How a Google engineer became staff at the age of 28 only
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Becoming Staff engineer in a MAANG company is a big milestone and many people consider this position as a terminal position (Where they can work for lifetime without needing more promotion).
Last week, I interviewed a friend who got to Staff (IC6) at Google by 28 in an unusual way. Getting promoted that quickly is impressive already but that wasn’t what I found surprising.
He told me that he worked less than 40 hours a week on average even with that career trajectory. Here are the two skills he shared that helped him do that:
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Understanding what results his org cared about most and what work would drive the biggest impact
He told me he turned down work that he knew wouldn’t be impactful enough. That way, he could focus on projects that were worth his time. Each project kept the door open for promotion even though he didn’t have too much on his plate.
We all have the same amount of time. You can only get so much done if you grind with all your waking…
