I recently had onsites with Apple. After the tech interviews, I got to know that the team was considering me for ICT3 and if I would like to move forward to do Sr Manager round. I wanted to go for ICT4 actually. What’s the usual level of experience for ICT3 joining? I see some posts with new grads getting ICT3. What are my options here? Has anyone successfully negotiated a level and has some ideas? Yoe: 5.5 #tech #apple @Meta @Apple
May I know how did you get the interview call?
Recruiter reached out
I got ict3 offer with 5yoe
Did you take it?
Did you go for it?
You get ict3 after graduation if you are phd or from a most sought after field of engineering which is AI/ML now.getting Ict 3 with 5 yoe is acceptable you can negotiate for higher base/rsu. If you perform on the job you will get to 4 in a year or 2.
I am just thinking that I will get demotivated as soon as I see people with less experience than me but my seniors.
^ this is a very valid point. Exactly how I felt…
I negotiated really hard to get to ICT4 instead of ICT3, but the salary increase was minimal. I essentially came in at the lower end of ICT4 pay band. In hindsight my salary would likely be higher today if I had gotten the ICT3>ICT4 promo in the first few years (promotional raise + RSU).
What’s your YOE?
Can you give some negotiating tips?
You are always down leveled unless you are exceptional in your interviews. But your pay would be at upper extreme of ICT3. If you do well, you should get promoted within a year.
It is team specific. In my team, usually people get promoted in one year from ict2 to ict3. On an average, I’ve seen people with around >=3 years of experience getting ict3
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