heard the leveling changed recently at Credit Karma. can't find the info on levels.fyi. Can anyone tell how do those levels map to levels in other companies? And how much do senior 1,2 and staff engineers get paid? heard their levels are SDE 1,2,3,4, Senior SDE 1,2 Staff 1,2 and Senior staff - something like this. #creditkarma #uber #google #walmart #facebook #apple #oracle #amazon #doordash #paypal
Thank you frugal! That is good advice. Typically what is the YOE for Senior 1, Senior 2, Staff 1? Obviously YOE doesn't relate to actual knowledge. But in an ideal world?
5 years for Seniors 8+ years for Staff Surprisingly, CK downlevels a lot. Recently someone 7 YOE joined as SDE-4 in my team. Very common to interview for senior but then downlevel them to SDE-4
Pay isn't higher than FANG when you consider TC. Also the levels are off. Sr Staff is L5 at maximum if comparing to FANG if comparing skills.
Thank you Frugal and nullp0inter. I have 7-8 years of experience after Masters and I've been offered a Senior 1 role. My hunch was that I should've been atleast eligible for Senior 2 role if not Staff 1. Would That be an accurate assumption? I am worried about taking a step back in level in my career. Would appreciate your insight.
Yw. You are correct to feel weary. I would not recommend stepping back either. With 7-8 years experience your assumption is accurate. Are you staff now? CK is nowhere close to FANG and down leveling is due to poor and inconsistent interview process. No standard questions for the most parts.
It also depends on your previous employers & how much relevant experience you bring to the team. If you are from FANG, CK uplevels you generously.
How was your all day? I have my whole day coming up. What was the level of your interviewers?
SDE-1, 2, 3: Google L3 SDE-4, Senior 1,2: Google L4 Staff-1, Staff-2: Google L5 Senior Staff: Google L6 Note - I am telling this in terms of responsibilities. If you see pay and count the paper money (RSUs) then the pay is ridiculously high than FANG (not even kidding!) If you just count base, pretty much these levels!