Name: Engineer Your Ideal Tech Career [Part 11] - Michael Novati: Becoming A High-Level IC
Uploaded: 2025-02-11T05:05:56+00:00
Duration: 2 min 47 s
Description: Next, Michael Novati chats about his impressive career advancement and passion for high-level IC work

Engineer Your Ideal Tech Career [Part 11] - Michael Novati: Becoming A High-Level IC

Next, [Michael Novati](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelnovati) chats about his impressive career advancement and passion for high-level IC work. Michael progressed from a new grad engineer to Staff engineer at Facebook within 3 years, and then Senior Staff after.

He reflects on the key steps he took to progress quickly, common misconceptions people have about being a high-level IC, and the types of people who may love this work longer-term.

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Next, Michael Novati chats about his impressive career advancement and passion for high-level IC work

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Senior Staff Engineers have influence across multiple teams and orgs. They are critical contributors to the direction of their organization, participating in strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.

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