Cracked Facebook E6 !!!

Jun 25, 2021 91 Comments

Hi
I was able to crack Facebook interview.
Got level E6
yoe 13
New TC 586k

current TC 145k
7 years at JPMC on low TC

I only did FB tagged LC questions and Grokking for system design.
nothing else.

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  • Congratz. I kind of feel bad for all externally hired E6 tho.
    Jun 25, 2021 15
    • ADFQ ratings and promotion are not the same. Rating is saying how well youre performing at your current level. Promotion is all about performing at the next level. With time you’ll get very comfortable with the tools, the process and gain a load of domain knowledge and it will be easier and easier to perform at your level. In review they calibrate for that but from what I see with time, if you know the game, it’s very doable to consistently obtain EE/GE if you optimize for it at E5. E6 is a different story, I dont see many people getting consistently anything above MA.
      Jun 26, 2021
    • Roblox
      fbe5

      Go to company page Roblox

      fbe5
      I agree with @Rotsopmi. I was E6 at FB and moved to IC6 at Roblox recently. At FB, I got promoted from E5 to E6 relatively easily but still handling the E6 scope wasn't a cakewalk. However, after I moved from FB to Roblox, I realized at FB, at least we were still talking about engineering, but at Roblox everything single thing is like a foreign language altogether since the tech and terminology in the gaming industry is extremely esoteric. Being a senior principal and having no clue what people are even talking about is so frustrating and makes it nearly impossible to create any impact or even perform at the minimum acceptable level compared to other employees who are veterans and know the tech inside out.
      Jun 26, 2021
  • Yelp / Eng
    B.Obama

    Go to company page Yelp Eng

    BIO
    Backend developer.
    B.Obama
    I highly highly doubt grokking is sufficient for anything more than E4. So take this post with a grain of salt.

    Not saying OP didn't crack it, but this is just spreading false information.
    Jun 25, 2021 8
    • Wayfair / Eng
      BlueCouch

      Go to company page Wayfair Eng

      BlueCouch
      I read some system design shit literally ONE evening before a bunch of interviews. Wasn't even grokking (never heard of it before). The system design questions all seemed fairly logical and straightforward in the interviews. That's literally the kind of shit I had to work on all the time!! The readup just worked to review how to describe it in 30 minutes in a way that spoke to the interviewer.
      Jun 25, 2021
    • i read a lot of jpmc internal documentation on system architecture.
      we have some solid systems implemented and the documentation is thorough. i went deep into understanding certain components. grokking only helped with the technique of answering system design questions.
      Jun 25, 2021
  • Amazon / Eng
    GoodAWSOrg

    Go to company page Amazon Eng

    BIO
    let's hangout :)
    GoodAWSOrg
    Wow JPMC pays that little
    Jun 25, 2021 1
  • Apple
    tinderdate

    Go to company page Apple

    tinderdate
    Fb is facing massive attrition due to gory growth outlook due to iOS privacy enforcements so now is the perfect time to apply and get that tc boost!
    Jun 25, 2021 6
  • Google
    hope_FIRE

    Go to company page Google

    hope_FIRE
    I was at FB before joining G, was E5 there. E6 expectation is pretty high, I have known many E5s who were technically competent to be E6s, but didn't want the additional stress, so chose to remain at E5 voluntarily.

    FB interviews are somewhat easier (especially than G), so it's not super hard to crack E6.
    But the question is are you actually technically competent and mature to be E6 ? E6s are expected to ramp up in very little time and start making wide impact. FB moves pretty fast and has a cut-throat PSC culture.

    If you don't hit the ground running and start delivering impacts within the first 6 months or so, be prepared for a PIP. Management is ruthless especially to E6s when it comes to not meeting expectations.
    Jun 25, 2021 3
    • New
      goatcandy

      New

      goatcandy
      Google, I just interviewed for E6 (outside) at FB. Curious if the challenges are more from a technical/coding standpoint or understanding how to lead teams, architect solutions, work with XFN groups, etc?

      I have a ton of experience with the latter, but kind of struggled with LC to get up to speed on DSA stuff (even though I still code 30-40% of the time now, I don't do DP or graph traversals ever at my job). FWIW, product and systems design interview rounds I smoked.

      (Not asking if you think I'll get an offer, that's up to chance, but curious in terms of potential failure if I do get the job)
      Jun 26, 2021
    • Uber
      itgksn

      Go to company page Uber

      itgksn
      I read once on here (who knows if it is true) that around a third of newly hired E6s are rated below meets expectations
      Jun 26, 2021