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CME Comp
- Google perf What it takes to get EE in perf next cycle .I joined Google in late 2022 and got CME . My manager wanted me to be an SME in a particular business area . Well let’s say I become an SME by next perf does it mean I met the expectations and will still get CME. So I am wondering what should I really do
- TC Went Down 2020 comp L5 CME: ~380K: 194K base (3.5% increase) / 36K bonus / 150K stock 2021 comp L5 CME: ~350K: 195K base (1% increase) / 36K bonus / 110K stock Performance the same, TC has gone down by over 30K. Is this normal or expected?
- How do you get higher than a CME during your first performance cycle at Google? I just started at Google last week. My goal is to get higher than a CME for my first performance cycle. How do I do this? I’m an L4 who wants to get promoted to L5. Thanks! TC: 300k #Performance #cme
- Increment and refresher at L5 level in google india I have an offer from Google India L5 level. Need to know the increment and refresher provided for CME and EE ratings. Also, approximately what percentage of people are given cme and above rating? Current YOE - 7.2 Current TC - 55L Offered TC - 92L (47base+7bonus+3pf+30s+5jb) No other offers.
- Googler: Perf CME back to back I joined Google last October as an L3 new grad, today just chat with my manager about upcoming perf cycle. He mentioned I'm borderline between CME and EE this cycle, and I'm sensing he's leaning CME from the tone. I already have a CME for my first cycle as a noogler so I'm pretty disappointed. So qu
- Google L5 refresher amount? How much is the refresher for L5 CME and EE? yoe 9 tc 340
- Google raises What are the typical % for raises given out in google, for a CME and a SEE rating ? 13 Yoe/500k #google #compensation
- Is E4 a terminal level at Meta for SWE? I think L4 is considered terminal at Google. Terminal means you can get CME/MA every promo cycle and won’t be pipped. TC 270
- How much refreshers can you expect for CME L4. I am very confident I will stay with CME for the year. So just curious what can be expected for refreshers. Tc 230k YOE: 8
- Google is not a coasters land tried coasting but got a cme with warning about performance. have to step up. tons of stories about pip this cycle. posting this as a warning for non googlers. ads PA. yoe:5, tc:320 (with stock appreciation)
- Google refresher What do stock refreshes look like for L6 in Google Cloud? I had heard that for CME the L6 stock refresh is about $165k. Does that sound right? TC - $250k
- How much money Google really pays vs Microsoft? I'm really curious, as you guys all keep talking about this. Not really into the TC comparison as people just compute this incorrectly. My question is: base, cash bonus % (for CME, EE, etc), stock bonus amount (for CME, EE, etc), how long is stock bonus vest (I assume 4 years?), any other refreshers
- Google India Refreshers Hi All, I am planning to join Google on 20 December this year. Will I get refreshers in December 2022 cycle with CME rating? TC: 50 YOE: 4.5 #google #refreshers #microsoft #apple #amazon
- vote 2 Offers - Help Deciding Hello folks! Have 2 offers now. Apple (ICT4): $185K base, $160K RSU, 10% Bonus. Google (L4): $165K base, $320K RSU, 15% Bonus. Location: Bay Area Need help deciding. Please advise. Thanks! One thing to consider: G doesn’t have Year 1 refresher, whereas Apple has ($100k for CME). Apple has muc
- Argo TC progression? How does Argo TC progression work? Is good performance rewarded more in the form of salary increase, bonus or equity? E.g. I think Meta rewards high performers by giving a lot of equity. For context, I am considering an Argo offer, and I prefer performance reward more in the form of cash (ie salary
- Google perf question How bad is it if you keep getting CMEs. Tbh I do not care whatsoever about promotion. I just want to rest and vest, do the bare minimum at work to skate by and be happy and enjoy my life outside of work. Will I get fired if I only do the bare minimum and get CMEs every cycle? L4 btw and I’m fine wi
- Manager like me? Or not? Noogler here. My manager kept saying he likes me. But is this real? I guess I will look at my compensation chat and bonus to see if he really likes me or not right? Got CME for the first cycle.
- vote Stay At Goog Or Leave Been at google for two years as l3 and received CME last two cycles. Manager says my overall trajectory is good and no worries there. It seems like the avg time for l3-4 is ~3yrs in my org. Manager also said not to worry about comp. My TC right now is 224k so I am assuming my manager can bump that a
- How are refreshers at your company at senior level? Looking for what’s next after L5 at Google, will hit cliff soon. For Google it’s anywhere between 110k - 180k for cme to superb ratings. TC: ~360k
- Google CME perf rating increase I am a L4 Googler from India. Just completed my perf with my manager. My manager marked me CME for my first Noogler journey and completion. Is it mandatory all Nooglers get CME rating? They told we cannot give more as you haven't accomplished many projects. What will be my percent increase in base
- vote Comp cliff as Google T4: Best option for long-term comp/career growth Have stayed in Google almost 4 yrs. I will have a comp cliff in July this year. I have hesitated to interview other companies or stayed another 1.5 yrs (I guess) for Google T5 title. Status in current team: - Not a TL yet. - Ratings as T4 were: CME, CME, (EE, I expect what I will get this time).
- Annual increment in Google India Joining Google India at L5 in a week. When I asked recruiter about expected annual increment in TC, she didn't give a clear answer. Fellow Googlers, can you please shed some light on how much can one expect an increment on base for CME and EE? ToE: 8 Current TC: 61L TC at Google: 1.2 Cr #tech #goo
- Worth to jump: G to FB? Been at G 10 years. 4 years CME at L7. No path to grow in current team and position. I have two options: 1. Internal transfer Pros: best culture. Rest and coast. Best tool Cons: reset . Comp is still low end of L7. G internal tool not reusable outside G. 2. Jump to FB Pros: tc increase 60%. Inte
- Team change : Noogler L5 As a Noogler, if I get two CME in first two perfs, what are the chances of team transfer (India to US) ? Could I change team in a year ? tc: 1.3 cr INR (~190k USD) yoe : 10 #google
- Google L4 Refresher Joining Google as a L4 SWE. I know no refresher first year but what is average refresher I can expect for CME as an L4 after first year? Location: Seattle/Kirkland/Bellevue YOE: 4.5 TC: $220k #google #refresher #refreshers
- Bonus and Hike in Google Hi Guys, What is not normal % increment that a noogler gets on his base pay with CME ratings in Google India? Also what is the bonus % a person gets after their first year in Google India? Current TC: 36lpa #google #tech #noogler
- Regrettable Exit at Google , Advice Current @ Google Hydrabad,India: Ratings NI(2019P2+2020P1) , CME (2021P2). Tentatively going to EE this time Also , recived an offer from FB London What is the best time for me to exit , should i work hard to get a EE and leave by November or should i leve after wrapping up with current projects rig
- Google L6 Manager Life? I'm HC approved for an L6 Manager role, and still team matching. I want to know how hard is an L6 manager job that wants to CME for the rest of his life. I basically want to coast at Google. Is it the right level? Can I coast as L7? TC: 450K YOE: 12
- Google L3 transfer difficulty How difficult it is for L3 who has been at Google less than 1 year to internally transfer? I will get first perf rating in April fully expecting CME since that is what Nooglers get in usual case but would like to apply for transfer soon. #tech #google #transfer TC: 185
- Partner got lucky with senior offer (L5) from L3 at Google. How to be successful, any tips? Kept interviewing with 15 companies and finally got one offer. She is an L3 at Google (2.5 yoe at google). Kind of stuck there with all CMEs. But salary increased because of the stock appreciation. To have TC to be more than current TC, the only option was to interview for senior level. Now the pro
- vote How is my Google L6 PM offer? Probably giving up some anonymity with this post. Though if my recruiter sees this, know that you've been great through the process, seriously! YoE: 15, much less as PM L6 PM For Google (not GCP), resident in Seattle, team in Bay area. Base: 185k Bonus: 20% of Base Equity: 800k (usual 33, 33, 22, 1
- Perf and promo at Google What are some tips and tricks to getting promotions? Do you center all work around the next ladder expectations? Do you try to gradually grow from CME to EE or SE? Also does interviewing others and participating in ERG(Employee Resource Groups) help at all? TC: 160k
- how intense is pip at fb e5 read that fb has a policy of pip if u dont get promoted fast till e5. how is the pressure after e5? can you coast at e5 at say cme/ee work? l4 at google thinking of jumping ship to fb at e5. tc: 290K, 5 yoe
- Moving London -> NYC at Bloomberg using L1 Title says it all, how easy was it for a new grad? TC: $90k YoE: 1 I’ve received CME, EE here at Google in Europe and found it difficult to find a team in NYC (applied to like 10 more or less interesting ones) and got rejected from all of them. #bloomberg
- vote transfer to mtv with google or go to facebook Im currently and engineer at a non mtv office. im about to get promoted to l4 (almost garenteed). I just had an interview for e4 at fb last week. I think it went pretty well. should I transfer with google or switch to fb. I'm not sure of TC at either. Do google l4 get median tc on promotion? perf
- vote India: Microsoft L63 vs Google L4 Offer Comparison Hi Blinders, Need your opinions on the below offers please. Also, I'm not in Adobe. Google (Interviewed for L5, down leveled to L4): Base: 40L (including employer's PF) RSU: USD 148,000 (front loaded vesting: 33, 33, 22, 11) Signon: 7L Microsoft (L63): Base: 50L (including employer's PF) RSU: USD
- Google vesting / refreshers example Just wondering if my understanding is correct. Let’s say you joined in Jan 2022 with the following offer: Base 250 Bonus target 20% RSU 550k (33%, 33%, 22%, 11%) (L6 SWE) Assume CME throughout. No promo. Base stays the same. Stock value stays the same. 2022 no bonus 181k rsu vest Total 2022 co
- Can I salvage my career at G or should I look elsewhere? TPM (L4 for 3 years including previous ladder) - Changed ladders and promo time was reset; Making 250k tc 15 yoe and good ratings (not a single CME in 3 years) Should I continue to pursue my career at G or look elsewhere? I am confident of doing both TPM and PM work (have MBA from top school)
- Manager being iffy regarding performance review Hi all, joined roughly around a year ago as a Senior SWE and this will be my first official perf review cycle (joined slightly after the last one, we only have 1 review cycle a year), during the mid year unofficial review I asked my manager how I was doing and he said he is very impressed and I can
- vote Amazon vs Google SDE2 Bay Area Amazon: Familiar tech stack and domain L5 SWE 177k / 110k + 90k / 0% / 80 sʞuoʇs Average TC ~300k Google: Unfamiliar tech stack and new domain L4 SWE 165k / 0k / 15% / 350k sʞuoʇs Average TC without refreshers ~280k Average TC with 70k cme refreshers ~300k YOE: 5.5 Inclined to choose Google but
- Should I start looking outside? Been at Google as L4 for almost 3 years and always got a CME rating. I am not expecting any higher rating this perf cycle. Most of my friends got promoted to senior roles in other faang companies. It is frustrating to see my career progression stall after joining Google. Before Google i was leading
- Google India vs Coinbase India Been at Google (L4) for close to 2 years now. Have received 3 CME ratings in a row for 3 perf cycles including the optional cycle I did not fill. Recently interviewed with coinbase and this is their offer- Offered position: L5 Base : 64 lacs Bonus : 6.4 lacs Stocks : $45000 (yearly) TC: 1.04 cr (ap
- Can Google employees clarify some comp questions? 1) I’ve heard bonuses/refreshers are org-dependant, e.g. two people on the same level with the same perf rating can get different bonuses if one is in Ads and another is in YouTube. Is that true? 2) I’ve heard refreshers are based on your initial grant (e.g. X% of your initial grant for CME rating),
- Am I behind? I am 25 years old with TC 280 (with stock increases), L3 at google, with 1.7 years of experience at Google, 4 years of experience in industry overall (graduated from my bachelors 4 years ago). My net worth is 275k I have gotten CME and EE in my last two perfs. A friend of mine recently made it sou
- Google India Lowballing everyone After reading recent posts of people and my firsthand experience with Google 3 weeks back, it looks like Google is lowballing everyone in terms of salary and giving them shit salaries no matter what is the yoe. I got TC of 33L (20L+ 3 + 55k) (having almost 3yoe), this is same as a fresher's salary
- vote Dead end at google vs remote elsewhere Little under two years and stuck in a dead end role. Joining the role was my mistake. Got a bit greedy for the google name. I tried transferring to either the PA or SWE ladder. SWE ladder I didn’t have a team willing to interview me and got rejected on the PA interview. In my current role I do onl
- For xooglers moved from G to FB, what’s your experience? Hey I have an upcoming interview at FB, I have some doubt, can I do a survey assuming you moved from G to FB? 1. What’s your before and after level at G and FB? 2. Does FB give you a higher level if you are 6/7/8 at G? I know for L3/4/5 it’s common 3. Do you regret the decision? 4. What’s the pro
- vote Stay at Google or time to move on? YOE: 20+ Weeks on blind: 1 TC: $370K Level: L5 at Google for ~10 years Perf: ping pong between CME and EE WLB: great Interest in work: declining and at all time low Been at G for a while, didn't climb the ladder (didn't try, looked more for WLB and interesting work, autonomy). Over the last many ye
- Fb refreshers for first year Hello everyone, I will be joining Fb in Feb-March from G. I wanted to understand how Fb refreshers work for first year where you haven’t worked full year. In G, you don’t get refreshers for CME if you haven’t worked full first year. Is that the same case with Fb ? Or do they pro-rate the bonus and
- vote Shall I change my team Recent L5. Last rating S (superb) Pros in current team 1. Good supportive manager 2. I know my work pretty well. Have been in this team for 2 years. 3. Will take paternity leave in 6 months. Cons 1. Horrible team mates. They throw me under the bus any chance they get. 2. Very rude team mates.