**Edited as YOE was requested Current role: Principal Engineer at C1, TC 170k, 8 YOE** Recently promoted with a coaching plan afterwards bc I supposedly wasn't performing at PE level. I'm very stressed and working 65+ hours a week. I am expected to lead multiple major efforts for the team, have "influence" outside the team, and do my own tasks. The culture here is horrible. Thanks to C1, I was motivated to get my AWS certs and got a lot of experience with AWS. Should I target Principal SDE at Amazon, or shoot lower? From a salary perspective that would be a 281% salary increase to 490k if levels.fyi is accurate.
Are you doing what is expected? If not, what are you doing?
I thought so. Some things went wrong which were partially my fault. I took 100% of the blame, someone else took another 100%. More than 100% blame to go around (except for the one doing the blaming). In addition, there were not enough "influence" examples to point to. I didn't lead any major efforts outside my team. I did my job well, I think, but didn't have any fancy side-of-desk work to brag about.
Cap1 principal is Amazon L5
Lol cap one PE is nowhere close to Amazon PE, it ainât even L6
SDE I at the rainforest pays more than this
Does your team have other PEs? How soon after promotion did you get the plan?
AlsoâŚwhat were you doing before the promotion to get the promotion?
Youâre not a âprincipal engineerâ, youâre a âprincipal associateâ. You shouldâve posted your YOE in the OP. Iâm skeptical whether you have enough YOE to even qualify for a Senior SDE round. Youâll be lucky to land SDE II. Thatâs what a PA wouldâve received when the economy is good. One or two Distinguished Engineers from C1 have accepted offers for Senior SDE at Amazon.
Meme made me laugh lol. YOE: 8. Tbh my leadership experience is on the medium/low end of what would be expected for a PA at C1 but recently I am stepping it up alot and have some things to brag about. Would it be harmful to still try for SDE III even if 95% chance I get downleveled or even rejected?
Youâre a Principal Associate which is a garden variety Senior Software Engineer in the industry. This maps to SDE II at the âzon. Worth a shot if you can LC
You wonât get interview for principal at Amazon. Principal at Amazon make 1m, you can try l6
Max is 750k in sea and 850k in sfo . External hire usually gets lower than the max band