Meta Tech Podcast ARCHIVE: What it's like to write code at Meta
Sep 1, 2025
Dive into the world of coding at Meta with insights from seasoned software engineers. Discover the intricacies of managing monorepos and how they streamline development amidst complexity. Learn about the art of code reviews and the role AI plays in enhancing code quality. The discussion also highlights the challenges of technical transitions, structured release processes, and the balance between speed and accountability in software delivery. This lively conversation sheds light on the innovative practices that keep Meta at the forefront of tech.
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Bootcamp SEV Led To Mobile Career
- Dustin caused a SEV during bootcamp that set everyone's life event to 'graduated from Stanford'.
- The incident led him to move into mobile after mentors supported him and he found a better fit.
Monorepo Enables Atomic Cross‑Repo Changes
- A monorepo enables simultaneous API and call-site updates in one change, removing long multi-repo migration cycles.
- This greatly simplifies shared-code upgrades across many platforms and services.
Monorepo Needs Heavy Infrastructure
- A large monorepo demands specialised tooling for source control, searching, and remote filesystem support.
- Without those investments, operations like grep, IDE indexing, and CI become infeasible at scale.