I have similar experience at a FAANG. We have a good mix of 20 somethings through 50 somethings. Part of it is that FAANGs have explicit IC ladders, so you can

I have similar experience at a FAANG. We have a good mix of 20 somethings through 50 somethings. Part of it is that FAANGs have explicit IC ladders, so you can advance without being forced to manage.