Interview again at Google for L6?

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Feb 23 21 Comments

I'm a P50 at Adobe right now. My boss says I should get a promotion to P55 this August. TC in Utah is 390k on W2 last year. But stock is down a bit so TC this year might be closer to 300k. YOE 12.

I interviewed at Google for L5. Feedback was:
Strong hire (systems design)
Hire
Hire
Lean Hire
Lean Hire

After talking compensation and leveling with the recruiter, it sounds like we might try to interview again at L6. I would do two more interviews, one coding and one systems design.

I like Adobe quite a bit at the moment and don't think I would even want to switch to a L5 at Google.

I'm a little nervous about getting the two lean hire.

It seems silly not to try for the L6. I think I need to just to see what happens.

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  • Adobe
    Cs1ds

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    Cs1ds
    L5 is not a down level for p50. A rare p30 joining at L5 is an outlier and not a norm.

    L6 is unlikely for a newly minted P55 because of scope but you can always try. Either way, go for it. Better/comparable pay, smarter colleagues will open up lot of opportunities in the future.
    Feb 23 9
    • Adobe
      ex_banana

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      ex_banana
      Cs1ds, do you think it is worth burning a bridge to join Google? I am here for under a year… is talent that much better at Google? I am feeling like the most qualified person which is not good
      Feb 23
    • Adobe
      Cs1ds

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      Cs1ds
      Job hopping to a better opportunity isn't burning bridge. Everyone around you would jump in a heartbeat if they got an opportunity to earn more elsewhere.

      Now a days, talent is not dramatically better at Google but better on average compared to Adobe or Salesforce etc. There is plenty of good challenging work at Adobe but you would be bringing down your ceiling if you happen to be much better than most around you. This is fine at Director and above level but not all good at lower levels.
      Feb 24
  • Adobe
    ex_banana

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    ex_banana
    It is a down level, I know experienced P30 who joined as L5
    Feb 23 2
  • eBay
    ncfyvs74

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    ncfyvs74
    What would be a ballpark offer for Google L5 in Utah? I'd move only if it's going to be more than 20-25% your current comp
    Feb 23 1
  • Intuit
    skiers

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    skiers
    How long you have been on p50?
    Feb 23 2
  • New
    lsVf61

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    lsVf61
    How did you prep for the L5 interview? What kind of coding questions did they ask and how difficult were they?
    Feb 23 2
    • Adobe
      fbCI68

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      OP
      Just did leetcode and practiced behavior questions with myself. I'm pretty good at the systems design stuff since I've done lots of similar things at home on my own and I'm responsible for the team system design at Adobe.
      Feb 23
    • Adobe
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      OP
      The first was a graph question that was pretty hard. The other questions were a bit easier I thought.
      Feb 23