Hi i have 2+ years of work experience (almost 3 years) and was promoted to SWE II at Indeed (almost a year ago). I am going through interviews at google. Just wondering if it is normal to be levelled at L3 at google? I was expecting L4?
Normal to be leveled at L3, very rare to get team matched, though
Google downlevels
Think the basic rule of thumb is something like 0-3: L3 4-6: L4 7+: L4/L5 (not uncommon to see 10yoe leveled at L4 or L5, for example) Discount 1yoe for Master’s, 2yoe for phd And if you’re coming from Meta or similar, probably match to level, eg E7 Meta -> L7
Didn’t know about the discount YOE for Masters and PhD. Nice
How did you get an interview?
Referral