Chances of L6 Staff SWE from a L64 with 14 yoe
Senior @ MSFT 4+ years. Have been through several reorgs and manager churns that I missed out on the Principal promo every time.
I've had great connects, rewards. However, bad luck, stuck in a principal heavy org where someone has to leave to create a 'promo slot' (I know it's BS, but that's how it works, may be it works as a counter offer, idk) & I'm not politically savvy tbh. Not sure if moving to a different org helps, basically I'm starting over.
I'm doing the work of a L65+ own a critical cross org v1 feature. Received a few pre-ipo offers at 375k+, but with 14 yoe I'm looking at staff/principal roles and quite confident with the interviews. How do I convince the recruiter to slot for a staff role and if I were to be slotted, does the candidate's packet go to HC with my current level and will that weigh me down?
Looking at you. F, G, Uber, Snap :)
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Just tell the recruiter youโre looking for an interview at level x / title x - it may take a bit longer but Iโm sure theyโll oblige
1) Historically that's the trend
2) Goog is in general hard to crack and so is L6 (immaterial of where I come from)
3) Pre-conceived notion that a L64 should not level to a L6, since we know how MSFT works
4) something else
May be I'll add a new poll if there is interest, suggest other choices if any.
I think if you do that well, you might have a shot.
Edit: How long have you been at MSFT out of that 14yoe ?