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> This is simply not true. Seniors at FAANG type companies simply dont do that much. I don’t know where this myth came from, but it’s not true. Aside from the
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> This is simply not true. Seniors at FAANG type companies simply dont do that much.
I don’t know where this myth came from, but it’s not true. Aside from the isolated stories about mismanaged FAANG departments that don’t have many responsibilities, FAANG jobs tend to have high standards and high expectations.
FAANG companies don’t pay the highest salaries without expecting high output. The engineers may not be spread thin across many domains like in a startup, but they are expected to have both broad and deep knowledge within their speciality, and to deliver work that meets the highest standards.
- mathgladiator 5y agoThe gap emerges because doing everything under is vastly different than doing strategic work across multiple organizations. It's the difference between captaining a small boat versus a super carrier.
- pcmoney 5y agoHaving worked at both I can say this with a high degree of certainty from my experience. Even if you have a dedicated Sr at a BigTechCo it is just a much bigger boat to move. Also I have seen people promo at FAANG for projects that would be considered trivial/part of the job at a smaller shop. Command line utilities, improved CI pipeline etc.
- pcmoney 5y agoAlso FAANG doesn’t pay the highest, top 10% maybe. IIRC google explicitly targets 80th percentile. Unicorns, Jane, HRT, all pay more typically.