The FAANG EM Track - Signal. Design. Offer.

You are already an Engineering Manager.

Not aspiring. Not transitioning. You hold the title, you run the team, you own the roadmap. But FAANG still filters you — and the rejection feedback is vague enough that you cannot tell what to fix.

I have run the EM hiring process at Google, Microsoft, and Airbnb. I know what the scorecard says when your loop gets a no. And in 90% of cases, it is one of three problems: your scope signal reads too narrow, your system design scores at the IC bar instead of the EM bar, or you walk into the offer conversation with the wrong anchor.

This track fixes all three.

Work through it in order:

Step 1 — Impact Document Framework (included free)

Before anything else. Document the scope and outcomes you already own. This is your raw material.

Step 2 — FAANG EM Positioning Guide - GET IT HERE

The three signals that FAANG uses to calibrate EM seniority. Scope, cross-functional influence, and calibration alignment. How to translate what you do now into the language that clears the bar.

Step 3 — The EM System Design Loop — 2026 - GET IT HERE

The only system design prep built for EMs, not ICs. How to clear the technical floor and the leadership layer in 45 minutes. From 2,000+ EM interviews.

Step 4 — Compensation Intelligence Guide - GET IT HERE

The first EM offer is where the most money gets left on the table. Know what the band looks like, what is negotiable, and what is not before you get on the call.

Step 5 — 1:1 Career Strategy Session with Joshua

45 minutes. Your profile, your gaps, your target companies. A specific plan - not a framework. This is where the track ends and your preparation begins.

Included free: Impact Document Framework.

This is for sitting EMs with three or more years of experience targeting FAANG, Tier-1 GCCs, or top-tier product companies. If you are still in the SDE-to-EM transition, that is a different track.

Your move.