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Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale
📘 I wrote the book on technical behavioral interviews, nearly 1,000 interviews worth of lessons in one guide. Grab it here: geni.us/BehavioralInterview-yt
🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! Get the Black Friday offer here: go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=michael_novati-sponsored
Guest Links:
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https://formation.dev/
For the extended conversation, become a member to this channel or join my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/alifeengineered/p/how-engineers-break-into-the-top?r=2tt9s7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
00:00:00 - From Intern to E7 in Six Years
00:02:33 - Does the Code Machine Scale?
00:09:11 - Why Michael Left Meta
00:14:53 - AI and the Future of Code Machines
00:23:49 - How Junior Developers Build Taste
00:33:34 - Why Senior Judgment Can't Be Captured
00:38:00 - The Current Interview Process
00:49:18 - Meta's AI Interview Experiment
00:53:32 - Why Top Engineers Aren't on LinkedIn
01:00:27 - Vibe Coding Million Dollar Startups
01:04:48 - Where Does Developer Efficiency Actually Go?
01:06:23 - Will Formation Survive AI?
