This summer I will complete a year at Facebook and have 2.5 yoe. I’m an enterprise engineer making $155k ($125k base + bonus/RSU). I have interview requests for SWE roles at Google, LinkedIn, Uber, Lyft, Twitter + other companies I’m not interested in.
I’m totally satisfied with everything about my job except comp. I would be satisfied with comp if I didn’t have the opportunity to make more either at FB or peer companies. I’m thinking of leaving enterprise engineering.
I can either transfer internally to SWE at Facebook and try to increase comp through quick promotions, SWE-refreshers, potential DE or interview and go to Google.
I have some questions:
1. What’s promotion speed like at Google? Facebook rewards impact well and in rare cases back to back promotions actually happen.
2. What’s the upper limit of what Google would offer me at 2.5 yoe assuming I do well in interviews and negotiate well with competing offers.
3. Is this just needless pursuit of TC? This is mostly motivated by the fact that I can make more as SWE but I am also somewhat interested in software infrastructure.
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Stay at company for a while, not jump every year (looks awful on resume).
Interview with all companies you can (and have time). One reason is to get practice and do not do dumb mistakes, second is to get competiting offers and make best company for work-life balance to match best salary offered by other (they have salary high as otherwise unable to attract talent).
I'm at my sixth company in 9 years (at least a 10% bump in tc at each) and when I interview it's never even mentioned.
I know it's anecdata, but I honestly don't think anyone gives a shit.
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3. That’s hard for others to judge