# How engineers can build effective mentorship relationships

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-engineers-can-build-effective-mentorship-relationships/679643>\
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**Created:** [March 28, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-engineers-can-build-effective-mentorship-relationships/679643 "2026-03-28T19:00:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-engineers-can-build-effective-mentorship-relationships/679643/1 "2026-03-28T19:00:36Z")

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A practical guide to mentorship for software engineers, covering how to find the right mentor, build a solid working rhythm, give useful feedback, and actually track career growth over time. Good nuts-and-bolts stuff if you want mentorship to be more than vague coffee chats.

> **[Ultimate Guide to Mentorship for Software Engineers](https://daily.dev/blog/mentorship-guide-software-engineers)**
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> Practical steps to find a mentor, build strong mentor-mentee relationships, give constructive feedback, and track career growth.

WaffleFries

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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-engineers-can-build-effective-mentorship-relationships/679643/2 "2026-03-28T20:22:39Z")

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@WaffleFries - do you have a good mentor? If so, how did you find this person?

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**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-engineers-can-build-effective-mentorship-relationships/679643/4 "2026-03-28T20:24:46Z")

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Another one. Yes, the best mentors I’ve had came from working alongside people who were consistently sharp, generous, and good at explaining tradeoffs, so I found them.

WaffleFries

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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-engineers-can-build-effective-mentorship-relationships/679643/5 "2026-03-29T19:28:06Z")

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Pick mentors by proximity and pattern, not prestige.

Yoshiii

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**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-engineers-can-build-effective-mentorship-relationships/679643/6 "2026-03-29T23:28:05Z")

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That’s right because the best mentors are usually the ones whose work you can actually watch up close and learn from consistently.

BayMax