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Have you met any IC8+/D1+ working for Meta in the US?

>>johnmy+(OP)
Honestly, no.

I mainly hang out w/ people from Europe and random parts of the States (like MA, they're paid good but not THAT good).

Dumb question maybe, but now I'm curious.

What does it really take to land a job like this one? Luck? Your network? Experience? All of it?

>>morale+G4
Mix of the above. It’s not dissimilar to investment banking or other highly compensated field. You need to get to the top of the top firms. The top of the top comes from the population of peer companies. The population of peer companies come from the population of lesser peers and top schools.

It’s not as easy as some posters make it sound, but it’s still on the order of 20-50k engineers. If you wonder why these firms move faster than the rest of the industry, this is a major contributor.

>>morale+G4
Luck, experience, and lots of Leetcode. Networking can get you a referral for an interview, but you definitely need the former.