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Adrien Friggeri went from a new grad to a principal engineer (IC8) at Meta. He is the original TL who started Bento if you’re familiar with that infra at the company. He got to where he was through a series of promotions across different teams and projects. I interviewed him about everything he learned along the way𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀:• Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/new-grad-to-principal-engineer-ic8• YouTube: https://youtu.be/2Sjzd9pt6Ts• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀:00:00 - Intro00:43 - First team at FB07:24 - Senior promo /w IG16:30 - Story behind Bento (Senior staff promo)25:33 - Taking on perf risk to start the project29:03 - Learnings from leaving big tech32:46 - Joining Clubhouse35:08 - Return to Meta (again)40:51 - Principal promo (IC8) and tips51:37 - Maximizing your luck /w people54:26 - Advice for younger self55:42 - Outro𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/friggeri/• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrien/• Personal Website: https://friggeri.net/𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻:• Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/• X/Twitter: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/• Threads: https://www.threads.com/@ryanlpeterman• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanlpeterman• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanlpeterman
