Yoe: 4 Tc: 410k I am e5 at fb with relatively high tc compared with people at same level (due to DE). I have been thinking about moving companies at some point in the future. One thing I was wondering about is the equivalent level for e5 at Amazon and what I would be interviewed at. Most people I see who interview from amazon as sde2 have a target level of e5. However, I also see a lot of statements on blind that e5 at fb is comparable to sde3 at Amazon (also reflected in levels.fyi). In terms of tc, e5 at fb seems closer to sde3 than sde2. With a relatively low yoe, would amazon likely interview me as sde2?
What is DE?
Discretionary equity. It is an additional stock grant that is given to a small set of employees on top of the standard refresher.
Designated engineer
This might be controversial, but from my limited exp at both, I think Amazon SDE 3 feels a bit more senior level than FB e5. In my opinion SDE 2 has the widest range at Amazon while same goes for e5 at FB., so top sde2s definitely should target e5 and e5s dont assume that they will get sde3 although most of the time u will get it.
E5 = SDE3. However, SDE 3s have a larger scope and influence at Amazon because there are lesser number of them there. E5s are too common in FB. That's why SDE3 feels so senior there Having said that, it might be hard for OP to get and nail an SDE3 interview
agreed. u explained it way better than I did lol
Don't move to Amazon at least
You won't get close to that comp at Amazon.
A good team player E5 could map to SDE3. But SDE3 is more of E6. Tech bar is different
Most sde3 joins as E5 here. I think only 1-2 or SDEs got in as E6 over 20+ amazonians that I interviewed. E5 requires more technical depth than sde3. But FB internally promoted E5 is inflated compared to external E5 hires.
Comp would be in band for SDE3 in Bay Area. In fact you could even go a bit higher at SDE3. YOE is too low for Principal SDE so that's not on the table.
Stay put. If bored find a hobby. Use their gym for example.
E5 with 4YoE... That's awesome.. Stay put.. Don't go to AWS
It is very common to make e5 within 4 years. Fb has a time limit of 5 years to go from 3 to 5.
Which frankly often dilutes the E5. It’s a wide band and making impact on a given team for E5 scope does not always translate into industry equivalence. I doubt one would clear the interview bar for SDE3 with such low yoe. If they do, that must be quite special talent.