New Grad to Staff at Meta in 3 years: Evan King

On Speed, Being Bold, and Depositing Into the “Favor Bank”

New Grad to Staff at Meta in 3 years: Evan King On Speed, Being Bold, and Depositing Into the “Favor Bank” Ryan Peterman and Evan King Dec 13, 2024 305 25 35 Share 👋 Hi, this is Ryan with another edition of my weekly newsletter. Each week, I write about software engineering and career growth. ​​Thanks to your support, we’re getting close to 100k readers (92k now!) Today’s post is an engineering career story from Evan King who grew from a new grad to a Staff Engineer (IC6) at Meta in 3 years. He shares the top 6 principles that impacted his career most. It’s a great write-up, and I especially

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