The Peterman Pod
Sharing software engineering career stories to help you accelerate your career. Hosted by ex-Staff engineer at Instagram
Latest Episode
Meta Senior Manager (M2) on Manager Career Growth, PIPs, Amazon vs Meta | Stefan Mai (15.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Instagram Staff (IC6) Promo Despite 10 Team Switches in 9 Years (Career Story) 08.08.2025
- Amazon VP On Promotions, Getting Fired Twice, Working With Bezos | Ethan Evans 01.08.2025
- Tech Lead for Meta's Most-Used Programming Language (Promotion Story) 25.07.2025
- GoogleX Chief Scientist On Imposter Syndrome, Career Growth, Project Taste 18.07.2025
- Meta Senior Staff Eng (IC7) On Zuck Stories, Rapid Career Growth, Code Machine Archetype 11.07.2025
- 26 Year Old Meta Staff Eng (IC6) On Promotions, Redefining Expectations, Secret Equity Bonuses 04.07.2025
- Instagram Principal Engineer (IC8) on Promotions, Breaking Prod, Tech Leading | Jake Bolam 31.05.2025
- OpenAI & Meta Distinguished Engineer (IC9) On Working With Zuck, Carmack & Career Growth | Philip Su 23.05.2025
- Industry Secrets We Wish We Knew Before Graduating | Staff Eng Talk @ UCLA 02.05.2025
- 21x Hackathon Winner Turned College Dropout | Jia Chen Interview 14.04.2025
- Amazon Principal Engineer On Layoffs, Interviewing & Career Growth | Steve Huynh 02.03.2025
- Staff Engineer @ Meta by Age 25 | Evan King 17.01.2025
- Ex-Meta Staff Eng & YC Startup Cofounder | Rahul Pandey 27.12.2024
- 28 Year Old Staff Engineer @ Google 22.11.2024
- Staff at Airbnb by Age 26 | Zach Wilson 01.11.2024
