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I’m Jack Davenport. I’ve spent over 15 years building large, long-lived web applications and leading the engineers who build them. Now I mentor developers one to one on what it takes to move from junior to mid, from mid to senior, and from senior to leading a team.
Owning work from start to finish, asking better questions, and getting quicker without cutting corners.
Thinking beyond the ticket, making technical calls others trust, and lifting the people around you.
Running the team’s work, leading people who don’t report to you, giving honest feedback, and staying technical.
Making your progress visible: promotion cases, pay reviews, conversations with your manager and, when it is time, the next role.
I’ve spent over 15 years building large, long-lived web applications, more than a decade of it in automotive, one of the most demanding industries in software.
I led a team of ten engineers and line-managed four of them, so I know what it is to set the technical direction and what it is to sit across the table at review time. I also hold a Level 3 Team Leader qualification, awarded with Distinction.
Now I help engineers take those same steps, with someone in their corner who has been on both sides of them.
Nothing is too small or too awkward to bring. A few of the things engineers talk to me about:
You don’t need a plan before the first call. Plenty of good engineers start with “I’m not sure I’m good enough”.
Being put at risk, consultation meetings, what to ask for, and working out what comes next. I’ve been through it myself.
Whether to raise one, how to put it in writing so it is taken seriously, and keeping your footing while it runs.
Reading the room, building allies, influencing decisions you don’t own, and staying out of the crossfire.
I’m not an employment lawyer. Where you need legal advice, I’ll point you to Acas or a solicitor.
A free 20–30 minute call. We check it is a good fit and write down two or three goals.
An hour each, on whatever matters most right now: a decision, a difficult conversation, your next step.
Message me when something comes up or you want a plan sanity-checked. I reply within two working days.
We look back at the goals, see what moved, and decide what comes next.
Best value
£175per month
Ongoing mentoring, and the way to make real progress.
£95per session
One focused hour on one specific problem.
Free20–30 minutes
See whether we are a good fit, and agree what you want to get out of it.
The full terms are in the mentoring agreement.