Google India L4 with 7 YOE
I have got an offer from Flipkart with below pay as a SDE3 Base:45L Variable: 6.75L (15% of base) Stocks: 30L (Over 4 years, 25% every year) Joining Bonus: 6L Currently working at Amazon as SDE-2 with below pay Base:28L Stocks: 14 (Approx 18L in a year) I also applied for Google and cleared telephonic round and have been invited for onsite. The recruiter told me they are considering me for L4 (I have 7 years of experience) and L5 is out of the picture. I was just wondering if it is even worth trying for? Will I be downlevelled as L4? Will they be able to beat my current comp at Flipkart?
From what I heard, most people below 10yoe are offered L4 at Google India. Also, can you share the difficulty of the phone interview?
The question was not very difficult but a good one. It had a number of layers which the interviewer uncovered as we moved ahead. I guess thinking out loud and covering the possible edge cases was the key.
Google’s L4 is Amazon’s L5 (same level) It perfectly computes. (Amazon starts at L4 and Google starts at L3). If you aren’t L6 at Amazon, there’s no chance you’d perform at Google L5. And Google usually underlevels. I know a lot of L6 from Amazon and L63 from Microsoft who have joined Google at L4. And anyway Google’s L4 will easily beat your Flipkart offer - I don’t see what’s the problem in giving an onsite.
Did you got offer from Google?
L4 for 7 years sounds lame...
it's probably the median level for 7 yoe
Are levels same as in US?