Data engineer who made $3M in six years at big tech shares career lessons
Zachly · x · 2026-09-06
A data engineer who earned $3M between 2018-2023 at big tech (including Meta) shares career lessons: after senior level, people skills, architecture and persuasion matter far more than coding volume; location dominates compensation — he'd have made only $700K staying in Utah vs $3M in San Francisco; and relentless weekend learning let him outpace Ivy League colleagues.
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