Instagram Principal Engineer (IC8) on Promotions, Breaking Prod, Tech Leading | Jake Bolam
Instagram Principal Engineer (IC8) on Promotions, Breaking Prod, Tech Leading | Jake BolamLearnings from growth to IC8, WLB at IC8, and his note taking system in VS Code
Jake Bolam grew from Staff Eng (IC6) to Principal Eng (IC8) at Instagram. He joined Meta as an IC6 and initially struggled. He realized the team wasn’t a good fit and switched to a different team at Instagram that valued his skillset. Ever since his career grew quickly from leading a rewrite of Instagram’s backend that affected hundreds of teams at the company I recently had the opportunity to interview him about his career growth and what he learned along the way. The full conversation is available wherever you get your podcasts (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts). Here are a few interesting takeaways from our conversation if you prefer to read:
If you found anything above interesting, you can hear it in more detail in the podcast. You can listen to it wherever you prefer getting your podcasts: And for more from Jake Bolam, check out his socials here: If you have any questions for me or future guests, feel free to drop them here. I will use these questions to make future content so I can answer the questions you care about most. Thanks for reading, Ryan Peterman |
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