Indian‑origin Microsoft engineer Ritvika Nagula’s account of earning four promotions in five years has become a practical primer for career acceleration inside big tech: explicit goals, frequent manager check‑ins, mapping to internal role rubrics, and volunteering for end‑to‑end projects — a...
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A Microsoft engineer’s plainspoken playbook for career acceleration—four promotions in five years—arrives at a moment when artificial intelligence is reshaping what counts as “high impact” work inside big tech, and her clear, repeatable tactics offer a practical roadmap for engineers who want to...
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A Microsoft engineer’s plainspoken playbook — setting explicit goals, asking for regular feedback, and signaling readiness to own end-to-end projects — has become a widely shared template for rapid advancement in big tech, and her story offers a useful window into how careers are being shaped in...
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