Been 1 year at Twitter as L5 (SWE 2), another 1 year or more to get promoted to Senior here. Wondering if I should get out of this place in search of better TC and work? Work isn’t too bad but not that interesting too. Current TC - 270k YOE - 3.5
No harm in interviewing around if you're getting restless. You'll quickly see if you can land better/more interesting/higher paying gigs or if you're already in a good spot. If it's the former, jump ship - if the latter, then shoot for quick promo and hopefully more interesting role. That said, 270k for 3.5 YoE is gonna be tough to beat. Maybe shoot for HF if traditional tech is boring you?
Surprised so many said this was best TC for this YOE. I've been at goog for 2.5 years and I'm L4 my TC now is 270k. I have friends who joined with similar experience and got higher offers than me with L4(they did have multiple competing offers though, and worked at other high tech companies). It's definitely possible to get higher TC, but it's obviously not a bad decision to stick around either when you're being paid pretty well (it's all relative).
I mean objectively speaking, based on the data collected on levels.fyi, 270k TC for 3.5 YoE is most definitely on the high side. By no means is it top 1% for SWE's of that experience, but it's easily in the top 20%, so by definition OP is "well compensated" relative to their experience.
Agreed. High performers at places like Facebook or Airbnb would likely hit E5 in 4 years, and their TC would be around 400k with refreshers.
Honestly, just change teams to find more interesting work. You don't want to be seen as a job hopper. That would be 3 jobs in 4 years lol
I don’t think that would be an issue, and it would be 2 jobs in 4 years. Also the average in Silicon Valley is around 2.5 years per job. But I get your point about always jumping ships
You likely wont get more tc. Stay put and do good work.
You are already making more money than FANG. Why rush to go get a paycut? Work in FANG is likely to be even less interesting.
Totally agree with you
You have three years experience and have been in the current position for one year and think that’s sufficient? Is this a joke? Three years of experience is shit. If you jump around from company to company already, no one is ever going to take you seriously. Your resume will be the joke that’s passed around a team every time you apply for something. You’re not entitled to shit after a whole year, take the “I should get everything” attitude and put in the time for fuck’s sake.
If the work isn't interesting to you, then you should definitely look to move within or outside of the company. That comp is great for your yoe but I'd take a bit less money for a job that gets me out of bed excited. Life is too short to be bored at work.
Quit asap
I agree, quit and go work at Taco Bell. Sounds like you need to learn how to wrap a burrito.
Thats interesting work!
Wait a little longer so u can get e5 at fb
That TC is really good for 3.5 years of experience. I would try to look for an interesting work within the company and try for level up as well.