Ryan Peterman

Ex-Stripe CTO on What Grew His Career, Hiring Without Leetcode, Coding as a Leader (Career Story)

Behind the Scenes of this Podcast So Far (25,000 Sub Special)

Meta Senior Manager (M2) on Manager Career Growth, PIPs, Amazon vs Meta | Stefan Mai

The podcast explores the behind-the-scenes aspects of management in big tech, featuring Stefan Mai, a former senior manager at Amazon and Meta. Mai shares insights into Amazon's demanding culture, including "death march" projects and performance quotas, contrasting it with Meta's more collaborative and open environment...

Instagram Staff (IC6) Promo Despite 10 Team Switches in 9 Years (Career Story)

Amazon VP On Stack Ranking & PIPs, Working With Bezos, His Promotions | Ethan Evans

Tech Lead for Meta's Most-Used Programming Language (Promotion Story)

GoogleX Chief Scientist On Imposter Syndrome, Career Growth, Project Taste | Carey Nachenberg

Meta Senior Staff Eng (IC7) On Zuck Stories, Rapid Career Growth, Code Machine Archetype

26 Year Old Meta Staff Eng (IC6) On Promotions, Redefining Expectations, Secret Equity Bonuses

In this interview, Ryan Peterman interviews Simon Kindström, a former Meta staff engineer, about his career journey. Simon shares his experiences at Meta, including his rapid promotions from IC3 to IC6 in just three years, the secret bonuses he received as a high performer, and the importance of impact and ownership in...

Instagram Principal Engineer (IC8) on Promotions, Breaking Prod, Tech Leading | Jake Bolam

OpenAI & Meta Distinguished Engineer (IC9) On Working With Zuck, Carmack & Career Growth | Philip Su

In this interview, Ryan Peterman interviews Philip Su, a Distinguished Engineer, about his career journey, starting with his early ambitions and intense work ethic at Microsoft, where he quickly rose through the ranks by working long hours and learning from talented colleagues. Philip discusses his transitions between ...

Industry Secrets We Wish We Knew Before Graduating (Staff Engs Talk at UCLA)

Meta Staff Eng (IC6) Promotion by 28 | Rahul Pandey

College Dropout Who Won 21 Hackathons (70% Win Rate) | Jia Chen

Amazon Principal Engineer (L7) On Layoffs, Interviewing & Career Growth | Steve Huynh

25 Year Old Staff Eng @ Meta (Promotion Story)

28 Year Old Staff Eng @ Google Reveals His Promotions

Job Hopping to Staff at Airbnb by Age 26 | Zach Wilson

Getting To Staff (IC6) at FAANG Panel (Full, Feb 2024)

Getting To Staff (IC6) at FAANG Panel (Full, Sept 2023)