I’ve heard that most ICs at Netflix have senior SE titles, and it seems there are even no internal levels like FB (from levels.fyi). So does that mean there is no promotion at Netflix? How do they reward top performers?
Also regarding technical leadership, how to decide who are tech leads for a team if there are no titles or levels?
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On the other hand, rewards are just increases in salary, measured in terms of shifting "top of market" which is heavily influenced by your manager. I feel more standardization is required in this area.
And why does deciding on a tech lead matter to you?
You are entrusted with the task of doing what you think should be done. Some people find this scary, while others thrive in that environment.
My two cents: Netflix at best has the engineers at L5/T5/E5 at top tech companies. I don't know a single personal that I can call Staff/Principal level. This all works because the problem domain is super simple - static content streaming with zero user generated content.
Not having deep technical discussions is not an issue if they are not required in the first place. It’s actually a positive from my point of view: a pragmatic company that doesn’t generally downlevel and underutilize its talent.
(And levels not always just vanity. In some companies they are not public)