I am a L62 DS at Microsoft. YoE: 3.5 TC: $220k Location: Seattle Education: Master’s I like the company so far but want to crack google L5 or equivalent in future. Wanted to know how do I find and prepare for the roles? Also, how many years should I wait before even considering L5 data science at google or equivalent. #Microsoft #google #dataanalytics #datascience
I am trying to get into the DS role within msft. Current level is 62 but not in engineering. What tips do you have? What do you guys work on and how well and in what I should be prepared to crack DS II role? I was a DS before and have the background.
I was interviewed with Google aiming at DS L5, but didn't get it. Got a wrong question in round 1 and a hard question for which the interviewer had a wrong question in round 5. So failed. Not that hard as long as you see good interviewers. The level is based on interview performance and competing offers. But they are suppressing the titles and won't easily give L5 or higher even if you have long enough yoe.
Would be hard to crack L5 DS at G with your yoe and education; would probably need to nail interview almost perfectly
What’s the typical YoE for L5 G?
Around 4-7 yoe but most DS have PhDs and are pretty damn sharp. The role can be heavy on statistical theory. It’s really closer to a statistician than a DS.