ResilienceMap
An AI-guided 90-day recovery plan for software engineers who just got laid off, covering runway math, skill gaps, networking outreach, and interview prep.
mid-career software engineers who have been laid off or expect to be in the next quarter
- Personalized 30/60/90-day roadmap generated from your stack, seniority, and severance
- Runway calculator that tells you how aggressive you can be on freelance vs. full-time search
- Weekly accountability check-ins with auto-generated adjustments
- Optional anonymous peer cohort matching (mid-career devs only) so you are not job-hunting alone
Industry-wide layoffs since 2023 plus AI-driven role uncertainty mean mid-career engineers are openly discussing burnout and pivots on Dev.to AMAs, but most career tools target new grads
246,672 reported tech layoffs tracked 2025-2026 and a widely-shared 'I Tested Every Career Pivot Strategy' piece confirms a sizable, actively-searching audience; but 65% of laid-off tech workers reportedly find roles within 6 months, so the window is real but episodic.I Tested Every Career Pivot Strategy After AI Layoffs ↗The Real Story on Tech Layoffs: Why Software Engineers Are Still in Demand ↗
Near-identical products already exist: Phasewell explicitly bundles runway + structured job-search + interview prep + AI prompts, GitReady ships free resume/runway/interview tools for SWEs, and 2luk offers a layoff runway calculator for engineers.Phasewell - Structured Support for Career Transitions ↗Free Tools for Laid-Off Software Engineers (GitReady, 2026) ↗Runway Calculator | Phasewell ↗
Phasewell validates the paid model by selling 'Layoff Recovery' and a 'Recovery + Pivot Bundle' on Gumroad, but pricing is modest and the buyer pool is finite (laid-off engineers under financial pressure with a ~6-month job-search horizon).Layoff Recovery - phasewell.gumroad.com ↗Complete Recovery + Pivot Bundle - phasewell.gumroad.com ↗
Layoffs have been a recurring feature of tech since 2022 and IEEE/CNN project continued engineering demand, so the pain is durable but cyclical rather than a permanent structural shift.Though Tech Layoffs Persist, Skilled Engineers Are in Demand ↗The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated - CNN ↗
A runway calculator, skill-gap checklist, and templated outreach/interview prompts are trivially buildable on top of existing LLMs; Phasewell and GitReady both shipped this stack in a short period, confirming low build cost.