> While correct, the same is true for most projects at these companies. Very little work that a single engineer does can be assigned a provable revenue number. How does someone working on an internal build tool get promoted? Or a new training model? A large-scale refactor of a legacy codebase? (All of these are examples of very senior promos at my own FAANG company).
Which FAANG though? Google is usually singled out for this criticism more than the rest of FAANG combined. It’s possible that your experience at a non-Google FAANG might not be relevant for Google specifically.
(Note: I wouldn’t know first hand, I’ve never worked at a FAANG).
Which FAANG though? Google is usually singled out for this criticism more than the rest of FAANG combined. It’s possible that your experience at a non-Google FAANG might not be relevant for Google specifically.
(Note: I wouldn’t know first hand, I’ve never worked at a FAANG).