Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy
by fdgsdfogijq on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:55PM
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I have commonly seen Senior engineers drive completely new product innovations at big tech. This hard split between product and engineering is commonly not real. Especially when the innovation requires understanding large scale systems deeply.
Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy
by whateveracct on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:56PM
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Good product is always a result of a back and forth between product and engineering.
Engineers aren't machines who implement flawless specs - they make a lot of decisions along the way.
> They have the highest leetcode standards out of FAANG. As does Snap. They hire people that basically memorized computer science algorithms.
These are mature Big Tech companies. While they do empower engineers to innovate, they still task Product Managers with managing product, just like every other big company.
The product direction isn’t very related to the LeetCode interviews given to dev candidates. I think you might be missing the context for the entire product side of a company and their interview processes and incentives.