Asking for a friend: my friend has 2 yoe and he rejected Google offer a year ago. Now he is thinking of moving there. Google recruiter told him that he can either go on L3 now, without interviews directly to the team match or wait 6 moths and interview for L4. How likely he is to get L4 with 2.5 yoe? Is there a risk that he won't get any offer, or L3 is kind of guaranteed? What would you advice: take L3 and shoot for fast promo (would it be easier for industry hire with some experience? how long can it take if you work hard?) or try L4 interviews in 6 months? Also what would l4 interview be like? What is more important leetcode, system design or behavioral questions about previous experience?
He will be promoted most likely, if he's got skills. How fast no one can say for sure, depends mostly on the team and projects.
I don’t understand. how can he get l3 without interview?
He already passed the L3 interview but rejected the offer once he got it
Yeah I thought g offer is only valid for up to one year
I got L4 with 1.7 yoe, so idk why recruiter is making him wait.
Depends on the opportunity cost. What is his current TC and what is the offer?
L3 (at least for new grads) is 186k TC.