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“The Coding Machine” at Meta with Michael Novati

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In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by Michael Novati, Co-founder and CTO of Formation. Before launching Formation, Michael spent eight years at Meta, where he was recognized as the top code committer company-wide for several years. The “Coding Machine” archetype was modeled after Michael at the company.

In our conversation, we talk about what it was like working at Meta and dive into its engineering culture. Michael shares his…

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