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>fuzzy-numbered stock options We aren't talking about stock options, we are talking about concrete RSUs with real valuations. A Staff Engineer at Google can e
by Cookingboy 7y ago
>fuzzy-numbered stock options
We aren't talking about stock options, we are talking about concrete RSUs with real valuations.
A Staff Engineer at Google can easily be vesting $200k in stocks alone each year.
- user5994461 7y agoStaff is even one level above senior. It's true that they make a lot of money, so do the owner of a SME or a director in a large organization. It's not a position most employees will ever attain in their lifetime.
- novok 7y agoDirectors are equivalent to staff +1 or staff +2. Staff engineers are usually equivalent to 2nd level middle managers, with 1st level are managers of teams that are just ICs). Jr Engineers can be 30-50% of an engineering organization. So it's not that impossible.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoDirector (L8) is two levels above staff engineer (L6) in Google. But promotions get exponentially more difficult after L5, particularly if you intend to stay as an IC.
- user5994461 7y agoI meant director as a general title in corporations, not google specifically.