I'm Saeid Manhooei, a principal engineer. I host The Manhooei Method, wrote The Last Human Software Engineer, build privacy-first apps, and coach engineers on the moves that decide careers.
The Manhooei Method: how promotions, sponsorship and visibility really work in tech.
Watch and listen →The Last Human Software Engineer, on staying relevant as AI writes more of the code.
See the book →
Five free, privacy-first apps for the moments you want to keep.
Try the apps →Interviews, offers, promotions and leadership, one on one.
Work with me →Promotions, sponsorship, calibration and visibility decide engineering careers, and almost nobody explains how they work. The Manhooei Method does, from someone who takes part in those decisions.
How to stay relevant when AI takes over the code
A guide to staying relevant as AI takes over more of the coding. It goes deeper into the frameworks behind the show, so you can see where the engineering role is heading and position yourself for it.
All five are free, need no account, show no ads, and keep everything on your phone.
A private mood journal you can hear. Tap how you feel, draw a line, and your day becomes a short piece of music.
innerweather.today · the story →Music for your videos, made by you. Pick a feeling, draw a few lines, and get an original song that fits your clip.
scribblesong.com · the story →A workout for the day you're actually having, set to its own beat. Ten minutes in a hotel room counts.
movesong.com · the story →A private journal for your dating life. Fifteen seconds when you get home, and after a few dates your patterns show up on their own.
duskmoment.com · the story →Order like a regular. Yumember remembers what you ordered, how you had it, and whether you loved it. Next time, you just know.
yumember.com · the story →
The private research tool behind The Manhooei Method. Before I film anything, it tells me whether the topic is worth making.
Private lab project · the story →One-on-one coaching from a principal engineer who sits in interview loops, reviews promotion packets and gives calibration input.
For engineers heading into senior, staff or principal loops.
Mock interviews and debriefs from someone who sits on the other side of the table: system design, behavioral and the story that ties them together.
Mock loop with written feedbackFor anyone holding an offer, or about to.
We read the level, the comp structure and how much room you really have, then plan what to ask for and how to say it.
A negotiation plan and the words to useFor engineers who feel ready and keep hearing "not yet."
The mechanics from the show, applied to you: scope, evidence, sponsorship and how your case reads in calibration.
A promotion plan for the next cycleFor tech leads, staff engineers and new managers.
Leading without authority, managing up, running hard conversations and getting your decisions to stick.
Moves you can make this quarterFor engineers rethinking their path as AI writes more of the code.
Which skills keep their value, where the role is heading, and how to reposition before you have to.
A plan for the next two yearsFor a resume, a promotion packet or a self-review that has to land.
A close read with line-level edits, focused on what reviewers and hiring committees actually look for.
Marked-up document, returned in writing
I've spent my career inside large engineering organizations, designing the systems that sit under products people use every day. Manhooei Solutions Lab is where everything I make outside that work lives.
