Meta Senior Staff Eng (IC7) On Zuck Stories, Rapid Career Growth, Code Machine Archetype
Podcast: The Peterman PodPublished On: Fri Jul 11 2025
Description: Michael Novati got promoted to Senior Staff (IC7) Eng at Facebook by the age of 27. He did it while the company was still called Facebook so he had a bunch of interesting pre-IPO stories. In our conversation, we discussed:• Growth to Senior Staff (IC7) by 27• Being the #1 code committer at Meta• Volunteering to resign if his code broke prod• Stories of working with Zuck pre-IPO• What was common among IC7+ engineers• How LLMs will affect the code machine archetypeTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:46) Joining Facebook(10:26) Facebook IPO experience(16:30) His internal newsletter(24:26) Working with Zuck(29:50) Engs that impressed him(36:20) Will LLMs kill coding machines?(47:20) Operating as an IC7(1:10:30) IC7+ only group(1:12:55) Landing code faster(1:18:29) Why he left Meta(1:20:52) IC7+ talent(1:24:28) Advice for younger self(1:25:58) OutroWhere to find Michael:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelnovati/ Where to find Ryan:• Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/• X/Twitter: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/• Threads: https://www.threads.com/@ryanlpeterman• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanlpeterman
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