This former Meta engineer, who quickly rose through the corporate ranks, says you shouldn't 'aim for promotions'

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HeyGen CTO Rong Yan advises against focusing solely on promotions in tech careers.

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BlackRock names 5 engineers to its top circle of technologists shaping the future of the firm

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Kirsty Craig, David Woodhead, Michael Duncan
Kirsty Craig, David Woodhead, and Michael Duncan are among this year's tech fellows.

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Ex-Meta staffer nicknamed 'coding machine' says the best engineers aren't on LinkedIn — but they're special cases

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Michael Novati got the nickname "coding machine" at Meta. He said the top tier engineers are off LinkedIn, but that doesn't mean engineers should delete their profiles and expect offers to roll in.

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It took me 2.5 years to transition to an AI team at Google. These 11 books to help me pivot.

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Rahul Kasanagottu
Rahul Kasanagottu

Rahul Kasanagottu

Amplitude CEO says Sam Altman is the 'best salesperson of this generation, bar none'

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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I'm a 26-year-old Google engineer who spent a year transitioning to an AI job. Here's how I did it.

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Maitri Mangal
Maitri Mangal spent seven months learning about AI before she applied to AI-related roles at Google.

Maitri Mangal

Big pay, bigger influence: How Wall Street's war for AI talent is shaping new power dynamics

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A former Uber distinguished engineer says all engineers should be writing code regularly — no matter their rank

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Former Uber distinguished engineer Joakim Recht said engineers who don't code "lose touch with the system."

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Want to upskill in AI? This is what a former Nvidia engineer recommends

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A former Nvidia engineer said that computer science remains relevant if students recongize what their classes are really about.

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I left full-time traditional Chinese medicine for AI engineering. My base pay rose 30% — and breaking in wasn't difficult.

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Benjamin Leong
Benjamin Leong left full-time traditional Chinese medicine for AI and saw about a 30% jump in base pay.

Benjamin Leong

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