Neal Smith — Co-Founder

If you’re a software engineer applying to roles and not getting interviews, this is usually why: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧. I’ve helped 𝟴𝟬𝟬+ 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 $𝟯𝟬𝟬𝗞–$𝟳𝟱𝟬𝗞 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 at top tech companies — not by “polishing” resumes, but by fixing how they’re 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 in the first 5–10 seconds. Recruiters decide fast. They’re looking for 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘁, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. Strong engineers get skipped every day because their resumes create hesitation or confusion in that window. I know this because I’ve spent 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲. As a 𝗙𝗔𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿, I’ve reviewed 𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘀 and interviewed hundreds of engineers. I’ve seen exactly why a resume gets a pause, a downgrade, or an immediate pass — even when the candidate is technically strong. Through 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗳𝘆, I help engineers fix that gap. Not by rewriting everything — but by aligning what you 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 with what recruiters actually infer when they skim your resume. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁: • Software engineers targeting 𝗺𝗶𝗱 → 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 • Engineers with strong experience but 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 • Candidates applying to 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 and getting filtered out early 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽: • Resume & LinkedIn optimization (recruiter-screen focused) • Interview preparation (so resumes turn into offers) • Salary negotiation (so you don’t leave $𝟱𝟬𝗞–$𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗞+ on the table) If you want to see how your resume is 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 during the recruiter screen, 𝗗𝗠 𝗺𝗲 “𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁” and I’ll review it for free. I work with a small number of engineers each month to keep feedback hands-on and high quality.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a career coaching expert specializing in software engineering recruitment and optimization strategies.

Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Experience: 18 yrs 3 mos