Aiming for MTS 2 with 8 yoe

Jul 26, 2021 30 Comments

Hello #paypal folks. I have an interview lined up with PayPal and my recruiter mentioned that I will be considered for T25 only given my experience. I was wondering if PayPal categorizes level based on yoe? If you were able to negotiate level, could you please share some pointers?

Recently promoted L62 ( which recruiter doesn’t know). 8 yoe + masters.
Per blind,

TC: 160k.

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  • PayPal / Eng
    paypalll

    Go to company page PayPal Eng

    paypalll
    Mts2 can be had at 5yoe, just make sure you perform well during the interview.
    For reference, mts 1 is mid level, mts 2 is senior level, sr. Mts is staff level at other companies
    Jul 26, 2021 22
  • PayPal
    uhmno

    Go to company page PayPal

    uhmno
    I guess if you perform well, you can ask for level up. But MTS2 at 8 YOE can be difficult. I haven’t seen a lot of MTS2 at the level. Just so you know, new college is T22, Masters is T23. T24 is Sr, T25 is Staff, T26 is Staff2 or MTS2. I had 5 YOE when I joined and I was leveled at T24. They didn’t budge when I asked for T25. I also had an offer from MSFT and that was for L62. I think L62 matches to T24. L63 is more like T25..
    Jul 26, 2021 4
    • OP
      Thank you @uhmno. If you don’t mind, could you please sharing your tc and refreshers at T24 you get? When did you join PP?
      Jul 26, 2021
    • PayPal
      uhmno

      Go to company page PayPal

      uhmno
      I joined as a T24 at 190k TC In Austin. For Bay Area, it could be 20% more. I joined back in Jan. So, it’s been six months and with stock appreciation TC is now closer to 200k. I haven’t been through the first performance review, so I don’t know about refreshers, but my team says people get 30-50k every year at my level. So you can expect more for T25.
      Jul 27, 2021
  • OP
    1 more question. I was told PP pay structure is base + performance bonus + stocks + refreshers. No relocation bonus or assistance as it seems PP is now remote first. My question is on refreshers and relocation assistance. Could someone please tell:
    1: what is an average refresher grant at t25 and t26?
    2: how was the relocation assistance(RA) pre Covid? I would like to move to San Jose or Austin and trying to gauge if I should be pushing for RA. Also would PP adjust my salary based on location?
    Jul 26, 2021 1
    • PayPal
      nomr

      Go to company page PayPal

      nomr
      T25 yearly refreshers can be 35 to 65k
      T26 yearly regreshers can be 55 to 90K

      Relocation is purely based on negotiation no set rules 0 to 40K
      Jul 26, 2021