Feeling inadequate and underpaid as an L3
Refresher was quite low. TC for 2024 is $230K at 2 YoE as L3 SWE. Seeing all these TPMs at Meta making $900K is making me sick. Your job is to literally manage a spreadsheet and follow up on bugs for features that you have no technical knowledge about. How do I deal with this feeling?
230k is more than what A LOT of experienced SWEs make outside of Big Tech.
Lol only $230k with 2 YOE 😂 that’s so bad
What's yours?
$700k 5 YOE. I was making $230k mowing lawns in high school
Don't listen to the people telling you your TC is not bad
How's that
At 2.5 yoe, you can't TPM anything.
Go outside, touch grass. Happiness is not all about money. There are families earning less than you are doing totally fine (not in HCOL areas of course)
1) You spend too much time on Blind. So much time that you think making $700K is the norm. 2) With 2 YOE you think $230K is too low or basic. Not realizing that if you started job hunting, companies would laugh at the idea of matching that compensation. However, you can justify your feelings by getting a higher offer elsewhere. I’m sure Meta would interview you for L4 and give you a near $300K TC. You can do the math on taxes and decide whether the additional stress is worth it.
How do I deal with this feeling? ^ Leetcode prep and join Meta ?