David Fowler went from an intern to a Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft. Thatโs 11 different promotions all at the same company. I asked him about everything he learned by going through that process.
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โข Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/intern-to-microsoft-distinguished
โข YouTube: https://youtu.be/d8tRM8RJ52M
โข Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835
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(00:00) Intro
(00:53) Microsofts leveling system
(03:17) Joining Microsoft
(10:18) First successful project
(16:22) Bootstrapping his own project
(25:44) His principal promotion
(37:10) His distinguished promotion
(49:51) Engineers he looks up to
(53:40) Expanding on his top tweets
(1:05:20) Big company tip on reorgs
(1:08:25) What keeps him at Microsoft
(1:17:22) Microsoft culture after Satya
(1:23:04) Career regrets and work life balance
(1:29:51) Advice for his younger self
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