I grew my salary to over $500k after 2 promotions at Meta. My formula for success can be described as a cake.

02/23/2025, 4:19 AM
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I grew my salary to over $500k after 2 promotions at Meta. My formula for success can be described as a cake.

Courtesy of Parul Gupta.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 30-year-old Parul Gupta, a production engineer at Meta from California. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

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