Can ICs have direct reports at Facebook? Individual contributor doesn’t seem to make sense to me to have directs, but it was mentioned during my recruitment process they want me for an IC5 position that has directs. Did I just mishear? FYI this is for a non-tech role (e.g. marketing).
Odd
Humph. I mean the name itself indicates no team: IC.
Mind sharing your TC offer?
They will give you IC 5 but it may also be M0 and L2 (management tracks). It usually not that apparent and grade moves around as you gain and lose reports. Very common for ic 5 to have reports in marketing
Thank you!
Perhaps they meant at level 5 it’s posssiblr to have direct reports. As soon as you get a direct report your designation switches from IC to M. In this particular case it’d be from IC5 to M0. Both are level 5.
This helps and could be the scenario. Thanks for the explanation.
I ve heard it several time we don’t hire M0 from outside. M1 and up only
IC5 = E5 = M0 so yes you can have reports. Probably convenient for recruiter to say level5. They will make you M0 to have reports.
Interesting. Thanks for this.
Maybe contractors? In eng it’s a no.
Maybe. Makes sense it’s a no in eng. I did mention my career goals in managing a team, so perhaps this is their way of checking the box for me.