How long did it take you to become L6 after becoming L5 or joining as L5?
Let me guess, your recruiter says that's a piece of cake and you should accept an L5 offer?
Yes, that it can be done in 1 year. I don't believe her and based on what I've read so far here it takes 2.5-3 years if you work on high impact projects and manage up well.
Liar. Google l6 promos are very hard. Just search Blind. Was discussed many times.
google? it can be for ever
Realistically speaking “forever” here means about 5 years for those who work on that.
Amazon l5-l6 can take 3-4 years for people who join as l5. For internal people who started as sde 1 i have seen 2 years too
Make sense for someone joining as L5 taking longer than internal. Varies from team to team but it will take a good portion of first year to just understand the system
2 years is considered very fast, usual is 3-4 years. 1yr would be unheard of.
2.5
Amazon 6 is very different than google 6
Depending on your org, team and manager. The fastest can be less than 1 year, otherwise it could take much longer
What about from L6 to L7 in Amazon?
Eternity
What is important for you in having L6 versus L5? Scope, money, influence, title, “prestige”?
12 minutes.