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Ask HN: Why are Microsoft’s software eng levels super broken up?
Microsoft’s track starts at 59 and goes up until 70, while Google and Facebook has a smaller number of blocks, for reference: levels.fyi
Anyone know why Microsoft chose such a ladder?
- zuhayeer 7y agoCreator of levels.fyi here – I touch on this a little bit on one of my Quora answers [1]. I think it has to do with how it was originally structured and how long Microsoft has been around. No major restructuring has really occurred. Just what I know from talking to some people, but other Microsoft employees could probably say best. [1] - https://www.quora.com/Does-Microsoft-offer-less-salary-than-Google-or-Facebook-to-a-software-engineer/answer/Zuhayeer-Musa https://www.quora.com/Does-Microsoft-offer-less-salary-than-...
- sophiebits 7y agoWorth noting that Facebook comp varies by country (though you’re right that it’s constant within).