Should you respond to recruiters that ping you for non senior and above roles?

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TCmaxing
Jun 29, 2020 4 Comments

If your past 3 roles are all Senior Engineer level titles and you are looking for new advancement opportunities, should you interview for or take a job for a non-Senior engineer role thats not from a FAANG or equivalent company? Would your resume be weird if you have Sr Engineer -> Sr Engineer -> Sr Engineer -> Engineer within 10 years?

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  • NVIDIA
    tagrvwu

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    tagrvwu
    If it pays more and less responsibility, then why not. TC is king or queen.
    Jun 29, 2020 0
  • Ironclad
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    BIO
    leave me the f alone
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    Title means nothing. Only TC matters.
    Jun 29, 2020 0
  • SAP
    2notech

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    2notech
    The chain of command matters more than the title imo - even if you have sr title in new place you may end up being super embedded and unimportant if the org is not flat, and you may feel like a junior everyday which gets frustrating

    I would value the job responsibilities and managerial hierarchy more than the title itself, as a resume lacking decision making after 10 yoe would be more weird than title changes
    Jun 29, 2020 0
  • I am in pretty much the same boat, but a level up from your titles. (lead to senior). The problem i have right now - very hard to get any interviews for lead roles. I got few lined up for senior. I decided if my TC significantly improves with one of the potential job offers - makes sense to go for it, take money now and get back to than fixing title situation later (in few years) when market gets back to normal.
    Jun 29, 2020 0