Prestigious Senior role @ Amazon vs Google vs Microsoft vs Uber
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Based on your experience and interaction with senior/lead engineers whom would you rate the best in terms of prestige in tech industry.
Few good offer data points for a 8-10 yoe senior/lead engineer.
Amazon: L6
~1.7cr
Google: L5
~1.5cr
Uber: L5a
~1.4cr
Microsoft: L64
~1.1cr
#amazon #google #microsoft #uber
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IMO, Amazon because the scope is much much larger than the senior of any of these companies (that's why higher comp). And promo to L6 is much difficult than being senior in other companies because of the sheer scope of the work they require to do.
There are strong L5s at Amazon who leave as seniors at these companies because they never get scope big enough to get promoted internally.
Also, Google's design game for L4 and L5 external hires is very weak compared to similar levels @ Uber and Amzn
It used to be lot tougher earlier. I have seen team-mates leaving in frustration 😅
Seems like an industry wide trend honestly, nothing specific to Amazon
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