CompensationJan 1, 2019
LinkedInGgxG43

seti vs swe at google

Generally speaking, are these two roles getting same TC? What I heard is test engineer has lower TC.

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Google AASJWWW Jan 1, 2019

Same TC. Probably easier to get promoted as SETI. Less internal mobility and less respect as a SETI. Not hard to transition from SETI to SWE (can be done without additional interviews, unlike other ladder transfers). TEs don't do much coding afaik, so of course they get less TC.

Salesforce savegame Jan 1, 2019

Does Google still have test engineers? These are manual testers right?

Google AASJWWW Jan 1, 2019

No, TE != manual tester. TEs are often put in charge of manual testers.

Microsoft omanuch Jan 1, 2019

What is SETI?

LinkedIn GgxG43 OP Jan 1, 2019

software engineer of tools and infrastructure. But it actually means software engineer of test infrastructure.

Google AASJWWW Jan 1, 2019

No, it doesn't. It's internal tools and infrastructure including eng prod, monitoring, testing, etc. Not just test infra.