From levels. fyi seems like Zillow's P4 matches with Amazon L6 (sr sde). But the salaries there seem comparatively low. Is it worth the time engaging in a process with them unless they target me for P5? Can they give 350k for a P4? TC 320K YOE: 7
Also zillow pays less than Amazon but has better benefits and WLB. I moved from Amazon to Zillow for those reasons. Life is much better, and my hourly rate is higher than at Amazon if you divide my salary by total hours worked. If money is your only goal, then you will be better off at Amazon than Zillow. Also as per levels.fyi, P4 overlaps L5 and L6 partially. It doesn't map to L6 like your post said.
I don't think in terms of hourly rates. It's about overall happiness. What I mean by that is I do care about wlb but I am not looking to coast. I want to stay ambitious in terms of professional growth and learning. Thanks for sharing your opinion and experience.
I only mentioned hourly rates to draw attention to the fact that even though my TC went down a bit, my overall quality of life and happiness went up. Also there is no OnCall here - major factor in my decision. They have a separate site reliability team that does OnCall. You will find teams at Amazon and Zillow both where you can coast at the expense of learning and career growth. Similarly you will find teams at both where you can get great work done and learn a lot. DM me if you have any specific questions.
P4 = L5
Use zillow as warming up before other interviews
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Yes they can, it all depends on your performance in the interview and the team
I’ve seen Seniors from Amazon joining Zillow as P5.
I saw people as Zillow P4/P5 joining Amazon as L5. So I guess P4 zillow is not Amazon L6.
This is true. A median P4 maps to a L5 at Amazon