Folks at Apple who went through the ICT4 to ICT5 promo, how hard is it to get to ICT5 level ? Please share your YoE and how long it took to get there. YoE: 6 TC: 275k
Coming in at ICT4 as well. Would love to hear stories on this. Also, do M1 managers make more than ICT4?
Hired as ICT4 w 12yoe, made ICT5 after 4 years.
Would love to hear more about your experience. Were you at a FAANG before and did you have pick the right kind of projects etc. ?
Not at FAANG before. Was told that two different teams wanted me and I could join either a design or systems team, I chose the latter and bulldozed my way into leadership of a key product feature.
@op did you get Ict4 with 6yoe?
Promotion at Apple is completely at the whim of your direct manager. Even ICT5 promotion doesn’t require higher level management approvals (that starts at ICT6).
That’s interesting
Not true atleast in two orgs in swe. Know from multiple people that you need support email from directors across atleast 2 orgs.
Yes, ICT5 needs higher exec approval and some groups are strict about it to go as high as VP’s approval.
Took me 6 but I joined apple straight outta college after my masters with first 2.5 years as ICT3 ... next 3.5 as ICT4 and now ICT5
Are you an ICT4? I don’t what the promotion process entails but you can grow a ton even at your current level. Do you work on a cross functional project? Do you mentor other people on your team? What have your been ratings been last 3 reviews ? All of the above play a role in making the step up. My best wishes to you on your journey up the ladder
Apple, Is there any minimum TC for ICT5 ?
I’m not aware of any minimum salary but RSUs are a significant step up from ICT4 With stock inflation many might easily be pulling north of 500k especially if they have been at Apple for a few years