Where to go after 10 years at FAANG?

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jxhdvdk
Oct 24, 2021 344 Comments

I've been at Google for 10 years and am starting to feel like I'm stagnating. I'm also tired of having too much process to get anything done, difficult promo process (currently still L4), and projects getting always canceled.

I want to try something different, maybe a smaller company (Google has been almost my entire career), and an uplevel to a senior position. I want to work somewhere where I am responsible for a bigger part of the system and can move faster, but am concerned that I'll have to take a big drop in TC and for worse WLB.

Are my expectations for my next role reasonable? Where are good places for me to look into for my next role?

TC 340K (after this past years stock increase)

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  • Amazon
    ๐ŸŒhoarder

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    ๐ŸŒhoarder
    HRT. Next level of prestige.
    Oct 24, 2021 26
    • NVIDIA
      wsap

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      wsap
      I don't, I have done enough programming competition that algo wise I don't need to prepare. And my job give me enough exposure about low latency and multi-threading that it was enough to pass their interview. But apparently it wasn't enough to get a high paid... So maybe I didn't do that well ๐Ÿค”
      Nov 30, 2021
    • only if you can grind leetcode hards
      Dec 11, 2021
  • PayPal
    kitty's

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    kitty's
    You won't take a big drop in TC.
    340K at 10 YOE is on the lower to mid level if it's in bayarea
    Oct 24, 2021 9
    • Google
      kfjfn

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      kfjfn
      Tbh op makes more then 95% of ppl in the world, so why are folks giving a hard time.

      Op you are doing great. Donโ€™t listen to these fools who need $1m tc to be happy while their social lives fall apart
      Oct 31, 2021
    • 95% lol more like 99.99% of the world. Most ppl in this forum are nerds with no social life / ugly wife. Donโ€™t let them get in your head
      Nov 1, 2021
  • Dm me for a referral
    Oct 24, 2021 6
  • Amazon / Eng
    geppetto

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     geppetto
    dude u wont survive anywhere. 10 yr at same level. You are F.U.C.K.E.D, why they would keep u is not based in any reality.
    Oct 31, 2021 7
    • Headstrong / Mgmt
      moon101

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       moon101
      Amazon get off ur high horses โ€ฆ He might have different priorities in life than people like u. But donโ€™t forget those 10 years exp is at Google. Op can easily move to any other good company with promotion.
      Best luck op.
      Oct 31, 2021
    • Google / Eng
      LeeJaeDong

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       LeeJaeDong
      Lol Amazon โ€œengineerโ€ trying to look down on people.
      Oct 31, 2021
  • Roblox
    peta_moon

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    peta_moon
    The sad truth is that working at google makes it harder for you to adapt outside of google. Youโ€™ll still probably find a role and get the comp, but will have a hard adjusting to both the technologies and scope.

    If you look at the internal statistics at google, youโ€™ll find how many people boomerang back.
    Oct 24, 2021 5
    • New
      NUWQ18

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      NUWQ18
      Exactly . That is a definite choice you made 3/4 years into google. The most precious wealth is time and you provided 10 years to google ๐Ÿ˜€ anyway better late than never , but itโ€™s good to come tot he real world
      Oct 31, 2021
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      TLGirl

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      TLGirl
      When learning a new technology the key is to understand the concept. Everything else will come easily. I had no trouble to adjust to Google after 12 years outside. However for people that just memorize new things it is hard to understand
      Oct 31, 2021