Prague
Engineering leadership mentor in Prague
You lead engineering at a Prague company and every week brings a new fire: hiring, a reorg, a roadmap that slipped again. The advice you find online assumes Silicon Valley budgets. Prague runs on different constraints.
I mentor 1:1, in Czech or English, online or in person here. Both of the orgs I built before this one were run from this city: Mews through its Series C, and Manta until IBM bought it.
- 3,400+ sessions
- 300+ engineering leaders
- 3,200+ ELC community
- 9.17/10 across 300+ reviews
Why a mentor based in Prague, not a coach on a US timezone
Most engineering leadership coaching is sold from the US or UK: generic frameworks, calls at 6pm your time, no idea what a senior engineer costs in Karlín. I live here. My mentees lead engineering at Mews, Apify, Rohlik, Ataccama, Kosik and Česká spořitelna.
Whatever has you stuck, the odds are good that somebody two tram stops away has been stuck on it too. Salary bands, board expectations, competing for the same four candidates you're competing for. That proximity is most of what you're buying.
Kickoffs and milestone debriefs happen in person over coffee when it makes sense. The rest runs online.
The center of the Prague engineering scene
The Engineering Leaders Community I founded has 3,100+ members and puts 120+ of them in a Prague room every month, twelve times a year. The 2026 conference filled a hall with 500+, speakers from Netflix and Stripe, and Czech Television turned up to cover it.
That network comes with the mentoring. A hire, a reorg, a comp question that only makes sense in this city: there are usually two or three people I can introduce you to who closed the same one last year, and I tend to know which CTOs here are hiring.
What mentees say
“Marian helped me to stabilize and mature our engineering in Apify after a period of growth. Mainly, he changed how I view my role and the role of the engineering department in the organization.”
“No matter what topic I bring up, Marian always has practical and actionable advice. In my new role, after just four months, I had to let go of a significant number of people who were also my friends. Marian provided invaluable guidance. I was able to part ways with everyone on good terms.”
“Marian was part of helping scale up our technical teams from 35 to 100 people during his time with Mews. One of his key successes was around creating visibility on engineering output and ensuring we were able to more effectively reach our goals.”
Frequently asked
Do we meet in person in Prague?+
Yes, when it makes sense: intro, kickoff, milestone debriefs, or at an ELC meetup. Regular sessions run online.
Do you mentor in Czech or English?+
Both. Czech and Slovak native, English first with international mentees. Mixing languages within one session is common.
Can my company pay for it?+
81% of my mentees are company-funded. The invoice goes to your employer with full VAT details ready for procurement. Most CTOs approve it within a day. Pricing is public at marian.coach/pricing.
How is mentoring different from leadership coaching?+
A coach asks questions. A mentor has sat in your seat and gives you answers plus questions. I built and led engineering orgs in Prague; sessions end with concrete next steps, not just reflections.
How much does engineering leadership mentoring cost?+
The numbers are on the site, so you don't have to book a call to find them: 430 EUR for a 60-minute session, 2,580 EUR for a first quarter of six, or 790 EUR a month on the retainer. Companies pay the same rate against a PO. Full pricing.
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Free 30-min intro. No pricing conversation on the first call. We figure out if we can move your specific problem forward. That is it.