How fast does fb promote SDE from 4 to 5

Jan 31, 2018 26 Comments

Have ~4 yrs of exp. Recently got an e4 offer from fb. Couldn't nudge it up to e5.

Wondering statistically speaking, how fast can e4 be promoted to e5, assuming >= average performance? I heard fb has a max time limit on e4 -> e5 promo - if you cant make it in X yrs, you are fired kind of thing. What is X?

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  • I got top bonuses at Microsoft and was promoted every year. At Facebook, I’m barely meeting expectations as an E4. I’ve been here 1.5 years.

    Still definitely worth it to GTFO of Microsoft.
    Jan 31, 2018 13
    • No, your boss will give you project ideas, but where you take that project, the design, and the extent to which you build it out will be defined by you. So it’s more about figuring out how to solve the given requirement.
      Feb 18, 2018
    • At Microsoft, a dev II might be given a spec, list of requirements, etc. An E4 at FB might be given a single sentence describing what they are supposed to build.
      Feb 18, 2018
  • I moved from e3 to e5 in a little over 2 years out of college. They promote high performers fast.
    Jan 31, 2018 3
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      mRjo62

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      mRjo62
      Do u mind to explain how the performance is evaluated? Number of lines of code? Product you built? Or number of features? And how do you become a high performer? Thanks!
      Jan 31, 2018
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      smellycatw

      Go to company page Facebook

      smellycatw
      Impact that you had on product and metrics
      Jan 31, 2018
  • My wife joined FB as 4 and promoted to 6 in 4 half’s (2 years) and switch role to M1 on the 5th half. She promoted someone in her team from 4 to 5 in his first half (9 month after joining). So yes if you are performing at next level and your team has high impact, super fast promotion is possible in FB.
    Jan 31, 2018 2
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    mRjo62

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    mRjo62
    How can we tell which team has high impact?
    Jan 31, 2018 1
  • You are not fired after X months, but your performance will be evaluated as an E5. If performance is OK it should be a promo, unless you have a bad manager.
    Jan 31, 2018 0