Facebook Director of Engineering Jocelyn Goldfein expresses why time spent learning to code is one of the best investments you can make. And since young people are at the time in life to take a lot of risks, says Goldfein, she urges them to, "not worry about what you're going to be when you grow up, just be, and it will come and find you."

Director of Engineering Jocelyn Goldfein shares the illustrative story of learning the true meaning of Facebook's motto: move fast and break things. In just her fifth week at the company, Goldfein caused a major problem, but quickly learned that Facebook's culture sincerely believes it is every employee's right to take risks.

Jocelyn Goldfein, director of engineering at Facebook, unpacks the immersive experience of new hires at Facebook. New arrivals take part in a six-week "bootcamp," says Goldfein, which helps participants build a immediate connection to their fellow employees. Goldfein also explains what they look for in new engineers, including coding skills, a collegial attitude, and intuition.

Facebook Director of Engineering Jocelyn Goldfein describes how the physical space, an attitude of risk-taking, and a sense of humility contribute to Facebook's "stay hungry" internal culture.

Jocelyn Goldfein, director of engineering at Facebook, responds to an audience question on why her company chooses to centralize its engineering teams in just a few locations, with the majority of the workforce being located in Silicon Valley. Goldfein explains the reasons for this approach, including the idea that "software development is a team sport" that requires working closely in collaborative teams.

Facebook Director of Engineering Jocelyn Goldfein argues that the companies that will win in the future of consumer software are the ones that successfully deliver fast, streamlined, and lightweight data experiences, leveraging the exploding mobile-device usage across the developing world.

At Facebook, rather than asking permission, teams are encouraged to build and try things and then course correct if necessary, says Jocelyn Goldfein, director of engineering at Facebook. In response to a question from STVP Executive Director Tina Seelig, Goldfein also explains how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg manages to stay tapped into product development across the organization.