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I don't know about other companies, but at Google the titles are as follows: Level - SWE ladder - Eng Manager ladder L8 - Principal software engineer - Dir
by aix1 4y ago
I don't know about other companies, but at Google the titles are as follows:
Level - SWE ladder - Eng Manager ladder
L8 - Principal software engineer - Director
L9 - Distinguished software engineer - Senior director
- mytailorisrich 4y agoOh I see, they have Staff and Senior Staff between Senior and Principal, and no Director, which makes Principal very senior compared to my personal experience. The principle remains, though, that titles multiply to make people feel good in the pecking order.