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- Google L5s who jumped as L6 in their next job, how was it ? Former Google L5s who upleveled themselves in their next job, how has your experience then ? Was there a steep ramp up or significant increase in working hours ? Did it take a while to comfortably meet the next-level expectations at the new company ? Considering whether to uplevel when I leave G a
- vote I’m being offered way too much money, what do I do Work is taxing on my mental health, it is extremely hard to see an opportunity and not drop everything to take it. I end up working 60-70 hours/week to chase promotions when I should be enjoying my life. I made the decision to pursue smaller opportunities and relax, take some vacations etc. I have
- Microsoft interview standards L62 interview loop(uplevel from L3). 4 rounds of LC, 3 LC easy, 1 LC medium. I was shocked to see the interview standards. My google new grad loop was significantly harder. Did I get lucky or is this the norm? TC 240K
- vote Amazon L6 vs Databricks L4 Amazon L6 TC: 470k Databricks TC: 440k (latest valuation) Databrick’s TC will likely be higher once it goes IPO. 3.5 yoe. Amazon uplevelled me to L6 but Databricks didn’t (interviewed for senior but downlevelled by HC due to yoe). However the colleagues at Databricks seemed super smart and I would
- Chewy vs Amazon I am L6 tpm in amazon and is approached by chewy recruiter for Associate director for Seattle position. Can someone help me with 1. Chewy vs Amazon levelling 2. Am i being downlevel/uplevel or same 3. and what's the salary range. @chewy
- MS hiring event lowball (L61) I can’t believe it. Only thought about reneging on Google due to the uplevel, but recruiter said that the below is the best they can do (attempted increase got denied by comp team). Base 140 Stock 120/4 Bonus 35/2 Like wtf?? YoE: less than 1 (a complete shock that they gave L61, but this looks on
- AWS L6 sdm offer in Bay Area - upgrade to L7 I am currently working in apple as IC5/ ENGINEERING MANGER 2. I recently interviewed at Aws and cleared the loop. After the interview I realized that The position is for l6. Can one of you guide me how do I uplevel to L7? Should i tell this to the recruiter? If they don’t accept giving me L7, can
- YOE for leveling I’m at almost 3 yoe (not all at BBG) and have been a consistent high performer at my current firm- have led multi-team projects and made many major design decisions. My goal for interviewing is to get into senior level roles (L5/E5), but I have a feeling that a lot of recruiters will push back due
- Amazon L4 to L5 negotiation Got an offer for SDE position after interviewing for SDE2. Is it possible to negotiate for Uplevel considering I am already at L5 equivalent at eBay? YOE: 2 + masters TC: 180
- link L6 meta pm offer Currently at startup. Ex google pm. Meta is interviewing me at L6 - what is the best offer I can expect if I pass? I checked levels.fyi and it seemed 550k max. I have another offer at 650k (L7). Will meta be able to get there / beat at L6? I don't think they will uplevel me. Current TC - 225k base
- vote Decision is killing me Please make the most important decision for the next few years for me. Level is same. Stripe L2 == Google L4. - Both are around 280k TC with 400k equity / 4 years - Equity upside and career growth at Stripe. - Safety at Google + possible uplevel on leaving to another faang? I used a third offer I
- vote Would you switch to G if they offered a TC lower than your current TC? Creating this poll based off suggestions from another post. Would you switch assuming you were in the market looking for a change? Let's assume no location change, and you are offered a lateral level, so no downleveling or upleveling. #tech #google
- Where to get a E5/Senior offer as a E4 at FB? Do any ex-FBers have experience upleveling from FB E4 to E5 at a medium sized company? Thinking of companies like @Square, @Twitter and other similar companies. TC $310k, 3.5 YOE.
- Microsoft vancouver offer Guys please need your input on this , should i ask them for an uplevel, Recruiter says this is the maximum for SDEII (L62) TC: Base - 130K (CAD) Stocks - 120k (CAD) Bonus - 55K over 2 years LOE : 5.5 years The WORST PART ,my current TC is 137K! ( ofcourse no RSU etc from this role but still base
- Moving from Facebook to Google Folks who moved from Facebook to Google, how was your experience getting the offer: 1. Did G try to downlevel you? Is an uplevel (by 1 step) possible at all? 2. Did you have to take a pay cut or did G meet/exceed the FB pay? In general FB does tend to pay more than G.
- 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
- Goldman Sachs offer evaluation! I received a verbal offer from GS Marcus division and looks like I’m selected for a senior associate role. YOE: 5 TC: 145k base 25% perf bonus(first year would be almost 100% of the 25% entitled perf bonus as per recruiter; but following year solely based on performance) 14k relocat
- Do you list your levels on Linkedin/resume? i.e. "Senior II"? Seems like it's be a great way to not get upleveled though.
- Google Level Seems like many people get downlevelled. What generally are the reasons given for someone to get downlevelled? Has anyone been uplevelled?
- AAPL offer for IC4. Whats a typical bonus amount? Anyone get upleveled to IC5 when recruiter says role is for IC3/ IC4?
- What happens after Google HC? My Google recruiter said I moved onto the hiring committee. What happens now? I'm targeting L5. Can they downlevel/uplevel from the HC? YOE6 TC300
- Software Engineer expectations at msft What are the expectations of l61 sde 2 at msft? Recruiter said hiring event feedback was good and team wants to make l61 offer. I am bit concerned I am getting upleveled. How is job security at this company for sde 2? TC:70K Yoe:5
- Coinbase WLB, Best Team for WLB? Half way through the interview process. Some of the posts here scare me - about 60 hour weeks and WLB. But people also say it's heavily team dependent. If I have any say, what is the best team to join for best WLB at coinbase? I'm not interested in career growth or exciting work, or anything else. W
- Meta: Going Through Two Hiring Committees I recently had an on-site with Meta. I think the interviews went very well and am expecting an offer. I have other offers coming in as well, so my recruiter is pushing me through the process quickly. I went through the on-site with an E4 target but asked for E5 upleveling if my performance suggests
- Google L6 -> FB E7 is this possible? Is a leveling up going into FB possible? They reached out to me to recruit me. The recruiter claims upleveling is not an option. I don't think it makes sense for me to interview unless I get more scope / higher level. TC 500k
- Good AI course for PM? Any suggestions on a good Certificate course to uplevel you PM career?
- Google L4 to Meta E5 I love working for G but I want to prioritize career grow for next few years. I am L4 with 4.5 yoe in total. I am targeting E5 at meta and other high growth companies. I heard FB doesn't uplevel G engineers, is it true? Also, what other companies can I consider which can give me +1/+2 level. TC 3
- Offered T4 at Google with 18yr exp I screwed up my relatively easy coding interviews. Google is firm on T4 and asking me to for comp numbers. Manager and director gave letter of support to uplevel, but no luck. Please advise. Also, will I be looked down upon in Google in T4 with so much exp? I am a lead in current company.
- FB PM Interview process I had a chat with recruiter from FB from a product manager role. The recruiter was reluctant to confirm any level and mentioned they can uplevel if the interview goes well. Is it how it works? #facebook
- OCI Team Switch Currently my friend is in OCI as IC2. If he/she does an internal team switch will they uplevel to IC3 based on interview feedback? What TC to target in that case? TC:230K #engineering #software #swe #oci #oracle