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Ricky (@findingricky) went from Junior (IC3) to Staff (IC6) at Google by 28. He doesn’t consider himself the best engineer, instead crediting his blend of technical and soft skills for his ability to land promotions quickly. In our conversation, we discuss:
• Managing your manager
• Finding good projects (and rejecting bad ones)
• Imposter syndrome
• Switching from IC to engineering management
• Work-life balance
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Where to find Ricky:
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/@findingricky
• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@findingricky
Where to find Ryan:
• Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/
• X: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman
• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ryanlpeterman
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/@ryanlpeterman
In this episode, we cover:
00:00 – Intro
01:08 – Promotion timeline
02:34 – Junior to Mid-level
04:24 – Finding independence
10:39 – Mid-level to Senior
11:20 – Learning how to say no
17:26 – Senior to Staff
20:18 – Finding next-level work
23:42 – Transitioning to management
33:46 – Reflections
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Zach Wilson is an engineer who grew to Staff (IC6) at Airbnb by age 26. He worked at Meta, Netflix, Airbnb and more recently has started his own company. In our conversation, we discuss:
• His promotion from Junior (IC3) to Mid-level (IC4) at Meta
• What blocked his promotion to Senior (IC5) at Meta
• Job hopping to Senior at Netflix instead
• Burning out at Netflix when given Staff scope
• Negotiating Staff at Airbnb
• Regrets & learnings
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Where to find Zach Wilson:
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/eczachly/
• X: https://x.com/EcZachly
• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@eczachly
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eczachly/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EcZachly_
• Newsletter: https://blog.dataengineer.io/
Where to find Ryan:
• Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/
• X: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/
• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ryanlpeterman
In this episode, we cover:
00:27 Introducing Zach Wilson
03:14 Landing a Job at Facebook
06:33 Choosing the Right Team at Facebook
07:28 IC3 to IC4 at Meta
13:54 Trying for IC5 at Meta
23:49 Getting hired as an IC5 at Netflix
39:49 Negotiating IC6 at Airbnb
52:09 Building internal brand when job hopping
56:55 Reflection & learnings
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.developing.dev -
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