I am not interested in building a career on a single team at a single company. I know I could get to the next level if I stay on my current team, but I am tired and need variety. I think it is time to move around, if not within FB then elsewhere.
I am not sure how to make a move that will allow me to continue to advance my career. I think I want to spend time at a company that is trying to grow and scale, but I’m concerned that will look or feel like a step down due to smaller scale or less recognizability of the company.
If you were in a similar situation / left big tech, where did you go? How did you decide whether or not it was the right career move?
If you can find a small team that is working on something cool that may be fun but at least for me I've seen an absurd amount BS while working in consumer robotics. I had a ton of fun but I was extremely underpaid.
My recommendation is try to take your time and find a new team at Meta. A change of pace would probably help you out! If you've been a good performer then it shouldn't be hard. This would be much easier than interviewing and less career risk. There is lots of really interesting work in AR/VR which is pretty unique.
The good news is you have tons of options, and if you did nothing but stay at your current role you will do pretty great!
By who? In order to do what?
You are very close to being a new grad and like most new grad you are asking the wrong question.
You are mentioning wanting to build a career at more than one company but you don’t say what kind of career you actually want. There is no one size fit all correct steps to take on a career. As you work for a big tech company straight out of school I’m tempted to think you have mostly been going with the flow until now. Figure out what you actually want to do and the next step will naturally come from that.