> Is this process for new college grads or senior engineers? I can't imagine principals go through this process, do they? Good question. It's definitely not ju

> Is this process for new college grads or senior engineers? I can't imagine principals go through this process, do they? Good question. It's definitely not just for new grads (I went through team selection as an IC5/senior engineer). There is a process where you can be hired directly onto a specific team, but I got the impression that it's the exception rather than the rule. I would guess that someone joining at a super-high level like a principal engineer would be doing so to work on a specific team or technology.