^ Comp seems to be similar on levels.fyi, if my interview got approval but was leveled at L3, do you think it's better that I stay put? SDE/SWE, TC $180
Levels.fyi is biased with amazon levels. In no sane world amazon level L4 is bigger than google L3 and same for L5 -> L4 mapping.
How would you map them? Have you worked at both companies?
Agree that L4 at Amazon is pretty narrow since promo bar to L5 is pretty low. But Amazon L5 is a very broad band since promo to L6 and L6 hire from outside are both brutally hard. I know Amazon L5s that would clearly be Google T3s at best and those that would obviously be Google T5s. But the majority would be T4s.
What are you smoking? L5 at Amazon maps to L4 at Google in comp. I'm L5 and my comp is 250K. This is way above the band for L3 at Google... Are you not as confident with yourself? Looks like you aren't working on interesting and growth inducing projects in Amazon...
I think you are smoking something. What is the minimum comp for L5 at Amazon bay area? I can show you several threads for L3 comp matching that.
No you are smoking something. I don't know what that is. But my L4 comp was 176K. That has to match Google E3.
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Very bad.
I wouldn't go as L3. I am a L5 but 5 yoe with 250k tc in seattle. If you are a recently promoted L5 ie less than 2 yoe, maybe. But even then I wouldn't. Retry next year as L4
I would expect a lot of pressure to go for promo from L3 to L4 within a short time.
Pressure from whom?
Disagree. For eng, pressure to go for promo is rare. Managers don't care about it if you don't