Meta's bottom-up culture: broad skills, fast promotion, less depth per project

2022-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

Facebook's bottom-up culture lets individuals set their own scope, building broad skills and fast promotion, while top-down Microsoft and Google build deeper technical habits.

MetaSoftware EngineerPosted 4 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Current employee, staying
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 5
Location: Seattle
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: 5–10 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: Not sure
Clear path to grow: Yes
Hours a week: 30–40 hours
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Some, but tolerable
Left the org in the last 6 months: 10–20%
Food: Free, and great

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Meta's bottom-up culture: broad skills, fast promotion, less depth per project

MetaSoftware EngineerPosted 4 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Current employee, staying
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 5
Location: Seattle
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: 5–10 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: Not sure
Clear path to grow: Yes
Hours a week: 30–40 hours
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Some, but tolerable
Left the org in the last 6 months: 10–20%
Food: Free, and great

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