I’m Michael. I was a principal engineer at Facebook from 2009 to 2017, where I was the top code contributor of all time and also conducted hundreds of interviews. I recently co-founded Formation.dev, an engineering fellowship that trains and refers engineers directly into big tech. Ask me Anything!

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u/Far_Neighborhood_117 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Hi Michael, do you think ageism is a problem in tech? There is common hearsay that older people in tech run the risk of getting replaced by young energetic graduates fresh out of college. What are your thoughts on this?

u/michaelnovati replied · May 4, 2022

I would say a common trait with engineers is that they are a little arrogant when they know something, and dismissive of things they don’t understand. I think people who can’t adapt will be replaced because technology changes so fast.