From what I heard, in term of median promotion timeline e3 -> e4 at Facebook takes 1-1.5y and e4 -> e5 is like 2y. While l3 -> l4 and l4 -> l5 take 1.5-2y and 2.5y respectively at Google. Are the above numbers correct?
I got news for you I don't know anyone who got to L5 in less than ~10Y experience. There is almost nobody under 35 at L5. It's a big step up from L4.
Nope. Plenty of E4s gets fired at FB. At G, L4 is terminal
I was told that even though L4 is terminal at G, a lot of people can still get to L5 and the median it takes is 2.5 to 3 years.
Plenty of posts in FB and Tech lounge of FB SWEs in PIP. Nothing to brag about after getting fired. Here are some PIP thread: [Blind] In danger of PIP... What next? (Tech Lounge) https://us.teamblind.com/s/SOr35LEq [Blind] On PIP.. help needed (Tech Lounge) https://us.teamblind.com/s/ccsWxncR Another: [Blind] FB to Google: how difficult to survive? (Tech Lounge) https://us.teamblind.com/s/2OpJaVBy