[detourdog]

I'm sure an IC is not an integrated circuit or independent contractor. So what is it?

[rkomorn]

Individual Contributor, usually as opposed to any kind of management role.

[pragmatic]

It’s manager speak for “less than.”

The manager class sees worker units as fungible.

[detourdog]

Must be from the divide and conquer school of management.

[auggierose]

It is silicon valley speech for "programmer".