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) Mountain View Base: 144K Stock: 100K (33,33,22,12) schedule Bonus: 20K Target: 15% TC 220K, 190K recurring Quick Note: Expedia Promotion from K to L where (L = google L4) takes 1-1.5 years (Expedia promo takes 1 year at best) (Google promo takes 1.5-2 year) info on levels: Expedia J = Google L3 (going here) Expedia K (here) = Google late L3 Expedia L = Google L4 Thank you all! update: went to Google #expedia #google #engineering #swe #fang #software #experienced #faang
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Oh man. Are you joking. GTFO of expedia and Join G!
oh man I am sde2 (K level) joined expedia last year Jan but I can GTFO too :)
Who cares.
If Google’s interview sets you to L3, highly possible you are just at SDE1 level, and you have less than 2 years YOE, it’s basically impossible for any FAANG company to give you a SDE2 offer, which is saying, your Expedia SDE2 title means nothing… If you really think you are down leveled, then stay for another year and try again (there is a good chance that Google will give you a L3 offer again at that time). Considering Google is giving you more than what you make currently, I would say GTFO of Expedia ASAP
yeah I fear bombing 1 round after a year with >2 yoe will put me to L3 again ...
That is very possible, more than 50% of chances I would say. So don’t waste that time, just take the offer now. Trust me, a “FAANG SDE” on your resume is much more powerful than a “Expedia SDE2”
A lot more money and refresher? How is this even a choice?
Is this a serious question ?
idk
Google without a doubt ...