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Google Promo
- Google Promo Sr. SDE -> Staff -> Sr.Staff -> Principal I know someone did it in 6 yrs. How common is it? YoE: 3 TC: 180K
- Google Promo Strategy Starting at Google soon as a L5 PM. Not necessarily down leveled but interviewed as a “strong L5” whatever that means. Coming from Amazon where the promo culture is specific, are there any strategies or things to consider to shoot for an accelerated promo to L6? Don’t want to come in too strong (as
- vote How long does L5 to L6 promo take at Google ? Pretty much the title above. I am evaluating an L5 offer from Google. How long does it usually take for external L5 hires to get to L6 at Google ? Edit : @ Googlers are some orgs better (faster) than others ? If yes, please comment which ones. L6 @ Amazon YOE: 7 Amazon TC: 350 #engineering #softw
- Fast Promo Google Joining at Google at L4. Feeling downleveled. Which org has the fastest promotion cycle? Personally have heard Ads is the best but you have to work for it (which I'm fine with). #Google
- AWS L6 SA - wait for promo or move to GCP or Stripe? I've been a L6 Senior solutions architect for 1.5years. I've been told by my manager that I'm missing some data for my L7 promo, and that the earliest we can make it happen is Q1 2023. I've been approached by GCP and Stripe, and although I love AWS, I think I could get the L7 equivalent in those c
- vote Google L4 to L5 promo Will be joining Google India as L4. TC offered : base 34.5L, RSU: 115K I'm currently working as an SDE2 at Uber for over a year. YOE: 5 I've been told that I'm being hired at the top of the band and I can expect promo within 2 years. I know recruiters overstate all the times, hence turning to Blin
- vote Google L5 to L6 promo Hi folks! I am waiting for an L5 TPM offer from Google. I am currently a L6 TPM at Amazon and targeting L7 promo in Q3. Definitely a downlevel at Google. I was curious to know how long does it take to move from L5 to L6 in Google in TPM job family? Tc: 270k
- Google L6 to L7 EM promo timeline. Incoming L6 google engineering manager. I have been strongly down leveled compared to my current role. I grew into a non FAANG engineering director level organically by being part of a high growth focus team. What is the timeline at Google for an L6 to L7 promo? Yoe:15+ Tc: 500k #Google #FAANG #e
- Google L4 Promo Starting at Google soon after being down leveled from SDE II to L3. Seeking advice on how to get promoted to L4 within a year or so of joining. TC: 225
- Fb vs Google promo For folks who were at fb and Google especially at promo/calibration meeting for bothcould you share compare how both approaches promo. Specifically How much emphasis on sustained impact/upward trajectory compared to google Is there an equivalent of swe ladder How does their move fast and break
- How fast can you achieve L4->L5 promo at Google? I joined Google last year as an L3; was promoted in 2 cycles with high ratings. How long can I expect to need for promo to L5? I was thinking about 5-6 cycles. TC:~215k USD YOE: 1y
- swe google promos How hard is it to get promoted at google? Do you need to cure cancer?
- Google promo process In another thread, somebody mentioned that the process changed recently. What is it like now?
- Google / Microsoft promos At which company do you think promos are easier / less politicized? Of course this varies a lot by org, manager, & skip but lets be fun & generalize.
- Minimum tenure for promo @ google? Is there a minimum tenure for promo at Google? Partner got down leveled from L5 to L4 when joining, consistently getting good ratings after 1 year. Was hoping to get promo within the year back up to L5. Seem reasonable? Has 10+ YOE but only 5 in his current position.#
- Google L4 -> L5 promo Has been 3.5 years in l4 now. Been struggling to get promoted from l4 to l5. Have strong ratings for 2 years now, applied last time and got denied. Now my org's priorities have shifted away from my current project and hence couldn't apply this cycle and not sure if I will be in a position to apply n
- Promo process at google How is the sde promo process in Google? Is it similar to what amazon has, own our doc? Meet the next level job guide?
- vote Microsoft Redmond Vs Promo Vs Google India -L4 Redmond Offer : 140k USD - Base No stocks due to internal transfer Promo - Manager has promised promo in next cycle to L63 after telling about the Redmond Offer Google India: 78L ( Base - 44L, Jb -8L , Stocks -110 Usd over 4 years ) What is the best option ? Eventually want to go to US for 10
- Google L7 comp after promo? Let’s say this review cycle you get promoted from L6 to L7, SWE (or EM) what is the pay hike you expect? Tc 500k Yoe 15 #Google #faang
- Google Drive Birthday Promo Hey googlers, is 1 TB of Drive birthday promo storage going away for real this year? Or will they succumb to the Memegen pressure, like in the last two years? Don't want to pay for a year of One and then discover that I didn't need to… #alphabet #google #drive
- How hard is an L5 promo at Google? I have an L4 offer and I am currently an EM at a startup. I was a tech lead before that, and a senior before that. Kinda bummed to step down to mid-level, but the TC is higher than my current comp (I mean I have stock options but who knows how much or when those will pay out). Never worked in big t
- vote Are promos tough in Google? Have heard promos are very tough in Google. But, seeing several people (fresh grads) on linkedIn who went from L3 to L5 within 4 years or L4 to L5 within 1.5-2 years. Search for Google senior software engineer. Also, what does it take to get such fast promos? YOE ~5 TC 46 LPA
- Google promo L3 to L4 Joined Google recently. Was down leveled to L3 with ~4yoe. TC 185 My manager just gets a high-level overview of my tasks during our 1:1s and would not know the specifics. My mentor/TL understand my work much better. Would they be involved in my promo process in any way? Do the managers seek thei
- What’s does L4->L5 promo at Google look like? I have 2.5 yoe and moving to Google. I’ve spent 1.5 years at Intuit and 1 at Amazon, but plan on staying at Google for 4+ years. During that time I would like to promo to L5, any advice?
- vote Promo at Google or Level Up Elsewhere? Should I switch companies? I've been at Google as a Product Design Engineer (hardware/MechE) for almost 3 years at L4 and have always felt that I was down-leveled since I joined from a startup and didn't know better when I accepted. I lived with it figuring I'd just work towards a promotion (CME,
- Google Engineering Manager promos How easy/hard is to get promoted from L5 to L6 and from L6 to L7 as an engineering manager at Google? You: 13 TC: Small startup
- google l4 to l5 promo Hello Blinders, Just revieced an offer from google. Dont have the offer numbers yet. What does L4 to L5 promo package look like? does it involve stock or is it just base increase? Roughly how much stock do you get? Tc 300k 170/100/39 ict4 yoe 10
- vote Google L4 vs Msft promo 62 I have an offer from Google: 250K TC @L4, and I'm about to be promoted to 62 in Msft. Promo history in Msft is decent. Started @59 4ish years ago. If my goal is to get to Senior, what route would you take Negotiating Google offer still. Current TC: 185K (falling of the cliff next year)
- Google L4 -> L5 Promo I got downleveled in the interview from L5 to L4. TC 290k, which seems high for L4. Anyone have an idea how long it takes to get to L5? I also heard it may take even longer now because L4 is terminal but managers also have more discretion now up to L5?
- Promo process at Microsoft and Google How promo process looks like @ MS and Google? Do u have to write promo doc yourself like Amzn and then depending on the doc the panel will decide if u deserve to be promoted or not
- Amazon Promo or Google Offer Got promoted at Amazon from L6 to L7 (non-SDE role) but received TPM offer from Google. Should I stay at Amazon or go to Google?
- google L5 to L6 promo Recruiter says they consider me for L6 but HC decided to go for L5, and I was borderline L6. I did a mistake and told my expected TC range is $330k+ and they ended up offering 330k itself. If I accept L5, how much salary hike can I expect during L6 promo? Or should I wait out another year and try fo
- vote Google vs Amazon + l6-l7 promo Currently in seattle, L6 TC: 210 non-tech My manager and skip level made it clear they’d like to put me up for L7 by early next year. I have an internal role that will help me get there (director and VP visibility) and they support me taking it. The role sounds interesting, but similar to what I al
- SWE promo at Google Joining Google soon as T4 SWE. Recommendations to grow fast to T5? Recommendations for first weeks, months, etc?
- vote Should I go for L5 promo at Google? My team has a pretty relaxed WLB, however my manager wants me to put in the additional work to go for promo this cycle (I've been on the team for a year). It would take significant effort but seems possible. Should I go for it? 5 YOE Current TC: 450k due to stock appreciation
- postmortems affect perf/promo at google? heard google has blameless postmortems. in practice, are they truely blameless? do they affect perf? do any promo/perf committee members look at the postmortems negatively?
- 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 do promos work at Google? I'm joining Google as an L3 in a month, but do want to get to L4 in about a year (was a borderline case according to my recruiter). What's the process at Google? The one at Amazon is painful and I made the mistake of not documenting my work as I went. Don't want to do that again. Thanks!
- Best team at Google for Promo? Feeling ineffective on my current team within Ads. Complicated stack and lots of big org red tape. I’m not learning anything useful, and I feel like getting to L5+ would take ages. But I want to at least get promoted to L4 before switching teams so promo progress doesn’t get reset. What qualities s
- How are promos rewarded at google? curious how google rewards promotions. Say the L3->L4 promo, and L4->L5 You’ve just been promoted to L4. How does your comp change? With a salary increase? Is stock rewarded at promo time as well? Etc Just curious how google does things I can tell you at msft at least for L59 through 62 the
- Google L7 TPM promo runway! I am L7 TPM manager at Amazon and got L6 TPM manager at Google and it will be step down and wondering what would L7 promo timeline looks like in Google?
- link Perf/promo at Snowflake (compared to Google) Levels.fyi shows that Snowflake pretty much copy-pasted G/F leveling model. A lot of Snowflake folks (on all levels or seniority, execs included) are ex-Googlers. I wonder how this affected perf/promo/comp models. Anyone willing to shed some light? #perf #promo #snowflake #google
- Considering L5 PM at Google vs. pending L6 promo at Meta Hey folks, I've just been "approved for offer" by Google as a PM at L5 in SF. I am currently at L5 at Meta and will likely get a promo to L6 in July (already have 2 Excedes). Trying to push back on Google on the leveling, but I've read that it's rare for PM's to be hired at L6 (is that true?). They
- Google team change before promo I have been talking to some teams that are good but not the perfect fit for me which is understandable. What if I change teams internally in a year what would happen to my promo, how would my past perf ratings matter??
- L5 -> L6 Promo at Google I am an L5 IC TLM at Google with many reports. I went up for promo this cycle with very good ratings, but did not get it. One of the primary pieces of feedback from the promo committee was that I didn’t have enough evidence of technical depth. There is some truth to this, given that I spend the majo
- Google salary bump on promo? Hiya, what’s the salary bump look like for each IC level promo? Most curious about L3->L4. 15% realistic? If not, what’s realistic/average? #swe
- vote Google Promo salary hike is 6% while inflation is at 8.5% What do you think? #Google #Compensation
- Estimated salary increase after Promo @Google Reposting for visibility: Can anyone provide a typical estimate of what the salary increase (base, stock & any other) could be for moving from L3 to L4 @ Google, Kitchener , Canada Any info on how new salary is determined will be nice too. Is there any chance that I can ask / lobby my manager to ge
- vote Wait for Promo or interview with Google I’m currently working on my L5 SDE promo doc with my manager, expecting < 1 more year to complete my package (don’t ask me why it takes a bit long, we have a higher promo bar) At the same time I was reached out by a Google recruiter recently for a chat on future opportunities. The recruiter also
- vote Typical raise from promo at Google/Facebook? If you join Facebook/Google with a TC at the high end of your band and then get promoted, do you then get the high end of the next band? Average of the next band? How does TC typically increase with promo? #facebook #google