Soft Skills Engineering Episode 447: Overleveled at FAANG and accidental draft feedback
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Feb 10, 2025 The hosts dive into the challenges of transitioning from startups to senior roles in major tech companies. They discuss the shift from individual contributions to leading projects and the intricacies of understanding corporate expectations. A listener's experience with commenting on draft pull requests sparks a lively debate about workplace feedback culture. The conversation highlights the balance between giving constructive feedback and maintaining team dynamics, peppered with humor about common code review pitfalls.
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Exceed Expectations
- Focus on exceeding expectations, not just meeting them at senior levels.
- Demonstrate ownership by helping other teams.
Overleveled Engineer
- Beth Jezos, a mid-level engineer overleveled as senior at FAANG, struggles with new expectations.
- She finds the advice to "increase impact" too abstract, having only startup experience.
Define Outcomes
- Shift from executing tasks to defining outcomes and achieving broader goals.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, write design docs, and lead projects.