https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/06/14/how-much-google-facebook-other-tech-giants-pay-software-engineers.html At Google, for example, entry-level engineers start at Level 3. Apple has five levels for engineers, from ICT2 up to ICT6. Microsoft's system starts at 59 for a software development engineer and goes up to 80 for a "technical fellow," or one of the leaders of their given field. The higher your level is, the higher your compensation — and Musa and Mohiuddin realized that their peers had a lot of questions about how the levels worked. If a Level 4 at Google gets a new job at Facebook, what level should they be? If someone gets promoted to ICT3 at Apple, how much should they make?
CNBC is rotten click bait.
CNBC is actually the best source for breaking stock market news.
Breaking stock market news - noise. They, Bloomberg tv and fox money are good at filling the air with garbage. It’s like watching the tide: it goes up, it goes down, then up, then down ....
Wow levelling! What a novel and secretive concept that no one else knew about until now!
It is all about willingness to walk away.
tldr; an article about levels.fyi