Sharing the transparent career stories of technical people. Hosted by an ex-software engineer at Instagram You can find me @ryanlpeterman everywhere (Instagram, Twitter/X, Threads, Linkedin)
Technical leadership and career development in distributed systems hinge on deep, hands-on engagement with operational realities. Marc Brooker, a distinguished engineer at AWS, emphasizes that on-call rotations and the rigorous analysis of thousands of system postmortems provide the foundational knowledge necessary to ...
The discussion centers on navigating corporate politics, reorgs, and career advancement, particularly within large tech companies like Amazon. Ethan Evans, a former Amazon VP, shares insights on empire building, promotion thresholds, and the "polite fictions" used in organizational maneuvering. He emphasizes the import...
Michael Bolin, tech lead for the open source Codex repository and former distinguished engineer at Meta, discusses his career growth, offering insights into the cultures of Google, Meta, and OpenAI. Bolin recounts his early work on Chickenfoot, a Firefox extension for web automation, drawing parallels to modern AI agen...
The podcast explores the career experiences and management insights of Laurent Charignon, a staff engineer and manager with experience at Stripe, Airbnb, and Instagram. Charignon discusses his transition from an individual contributor to a manager at Airbnb, emphasizing the importance of providing support and growth op...
The podcast explores Adrien Friggeri's career journey, from a new graduate to a principal engineer at Meta. Friggeri recounts his early work on A/B testing and rumor analysis, highlighting a project that revealed false rumors spread faster than true ones. A pivotal moment involved building an A/B testing system for Ins...
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