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- link Can I get a senior swe position in linkedin at 2 yoe? levels.fyi says senior SWE is equivalent to Google L4. Can I get a senior SWE in Linkedin at 2 yoe? I'm currently L3 in Google, but it'll take me another year to get promo #engineering #software #linkedin #swe
- Google decline offer team? I’m coming up on my second team match with Google, recruiter told me that if I decline this offer then I’d have to match with the declined offer team next time, any idea what that means? FB E5 TC: 440k this year, probably promo to E6 end of year Goog L5 TC: 420k + 50k sign on 4 YOE #google
- Need advice on potentially reneging a Google offer After signing my Google offer letter, my current manager has put out a counter that matches my current offer and told me that my promo packet will be sent out q3. Would it be worth reneging on Google and staying with my current company? Also if I do end up reneging Google, will I be blacklisted? #g
- What is the worst thing working at Google What is the worst thing working at Google? Politics? Slow promo? #google #tech
- Google Downlevel - Finance L6 -> L5 Interviewed for an L6 Finance Manager role but got downleveled to L5 SFA. I’m already a manager at Amazon and am struggling to take the downlevel, even if TC is $80k higher. Anyone here with experience downleveling to join Google Finance? Was it worth it? What does promo timeline look like? #financ
- vote Blind changed sentiment about Google I remember it 3-4 years ago, everyone on Blind simped for Google. Now I look at the threads and people hate downleveling, GCP culture, dead projects, slow growth and promo. People choose Meta, Uber, even Amazon. Lol, I myself rejected a Google offer because it was some shit scope and Amazon offered
- Google L4 almost L5 I’m currently L4 at Google. Promo likely in 1 year or so. Current TC: 360k Yoe: 5.8 Wondering whether I should continue at Google or jump ship. I expect my comp after promo to be around 380k/ year in bay area. Amazon is ready to interview me at L6. Facebook at E5. Stripe at L3. If I crack those,
- Since google sucks now, which is the top company to strive for? Google used to be among the best but the last few months: -lowballs -downlevels -low TC -misleading offers (front-loading scam) -slow promos -no impact -very slow hiring -forced return to office And now Google is going to start putting people in Pip much more than before. Unlikely to remain a chil
- vote What looks better on a resume? 1. Working at Meta/Google for 6 years 2. Working at Amazon for 2 years, then Microsoft for 2 years, then Meta/Google for 2 years Assuming both have the same number of equivalent promos and same title at the end.
- Fastest E3 to E5 you’ve seen? Everyone talks about how quick initial promos can be at Facebook for example, if the work brings high impact. Others, like Google, seem to have a reputation of promoing much more cautiously. What’s the fastest you’ve seen a software engineer reach senior level from 0 YoE? Primarily interested in bi
- Facebook E4 -> Google L5 Joined FB as E4 in May 2019. Ratings: 2019 H1: Too new to evaluate 2019 H2: Meets All, no promo (manager already told me) Promo after 2020 H1 unlikely. Don't have good projects in my team to show impact and direction. Also other senior ICs have the lead on projects already, and it's hard for me to
- vote Google vs Pinterest Google L4: 190 salary, 15% bonus, 430 RSU (frontloaded schedule), 50 signon Average first 2 year TC: 385ish Google is a great name but promo prospect to L5 is terrible. Also TC drops off in 2 years due to frontloading. Pinterest L4: 200 salary, no bonus target, 590 RSU over 4 years, 70 signon Av
- The problem with Google's hiring and promo system Under-levelling experienced hires is a well-known phenomenon at Google. However, I can understand why Google does this from Google's perspective. The interview process is very poor at identifying talented engineers. Just because you can crush 1337 code questions doesn't make you a good engineer. So
- My Intern left me negative feedback I am a level 4 at Google. I hosted an intern and he would leave me negative feedback. Would this affect my promo etc? I admit that I was a little impatient and didn’t do my best helping him. TC: 210K Edits: I am really surprised that this post has triggered so much anger from people. I guess this
- vote Leave Microsoft L61 for Google L3? Hey blind I'm L61 which is swe 2 at Microsoft. Contacted Google HR and went through loop but got L3. Microsoft is my first and only job out of college 2 years ago. Google L3 TC: 240K Current L61 TC: 190K should I leave for Google? I have good rapport with Microsoft manager and great ratings but
- worth to jump to Google/Fb? Currently 300k senior @Linkedin, worth to jump to Google cloud/Fb oculus for 270k L4 role? Or should I try to promo to staff and go for L5? 3yoe
- Questions about these Google GCP teams This is for a SWE position. 1. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) - control plane 2. Serverless 3. Chemist I was wondering if anyone had any insight into these teams regarding: - Amount of operational work vs development work - Growth opportunities / path to promo - Any other insights you think might
- vote Amazon SDE 2 vs Google L3 offer eval I've been at Amazon for 1.5 years as SDE 1, and recently interviewed with Google and expecting an L3 offer. My current manager has started work on promo docs and expecting promotion to SDE2 in ~4-6 months. Expected TC: 230K Should I stick with Amazon and get the promotion, or switch? Can I use the
- vote If it weren't for the pay, would you want to work at Google? If all companies pay the same, would Google be your choice? with the slow promos and all
- vote Picked Meta over Google. Mistake? Poll I’m a new grad. Meta TC: 230 Google TC: 210 Reasons behind picking Meta: better TC, faster promo, bad PA @ G, boot camp @ meta Did I make the right choice? Plz comment. #swe #engineering PS: I think I made the right decision.
- WLB at Doordash Is it a sweat shop? Also how hard is it to get promo, say, compared to Google ? @doordash @google
- Growth at Google vs Meta? Partner has both offers. Meta TC: 317K +70K sign on Google TC: 300K + 40K sign on (front loaded) Which one is better for E4->E5 promo? Can any insiders comment please? They don’t care about anything else at this point of time, just want to climb up the ladder.
- To those considering a downlevel to join G Think very carefully about your decision and have the right expectations. If you take the downlevel, you will be consumed with the most optimal promo trajectory and very likely will be frustrated with the promo process (moves at glacial speed and perf is very cumbersome). you know how G’s interview
- vote Is it really so impossible to get promoted at Google/GCP? Based on reading Blind comments over the past year, my understanding is that it's completely impossible to get promoted beyond L5 at Google/GCP. A friend of mine works there and has been working on his L6 promo for 4 years and now wants to leave Google because he feels that his career is stagnating
- Demotivated to work I moved to Google after working at AWS for 3 years. My primary motive to move was the lack of interesting work at the team. I worked my ass off for a promo and immediately felt demotivated after the promo happened and sticked around for 1 year doing minimal work. I felt like, moving would put me in
- vote Worth moving from Google to LinkedIn? Just a hypothetical, but would it make sense to move from Google L3 to LinkedIn SWE (both entry-level) with 1 YOE, if the LinkedIn offer is along the lines of 260k recurring + 30-40k signing bonus and TC at Google is 220k-230k and will stagnate despite refreshers due to front-loading? The main pros
- vote Google L5/6 PM vs Instacart GPM I am up for the promo this cycle to L6 PM at Google. I am comparing the Instacart GPM role and thinking if I should switch. TC 390k YOE 9 years total 6 as PM #google #instacart
- Google Borg What's Borg SRE like @ Google? Learning opportunity, WLB, promos, etc.
- vote L7 Amazon Product Manager vs Google L5 TPM I am an l6 in amazon with a promise to l7 promo by q3 2021. Also I’ve cleared google HC and team matched. With amazon promo I don’t think I will get much more in the short term so google even with down-level seems way to go. Thoughts? Amazon current tc: $250k Google tc: ~$350k - don’t have actual
- vote Feeling underpaid at Google india TC: 1.15 cr, yoe: 11. Will be approaching cliff in an year. See all the 3-4 yoe getting 80 lpa on blind, at Google and otherwise. Feeling frustrated and shortchanged. What should I do? I don't see promo in current team happening for another 2 years.
- vote Does Google actually have good work? I passed HC lately and have been team matching, but noticed at Google you either work on gcp which is an inferior version of aws/azure or work on boring old technologies teams like search/ads and with slow promos. Are there actually good teams in Google I'm not seeing? I feel like I will stay in Az
- How long will Meta or Google hold and offer? I have offers from Google and Meta. Can I ask them to hold it for up to 6 months? I’m in the promo process and want to see the outcome. I’m currently L6 aiming for L7 by Q3. Meta offer is L6. Google offer is L5.
- Promo without refresher. Is it normal? Didn't receive an equity refresher after a promo. I had promo refreshers at Google, but not sure how common it is at other companies. #equity
- Move from L6 to L7 at FB or take L7 google offer? Expecting a promotion. Current TC 650ish. L7 FB TC not known yet and I won’t know it till the promo goes through. Google offer 250 base 1.9MM RSU. Need to make a decision before the FB promo goes through. Anyone else in a similar situation? #l7
- Which companies reset promo after transfer? Google resets promo progress for most internal transfer. Is this common to most high techs? Which companies have similar issues, which are not? #promo #transfer
- Working Two Jobs at Google Wondering if anyone at Google has experience working two jobs while at Google. I’m a L3 SWE, work remotely and got SEE on my latest review and will go for promo next cycle. I’d be lying if I said I work more than 4-5hrs a day, I feel like I could easily handle a remote entry level position on top of
- link offer evals current l5 at Google tc 500k including stock appreciation yoe 6 fast.co ~300k according to series b valuation. bolt ~350k snowflake ~450k All are senior offers Also in process for l6 promo, worth leaving?
- Depressed after promo to L5 Started behaving like L5 and started scoping projects just before the promo causing Micro aggression from team is impacting my mental health. Struggling with chronic depression . Don't feel like I deserved the promo, feels like the scoping is causing others team members trouble. Is this common in Go
- Stripe vs Databricks promo - senior to staff Comparing between these two companies, which one generally provides a better chance/opportunity for senior --> staff promotion? I'm considering both companies. I heard that Databricks promo is also slow and opportunity is scarce. Not sure if it's as bad as Google. I also don't have any evidence t
- vote EXPEDIA SDE2 vs GOOGLE L3 Hi! I am deciding whether moving to Google L3 (sde 1) from Expedia K (expedia sde 2) is worth resetting career ladder? Joined Expedia Jan 2021 YOE: 1 year and 4 months Expedia SDE2 (Level K) Seattle Base: 135K Stock: 50K / 4 years Bonus: 25K TC: 172.5K, 147.5K recurring Final: Google SDE1 (L3)
- Don’t accept google downlevel(rant) If you have a google offer and google is downleveling you, think thrice before you accept that. I accepted google downlevel and now every day here is biting me. I tried to work hard from day1. But still can not get promo within a year(due to project priority change and manager change). Now I am sti
- Optimal timeline to get promoted from L3 to L4 (Google) I’m joining Google as L3 swe. I have less than 3 YOE, I want to get promoted next year if I can. What are the optimal timeline to get promoted at Google? Nov 2021 - my start date May 2022 - next promo cycle : get S or SEE (I know it’s impossible but let’s say) Nov 2022 - next promo cycle: get S or
- Google L6 to Meta e7 Staying at Google L6 for 4 years, well on track for promo in 1~2 cycles Current TC: 650k Invited to interview Meta e7 What’s the comp range of e7? Is it common for meta to offer e7 for Google L6? #Google #meta #alphabet
- Where to go after 10 years at FAANG? I've been at Google for 10 years and am starting to feel like I'm stagnating. I'm also tired of having too much process to get anything done, difficult promo process (currently still L4), and projects getting always canceled. I want to try something different, maybe a smaller company (Google has be
- Getting a superb at Google Is getting a superb at Google especially for L3/L4 automatically signalling a promo??
- Golden handcuffs are fucking real! Was going to accept offer from Google but just found out I am given a enormous DE + promo to E6. Google L5 offer at hand: $450K TC FB TC: ~$400K E5. After D.E, it's jumping to $630K at E6. Keep staying around at FB or take a $200k paycut?
- I feel underpaid as Product analyst at Google , time to interview? L4 at Google with 7.5 YOE , TC at 230 (after cliff). I'm seeing crazy offers for 350+ for analytics and maybe time for me to interview..I feel comfortable at Google and great WLB but these #s are insane, I'm a Product analyst btw! I'm trying to get promo to L5 in a year but I don't think comp will b
- Fb suspends promotion for 2020 I remember a lot of Googlers on Blind and other people complaining Google is not what it used to be, promo sucks, I am moving to fb. Now that fb has also suspended their promo for 2020 where are you going to move??
- From Amazon to Google (or equivalent paying company) finance I’m in the FLDP at Amazon (Seattle). Currently L6, very likely to promo to L6.5 (Finance Manager) in 2022. I’m at the tip-top of L6 pay band so the promo will do little from a comp perspective. So, I’m looking for higher comp. From what I’ve seen Google is the main company that pays higher for corp
- What should be the next step? Already have an MBA. Business development role L6 NYC TC 380K 15 years experience. Don't see promo in line. What should I do next? #tech #Google #tesla #meta #apple