How often does promotions happen at microsoft? I was interviewed for l63 but got hired at l62. Wondering if I can move to l63 within 1 year or 2 quarters at least.
I am in similar situation. But I think I'll be able to build strong relationship with my manager and skip manager (the GM) due to alumni connections and get promoted up in 1-2 years.
Yeah it sounded like a big deal for them to hire someone directly at 63. I was already sr manager but microsoft was adamant on manager but 62 level
Depends on you and then on the team. 2 quarters is six months, so 1 year and 2 quarters is 18 months, which is possible. Given everything is average, it takes 18-24 months. Of course there are folks taking that jump in 6 months and 24-25 year old seniors somewhere on blind, so 💁♂️
Any idea on how is modern life and devices org?
Technically, promotions can happen at any time as long as there is budget and business need. More realistically, promotions happen once every quarter (December, March, June, September). For out of band promotion (63 makes you senior), more likely is to have it on the main semesters (September or March). I was also told that 18-24 months is the average from 62 to 63 but realize that this changes a lot from team to team and some people never make to 63.
The problem is even after getting 63, you will neither get Rsu nor sign on bonus as new 63 gets. May be some raise
Well this is suprising. Usually promotions means hike + bonus + stocks right? Its common in most of the companies
Unfortunately that’s true
Getting from 62-63 is hard, takes 3-4yrs, lots of luck, a good manager, and re-orgs that don't mess with you. So there's a lot of factors that you can't control to get to 63. Better to boomerang. Keep studying leetcode and system design interviews. Keep applying elsewhere and uplevel
From PM background so not sure if the same logic applies
Cross-band promotions are harder in general. Typical Senior promotion might take 3-4 years, but if you were a senior level manager your previous role and can perform to that level @ Microsoft, you can get promoted faster. As an IC, I went from 62 to 63 in 2 years. Others have made the jump faster.
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It depends on the team. Be prepared for the worst case of not happening and take the offer only if you are ok with it.