#swe Hello, I finished onsite interviews for Senior SWE targeting L5. I am now in the team match phase with Cash App and I am going to virtually talk to a hiring manager next week. As I have another exploding offer, I was wondering hope much chance is it to get down leveled or rejected at hiring committee after team match with Cash App. Update: received the offer with the targeting level. Thanks! TC: 320K
MongoDB had layoffs?
Not company wide
What level are you targeting?
I believe it is L5, but have to confirm with recruiter about the level for senior swe.
Hiring bar cab down level but I’d think its less common at L5
A lot of people are getting stuck at team match, I would accept the exploding offer and then back out if Cash gave you a really good offer. L5 in SF/NY is between 280k - 315k. Also L5 is not exactly Senior (our recruiters lie about this). It is closer to a mid level/Senior I role. There are A LOT of engineers at Block with 2.5 years of experience as an L5
Thank you very much for the advice! I agree the current market makes the team match become less promising. Also appreciate your insider opinion that L5 is closer to mid level/ senior I, I am actually okay with that and hoping it has more space for me to learn and ramp up.
Thanks Square for the input. I saw on the public document regarding expectations per level and it says that an engineer typically reaches that level after 5 years of experience. Is it outdated or just not really aligned with the truth?
What kinds of questions do they ask in paired programming round? Looking for senior site reliability/software engineer - cloud foundations roles here .
How long did you wait to hear back? Just completed my onsite.
1 week after the onsite interviews to hear back for team match
I'm interested in applying for a Product Designer role at Cash App. Is anyone available to offer me a referral, please?
Level?
Senior SWE. Maybe L5? Recruiter said level and offer will be decided by hiring committee.