Shine and find yourself on the fence, my simple advice is: Go for it.”

— John Vandivier | Staff Software Engineer