Those of you who make at least this much, please tell us what do you do: tech used, job duties, day to day activities, how did you get in that position, years of experience, work hours, stress level etc. I'm interested to find out what knowledge and skills do I need for that TC. Of course, it assumes enough leet has been done but that's for other topics.
1. Get out of Intel. It's infested with SJWs. SJWs are incompetent. "You are the average of the 5 people around you."
What’s SJW?
Shrimati Jasmine Walia
Join the right company at the right time.
Just be a strong L4 or average L5 at G/Fb
How to be strong L5?
Do the needful
Have your salary denominated in yen, and paid monthly. You'll start around 300k and end at 400k after 50 years of loyalty and unpaid overtime.
How many yoe do you have OP? I think it purely depends on your impact at previous/current employers. If your interviewers see you’ve delivered something big and did something like being a team lead then they’ll give you a senior role which will get you that TC. I myself am not quite there yet unfortunately.
Leetcode, get multiple offers from public FANG++, have like 4 yoe and you'll get it. Obviously this takes a little bit of luck to do but it is the current formula
Do nothin at Verizon
Sell software to a company and get hired at the same time. It's hard and takes a lot of commitment. But you can pull that from any company willing to buy your stuff.
5yoe E5 external hire. I’m good at Leetcode
How did you get good?
E5 with 5YOE is a pretty nice achievement. Were you a team lead in your last role?