Want to work at Meta? Boz just gave you a guide.
Andrew Bosworth — also known as “Boz” — is Meta’s chief technology officer, overseeing divisions from the metaverse and gaming to AI glasses. On Monday, a respondent to his Instagram AMA asked what “type of person” thrived at Meta.
“It’s a good question,” Bosworth said. “You should probably ask my org.”
Bosworth went on to share seven traits that he liked in an employee.
First, they have to be “relentless in pursuit of doing great work.” Meta employees take “pride and ownership” in their work, he said. They also “take it personally.”
Two of Bosworth’s tips were based on communication. Good Meta employees are both direct and appreciate directness in return.
Employees should take direct communication “in the spirit it’s intended and turn it into progress,” Bosworth said.
Direct communication can cause conflict. Luckily, Bosworth has a solution there, too. In a September blog post, he shared four steps for resolving workplace disputes, something that he has done “so many times” that he sometimes uses the same tools on himself.
Another trait Bosworth valued was the ability to roll with the punches. Bosworth called this being “adaptable.”
“When plans change, their first reaction isn’t a knee-jerk fear of change, but rather a tremendous curiosity and enthusiasm about what that might mean for them,” he said.
Indeed, things often change at Meta — including in Bosworth’s divisions. In his last AMA, he explained the company’s stance on VR after recent cuts. Bosworth said the company was still “bullish,” but its investment had to “match the size of growth.”
The final trait Bosworth said he looked for?
“Just a good person,” he said.
