Afraid of up level

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wannaGTFO

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wannaGTFO
Nov 28, 2021 7 Comments

I am about to move companies to what seems like a dream job on paper.
However I am bit concerned moving from Sr Engineer rank to Sr Staff rank.
How can I know if I will be successful at new rank?

What should I do differently at more senior role?
I always work hard, but what else I can do to be successful at my new role?

Context:
Currently a Senior Engineer at QCOM, performance rating: consistently exceed expectations.
Will be joining as Sr Staff Engineer at Marvell.

Taxes:
Old TC: 175K USD
New TC: 208K USD
YOE: 5.5~
Location: Israel

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  • Amazon
    punisher99

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    punisher99
    What’s the buying power of a dollar in Israel? that TC looks pretty standard for hardware devs in the Bay Area.
    Nov 28, 2021 2
    • Qualcomm / Eng
      wannaGTFO

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      wannaGTFO
      OP
      I've never lived outside Israel, so hard to compare vs Bay.

      Some data pointers:
      3 bedroom apartment in TLV in ok area costs around 1.3 m USD
      If you prepared to live in Haifa [big city in northern israel, 2 hours in traffic to TLV] you can expect to pay around 0.7 m USD for same thing.

      Mazda 3 2021 costs here 47K USD.

      I spend around 500 USD per month on food. [food for 2 persons]

      What is nice in israel is that in addition to the TC, employer pays around 12% of your base pay to your pension fund. [I guess this is somewhat similar to 401K in USA]

      Can you share same data points for Bay area?
      Nov 28, 2021
    • Amazon
      punisher99

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      punisher99
      Thanks for sharing details! Really love learning something new. I’m not in the Bay Area. Comparing this to Seattle, where I live.

      A 3 bed house in a good area would be about 1.5MM
      If you’re ok with areas gentrifying, you can get away around 1MM, depending on the type and age of house.
      For me alone, a grocery store visit is about 150 bucks every 2 weeks, I shop at a reasonably priced store - Trader Joe’s. Would be slightly more around 200, at an expensive store,

      Funny about the Mazda, I drive that car. I bought it 4 months ago, full spec’d out for about 34k with taxes.

      Amazon does match your 401k contribution, but only 2% up to a certain limit, other employers match a larger %
      Nov 28, 2021
  • Google
    ehvc52

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    ehvc52
    One of the people I knew in university joined Marvell as a staff engineer after their phd. At QC, they would have joined as Senior. I am guessing Marvell just has more embellished names for their positions/levels. I think you are just going from 'L' to 'L+1'. With your exceeds expectations at 'L', I think you will be fine.
    Nov 28, 2021 0
  • Oracle
    hunterrrrr

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    hunterrrrr
    I know of someone who is in the same position as you but they went for it. They haven’t regretted the decision so far!
    Nov 28, 2021 0
  • Ciena
    dNJz50

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    dNJz50
    From reading their driver code over the years, you can’t possibly be any worse than who they already have. You’ll be fine.
    Nov 28, 2021 0
  • Google
    gamify

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    gamify
    Fake it to you make it
    Nov 28, 2021 0