i have 14 yoe and getting hired as L5 at google. Not expecting promo for 3 years so will be 17 yoe with being L5. is that common at google? I know people say yoe is bad indicator but it sucks to be in upper band of that putting a poll on yoe for L5 to see distribution
It is common for people to not ever exceed 5 at Google. L6 SWE is simply a different role, and many prefer to focus on core engineering work.
Your contributions are supposed to be able to actually "Move the Needle" as an L6. It is also more of a leadership level. You need to make impact across multiple teams.
Wonder how many people read how to vote, versus how many just voted their actual YOE
I would think that matters is not your title but if you feel the compensation is fair for the work you're doing and how much you enjoy the things you're accomplishing in your life. Hopefully you can get there.
Did you already negotiate your comp yet?
L4 is now terminal at G because there are so many useless projects and roles that don’t need more than 1 senior.. and yeah L6 staff is definitely a position that has high impact (/ or should I say any impact) to the company overall
That seems pretty reasonable.