Best pre-ipo to go next?

Meta
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Jan 2 65 Comments

Been at Google and FB. FB standard sliding: too much tech debt, too many rules now (all those privacy rules, omg), tools breaking all over… So done with this. Don’t believe in the metaverse.

Want to move to a smaller place. Preferably pre-ipo where still a lot needs to get done.

Where to go? No real startup please, something that has proven itself and will ipo in next 2-3 years.

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  • Google
    julee00

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    julee00
    Can you elaborate on problems at meta? I’m going from google to meta in a few weeks as e6, and quite nervous about whether I’m making the right move
    Jan 2 15
    • Meta
      TC $630k

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      TC $630k
      OP
      the promo chasing crowd is what I would name them, we are bringing too many of them for my taste lately.
      Though Google tech is definitely a few notches above Fb, are you not instantly frustrate with the slow process and additional amount of bureaucracy?
      Might have changed since my days there, but still hearing that a lot from people that came to Fb recently.
      Jan 2
    • Spotify
      p=1.00

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      p=1.00
      Meta & Google: get a room folks, and start a podcast 😬
      (awesome discussion btw)
      Jan 2
  • Gitlab IPO'd earlier this year BTW
    Databricks would be my choice, they look solid
    Also Meta, pay the Blind tax
    Jan 2 5
  • Figma
    sApz75

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    sApz75
    Figma
    Jan 2 2
  • Meta
    wildcat17

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    wildcat17
    If your reasons of leaving meta are what you described, then you should not join startups. Maybe going back to Google is one of options
    Jan 2 12
    • Coursera / Eng
      meansalami

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      meansalami
      Maybe we are not on the same page. When I say unified stack I mean a singular technology stack.

      The things listed would still exist with a different view library other than react for example.

      I was under the impression that Meta uses Lerna to avoid repackaging/deploying the entire frontend when a change is made. Beyond that this feels like a CI/CD plus process problem rather than not being able to choose your stack at random.

      Of course tech debt is big in what you mentioned and I can feel your pain. I guess I just don't understand your statement specifically about choosing tools as you go along.
      Jan 3
    • Google
      formic🐜

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      formic🐜
      "hours to compile"

      Really? Just load the page and hit F5. Its pretty amazingly instant.

      If you go to a startup you lose all the good infra as well. Scuba, dataswarm, ods, on demand dev servers (so automatic backups etc)

      That stuff isn't necessarily trivial to set up either, even at a small scale.
      Jan 3
  • Stripe
    fdhDkEO

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    fdhDkEO
    Don't join Stripe. It's a great company, but it's full of controls and regulations. Infra is fixed and you can't just pick your own tools etc
    Jan 2 2
    • VMware
      kyle_

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      kyle_
      Oh, what is the typical toolchain for a services developer? I was considering applying due to good engineering culture.
      Jan 2
    • Stripe
      fdhDkEO

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      fdhDkEO
      There is a pre-set infra stack that you have to abide to. I don't know the details about the services because I'm in the data world. In data it's Spark + Airflow. In services it's Ruby, and they are moving towards Java-oriented SOA
      Jan 2