Software engineers are likely making a few common mistakes that prevent them from advancing in their careers, says a former Meta senior staff engineer — and these mistakes are general enough to apply to any job.
Michael Novati, an engineer who spent eight years at Meta and earned the nickname “Coding Machine” after being the top code committer company-wide for several years, told “The Peterman Pod” that there are three common mistakes engineers and other professionals make that prevent them from moving forward in their careers.
Novati, who now works at a remote software engineering fellowship program, Formation, as its chief technology officer, said one problem is “thinking too much” and