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What's App founders were not looking for position as engineers - they were looking for position as senior managers. The fact that those two guys can write code
by smm2000 12y ago
What's App founders were not looking for position as engineers - they were looking for position as senior managers. The fact that those two guys can write code is not that relevant. Jan managed 150 people at Yahoo - FB had in total that many engineers at the time.
- dalke 12y agoI have searched, but found nothing which verifies your statement that they were looking for positions as senior managers. Or as software engineers, for that matter. Only that Koum was turned down by Facebook, and Acton by Twitter and Facebook. For what it's worth, FB had 200 engineers at the time, says http://algeri-wong.com/yishan/engineering-management.html http://algeri-wong.com/yishan/engineering-management.html . According to the FB IPO prospectus, they had a 81% growth in 2010 and 57% growth 2011, in engineering headcount. That's about 600-800 engineers at IPO. Isn't what you're suggesting still a subtle aspect of ageism? If the only positions are for low-level engineers, with little in the way of management advancement, then there's a preference for those with little experience or those with little desire to take on more management roles.
- argonaut 12y agoYou're right by the way. But I believe that my inference, based on their resume, is the correct one. Nobody takes a dip from VP of Engineering at Yahoo to a standard software engineering position.