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Stand out and advance your software engineering career because your stakeholders understand your value transparently. Increase your influence by finding your voice and building trust. Reach deeper satisfaction by connecting with, and helping others to connect with, the "why" behind your work.
Human-centered connection and communication practices are core to advancing an engineering career. In an age when AI can write code and everyone is trying to do more with less, this has never been more true. Engineering Is Human brings a human-centered engineering leadership approach to help you grow on your career journey, no matter your career stage.
Jordana Heller, PhD, is an engineering leader and communication expert, with 20 years in machine learning, AI, and communication research. As the founder of Engineering Is Human, Jordana guides software engineers and engineering leaders on a journey to advancement, influence, and satisfaction through human-centered communication coaching.
Read more about Jordana here.
Coaching is never one-size-fits-all. Together we'll create a personalized 1:1 coaching package—part traditional coaching, part human-centered engineering leadership consulting—to meet you where you are in your engineering leadership journey and help you build toward your next career stage, measurably. Start with a free consultation.
Grow your human-centered engineering practice through structured group learning, no matter your career stage—and connect with the support of others at similar stages, as well.
"Jordana is an incredible mentor and coach. In my leadership career, she has taught me strategies to hold a high bar for outcomes while building a collaborative, healthy team dynamic. As a thought partner and coach, I can rely on her to help clarify my thinking, strategize with intention, and lead through change. Jordana is a highly skilled coach who creates space for others to grow, and she has helped my growth in countless ways as an engineering leader."
"Jordana is a human-first engineering leader who brings clarity to complex decisions. As my manager, she regularly asked thoughtful, challenging questions that pushed me to connect our technical strategy to a broader vision. This widened my thinking and shaped how I lead. On a pivotal project, Jordana’s coaching helped me drive consensus around complex technical tradeoffs by clearly communicating their impact. I’m grateful for the clarity and confidence her coaching helped me develop."
"Jordana mentored me through my transition into senior ML engineering. She asked leading questions that helped me frame problems and projects such that the core business value was the leading motivator. When I shared my work and ideas, she prompted me to consider outcomes and their implications until my arguments were airtight. Crucially, her questions went beyond technical details and deep into business impact. In leading with these questions, Jordana coached me to ask myself the same things reflexively. I gained ground as an engineer substantially once that became an independent habit. In helping stakeholders (technical and non-technical alike) understand the proposed business value of my work, I opened opportunities for them to engage and ask questions, establishing my credibility as a collaborator.
"It takes practice to learn how to translate metrics-driven evaluations into productive business discussions, especially with non-technical leadership. Bridging the gap between technical solutions and their actual impact is the skill that consistently brings me opportunities to lead high-value projects and progress in my career. Jordana was an incredible mentor when I was ready to learn that skill."