Ex-Tesla ยท Ex-Codesmith Hiring Lecturer ยท 500+ Placed

Get hired in tech. I don't get paid until you get the job.

Junior or senior. 2 years in or 20. Tech or non-tech. Career change or next move. I've placed 500+ of them. One-on-one. Four weeks. A bootcamp charges $15Kโ€“$20K. A degree costs $50Kโ€“$200K+. Neither guarantees you a job. I charge $7,000 once you're placed.

Current availability

6 of 8 spots filled, 2 remaining

500+ People placed
$142K Median salary
$40K+ Avg salary jump
90%+ Placement rate

Clients placed at

Google Revolut Shopify Amazon Asana Tesla Citadel Notion Intercom Meta
The difference

Most people who teach job searching get paid whether you get hired or not.

I've placed 500+ people. I eat what I kill. If you don't get the job, I've worked for almost nothing.

Bootcamps & Degrees

$15Kโ€“$200K+

All upfront. No refunds. No guarantees.

  • You carry 100% of the risk
  • They get paid whether you get hired or not
  • Generic curriculum, not your situation
  • No skin in the game
This coaching

$2K + $7K

Small upfront. Real fee only on placement.

  • I only win when you win
  • $7,000 paid from your first month's salary
  • Built around your specific situation
  • Maximum skin in the game

Being great at the job and getting hired are almost entirely unrelated skills. It's positioning, timing, outreach mechanics, and understanding the psychology of who makes hiring decisions. The people who understand this get multiple offers. Everyone else gets ghosted. I've spent a decade closing it for 500+ people.

The thing nobody tells you

You already have the skills to get hired. AI has commoditised knowledge across the board. Technical, white-collar, all of it. What it can't replace is knowing how the door opens. That's pattern recognition built across 500+ placements. I put 100% focus on getting you the role. Once you're in, the rest falls into place.

The offer

Four weeks. Full access. Everything I know applied to you.

The same system that placed 500+ people, directed at your specific situation, role, and market.

To start $2,000 Paid upfront
+
On job offer $7,000 Paid from your first month's salary

The average client gets a $40K salary jump. You pay $7,000 once, only when you're hired. That's a 5ร— return in year one. A bootcamp charges $15Kโ€“$20K. A degree costs $50Kโ€“$200K+. Neither guarantees you a job.

What's included

  • 4 ร— 1-hour 1-on-1 calls, one per week
  • CV and LinkedIn rebuilt from scratch
  • Async support via Discord between sessions
  • Personalised outreach strategy and scripts
  • Interview prep and live mock sessions
  • Compensation framing & salary negotiation coaching
  • Network access where relevant
  • Accountability between sessions
2 spots remaining. I work with a maximum of 8 clients at a time. Fully 1-on-1, never a group. I'm selective: I only accept clients I'm confident I can place.
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If you don't get a job offer, you pay $2,000. Nothing else. The $7,000 placement fee is paid from your first month's salary, when the money is already in your account. Worst case: $2,000 and a clear map of exactly why your search was failing. When clients put the work in, four weeks is realistic.
How it works

Simple process. Fast results.

1

Apply

Fill in a short form. Tell me where you are, what role you want, and what's been blocking you.

2

I say yes or no. Within 24 hours.

I'm straight with you. If I don't think I can get you placed, I'll tell you. No hard sell, no wasted time.

3

Four weeks of work

Weekly 1-on-1 calls, just you and me. Async Discord between sessions. Full rebuild of your positioning, outreach, and interview approach. I'm in your corner the entire time.

4

You sign the offer

You get the job. You pay the $7,000. We both win. That's the whole model.

Who this is for

Built for one specific type of person.

This is for you if
  • You're capable of doing the job. Getting in is the problem
  • You've applied widely and heard almost nothing back
  • You've had interviews that keep going nowhere
  • You want to break into tech or change roles fast
  • You'd rather invest $9,000 than $20Kโ€“$200K, and get a better result
  • You want someone in your corner who only wins when you win
This is not for you if
  • You want someone to do the work for you
  • You're not willing to act on what you learn
  • You need a specific company or title guaranteed
  • You're looking for a year-long hand-holding arrangement

Works for every function in tech: Engineering ยท Product ยท Design ยท Data ยท Sales ยท Marketing ยท Customer Success ยท Operations ยท Finance ยท and more.

Prefer to go it alone? The $49 course covers the full system, same method, your own pace.

500+ people placed  ยท  โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

People who played the game.

Parsa Mesgarha
Tesla

"It's quite insane that just 3 years ago I was stuck with no ambitions, to working at Google at 18 and skipping college altogether, and now at Tesla at 20. All of this transformation over the years is due to Cyrus, he taught me how to play the game, and now my inbox is flooded daily with opportunities. Cyrus is a different breed. Guinness pints on me next time chief ๐Ÿซก"

Parsa Mesgarha, Software Engineer ยท Tesla

Abdu Mappuji

"I just want to really thank Cyrus! Thanks to your guidance, I was able to secure a six-figure USD salary, a huge milestone considering I was previously underpaid until Cyrus encouraged me to play the game. Also a bonus that the new job is a hybrid set-up with a short commute! Thanks again, mate!"

Abdu Mappuji, Senior Software Engineer ยท Bol

Notion

"I want to express my deepest gratitude for all your help ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ™ Just got the offer from Notion!!! Thanks to you I've gone from a super underpaid non-profit and early stage startup employee to $120K in tech in the space of 2 years, basically doubling my income, making me top 5% of earners in my country. You're truly a master at this, opened my eyes to a whole world of hacks I was never aware of. Thank you so much!"

Anonymous, Customer Success Manager ยท Notion

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Who this is

Humbly 1 of 1 at this specific thing.

Cyrus Yari, tech career coach, 500+ people placed at Google, Amazon, Tesla

Cyrus Yari

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I've been in gritty sales since my teens: cold calling, door-to-door, every form of it. That gave me a deep understanding of persuasion psychology that most people never develop. I used it to break into two of the most competitive industries: high finance, then big tech. Always with multiple offers. Often without the "required" experience.

Over a decade, I've placed 500+ people into tech roles: first-timers, career switchers, senior professionals who were still getting ghosted. $142K median salary. $40K+ average salary jumps. Tech schools pay me thousands to teach this. This is more direct, more personal, and fraction of that cost.

Sales psychology. Tech hiring mechanics. A decade of real placements. I'm bad at plenty of things. Getting people hired in tech isn't one of them.

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Common questions

Straight answers.

What if I don't get a job?

You pay the $2,000 upfront. Nothing else. The $7,000 is paid from your first month's salary, when the money is already in your account. Worst case you're out $2,000 and you know exactly why your search was failing. When clients put the work in, four weeks is realistic.

How is this different from a bootcamp or degree?

A bootcamp charges $15Kโ€“$20K whether you get hired or not. A degree costs $50Kโ€“$200K+ and takes years, still no guarantee of a job at the end. Both get paid regardless of your outcome. I only get paid when you win. Completely different incentive structure, completely different outcome.

Do I need technical skills first?

No. I cover all roles. Many of the 500+ placements were into non-technical roles: product, sales, operations, customer success, marketing, finance. The job acquisition game applies across all of them. For engineering roles, we assess together on first contact.

How selective are you?

Very. I only take clients I'm confident I can place. If I don't place you, I've done four weeks of work for $2,000, which is well below my hourly rate. If I don't think I can get you hired, I'll tell you immediately and point you somewhere better.

What happens after I apply?

I read every application personally and respond within 24 hours. If it looks like a fit, I'll schedule a quick 10-min call to make sure we're aligned, and we go from there.

There's a game to be played.

Most people never learn it. You can. Apply below. I reply personally within 24 hours.

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No pitch, no pressure.

Current availability

6 of 8 spots filled, 2 remaining