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“The Coding Machine” at Meta with Michael Novati
- Michael Novati, Co-founder and CTO of Formation, recently joined The Pragmatic Engineer to share information about his career and the engineering culture within Facebook.
- Meta has created several software architect archetypes, such as the coding machine, to maintain fairness in the promotion of its engineers.
- Meta has an engineering-first culture that empowers individual contributors (ICs) and provides career paths in the absence of traditional managerial positions.
- The coding machine archetype was modeled after Michael Novati and is typically given to engineers who help move projects forward, refactor code quickly, and launch products that require a team of engineers.
- The tenure of employees at a fast-growing scaleup like Meta can have a surprising amount of influence and deadlines must be met, even if it means taking risks and breaking products.
- Meta's hiring process starts with a recruiter screen, then a technical screen followed by an on-site interview that includes two more coding interviews, a behavioral interview, and a systems design interview.
- Michael advises engineers to find the right job that aligns with their interests and to understand the importance of storytelling to communicate well and share human experiences.
- Michael believes preparing for interviews at Big Tech companies and scaleups is no longer a 'nice to have', it’s a necessity for even strong engineers who want to get a job offer.
- Meta built much of their infrastructure from scratch, which resulted in custom-made tools and the development of many internal products.
- Meta uses product reviews during the development cycle, also known as 'Zuck Reviews,' where Mark Zuckerberg provides feedback before products are launched.
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