David Y. Stephenson
Mentor
(1144 reviews)
US$25.00
For every 15 mins
2093
Sessions/Jobs
ABOUT ME
React/TypeScript/Next engineer with 10+ years experience
React/TypeScript/Next engineer with 10+ years experience
I’m a full-stack developer and professional mentor with over 10 years of experience, including extensive work with React, TypeScript, Next.js, databases, and cloud services. I work with small businesses, absolute beginners, experienced developers, and career changers.
I offer tutoring, code review, long-term mentoring, and career coaching. I love helping people discover what they can build and where those skills can take them.
If you’re looking for a job, we can practice coding and system design interviews, strengthen your portfolio, and work on explaining your experience confidently.
I specialize in helping developers build with AI agents, including Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot. I can help you turn an idea into a clear plan, guide your agents, and improve what they generate. If you’re looking for a vibe coding coach, I can help you build efficiently and enjoy the process.
Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-04:00)
Joined June 2021
EXPERTISE
6 years experience | 320 endorsements
7 years experience | 346 endorsements
5 years experience | 12 endorsements
7 years experience | 38 endorsements
10 years experience | 333 endorsements
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(1144 reviews)
Peter McDonnell
August 2026
Really good and went above and beyond in his details to someone who has an idea/vision and broke it down in plain english. Top.
Tom Lucchesi
July 2026
Great , excited for the next
T Romm
April 2026
I really enjoyed my session with David. He was pleasant to work with, gave me some valuable feedback, and left me with a clear direction to head towards and improve.
Nik Pushkarski
April 2026
We discussed a bunch of product ideas I've been accumulating lately; then we figured out which one we'll start on and how. We settled on doing it properly: gather requirements, define the system design, and only then start the actual implementation.
Nik Pushkarski
March 2026
In the first half, we reviewed my homework, whereas in the second half, we focused on discussing my ideas for apps and games. The discussion was prolific, letting me expand my notes so I can analyze them more deeply and figure out which project we'll work on next!
Nik Pushkarski
March 2026
We dug through a lot of my code that I wrote before the session, and David helped me figure out the most cryptic parts. Now the most troublesome portions of my solution are clear to me!
Nik Pushkarski
March 2026
I've learned a ton about routing today, and we even briefly discussed the future steps to make sure the data is centralized between front-end clients
Nik Pushkarski
March 2026
In the first half, we went through the home assignment; in the second half, we did a sort of "whiteboard" activity where I was updating the app in real-time
Nik Pushkarski
March 2026
A round of review with a lot of practice on my end today. I've drilled the state lifting, and I've been taught the main patterns of changing the state. The home assignment is a tough one this time, let's see how I handle it!
Nik Pushkarski
March 2026
We went through my home assignment and that was the biggest portion of today's session. That way, I managed to get a better understanding of the task itself and the nuances of implementation.
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