Staff at Airbnb by Age 26 | Zach Wilson
Zach Wilson is an engineer who grew to Staff (IC6) at Airbnb by age 26. He worked at Meta, Netflix, Airbnb and more recently has started his own company. In our conversation, we discuss:• His promotion from Junior (IC3) to Mid-level (IC4) at Meta• What blocked his promotion to Senior (IC5) at Meta• Job hopping to Senior at Netflix instead• Burning out at Netflix when given Staff scope• Negotiating Staff at Airbnb• Regrets & learnings—Where to find Zach Wilson:• Instagram: https://instagram.com/eczachly/• X: https://x.com/EcZachly• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@eczachly• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eczachly/• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EcZachly_• Newsletter: https://blog.dataengineer.io/Where to find Ryan:• Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/• X: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ryanlpetermanIn this episode, we cover:00:27 Introducing Zach Wilson03:14 Landing a Job at Facebook06:33 Choosing the Right Team at Facebook07:28 IC3 to IC4 at Meta13:54 Trying for IC5 at Meta23:49 Getting hired as an IC5 at Netflix39:49 Negotiating IC6 at Airbnb52:09 Building internal brand when job hopping56:55 Reflection & learnings To hear more, visit www.developing.dev