Front-end - A DEAD END?

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xvdH48

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xvdH48
Mar 8, 2020 22 Comments

Hello Blind,

I am a UI developer currently working in an Online Travel Company. The work is Great I love it. There is no salary disparity bw FE and BE engineers. However I keep wondering about the fact that "L6 or above is hard to get as a FEE"! How true is that? Is there no growth opportunity after L5 for FE? If so What are my other options?
Help needed!

Yoe : 4
TC: 20L (INR)

#frontend #tech #career #l4 #amazon

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  • Google
    richtorb

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    richtorb
    In the same boat. Three options: 1. Join a team with high impact front-end opportunities (these are available, but harder to find than full-stack opportunities); 2. Convert to full-stack for more opportunities and put in the hours to study more complex algo questions; 3. Convert to UX design and give up coding with slight pay cut, but still have an impact on the front-end.

    Obviously there are other more drastic changes you can make like going into product management or data science.
    Mar 8, 2020 6
    • Google
      richtorb

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      richtorb
      The Amazon recruiter I was working with left me with the impression that the job ladder was different and the pay bands were different too. So thatโ€™s no the case? That definitely makes things easier.
      Mar 8, 2020
    • Amazon
      yeffbreezy

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      yeffbreezy
      Ladder and pay band is the same. Just a different title really.
      Jul 31, 2020
  • Google
    NSTB60

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    NSTB60
    Literally just switch teams ๐Ÿ˜‚
    Mar 8, 2020 4
  • Uber
    uberebu

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    uberebu
    1. You have 4yoe. Let's chat about l6 when you get there. Focus on being goood at what you are first.
    2. As your career progresses, you will learn what you are passionate about

    At L6 and above: either you are in infra/platform writing frameworks/languages, or being the rare talent to think about the end-end big picture and full stack is a great choice to go in as well.

    Also, if you are good enough to be l6 considered joining a startup or being the eng director/cto? Almost every startup I know needs a FE engineer or full stack expert. You can make it big impact on an org level
    Mar 8, 2020 3
    • Uber
      uberebu

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      uberebu
      L6 isn't 5a imo. It's prolly l5b or a wider band. I had a competitive offer at l6 and it's same as l5b
      Mar 8, 2020
    • Uber
      akHB

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      akHB
      Seems like 5a and 5b both fit within L6. For just a promo, I was thinking just 5a-ish scope at Amazon could be enough to get there (not to be high end L6) but it's just my guess
      Mar 8, 2020
  • Amazon
    readme.q

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    readme.q
    If you do fe web - then you need to start transitioning
    Either to full stack web or consider mobile where thereโ€™s a way deeper list of topics, and ui is just one
    Mar 8, 2020 0
  • Amazon
    cofkfmmx

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    cofkfmmx
    most people wonโ€™t ever make it to L6 so cross that bridge when you get there?
    Mar 8, 2020 2