The world's highest-earning engineer: Transferred to Meta with a record salary

According to Bloomberg, Ruoming Pang's compensation package for his role at Meta will exceed $200 million. This record-breaking salary surpasses that of all employees at the company except Apple CEO Tim Cook. Furthermore, the figure will include not only a fixed salary but also performance-based stock and incentive payments.

WILL WORK IN A SECRET SUPER LABORATORY

Ruoming Pang will be assigned to a top-secret project reportedly based in Meta's California-based "Super Intelligence Laboratory." This specialized unit was established to develop AI systems that surpass human intelligence. The goal isn't simply to produce ChatGPT-like chatbots, but to create systems that perform tasks better than humans.

The lab has brought on not only star engineers like Pang, but also many experienced individuals who left OpenAI. This clearly demonstrates Meta's position in the industry.

WHY IS RUOMING PANG SO VALUABLE?

A Princeton University graduate, Ruoming Pang began her career at Google, where she served as a principal software engineer for nearly 15 years. She transferred to Apple in 2021 and will now work for Meta.

Experts describe Pang as a "top-tier engineer," "one of the best in machine learning," and "a leader with excellent software capabilities."

Meanwhile, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has completely reshaped the company's AI strategy. The goal of this new organization, organized under the umbrella of the "Meta Superintelligence Lab," is clear: to develop systems that take AI beyond mere supporting technology and directly surpass human intelligence.