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I'm a 10 year engineer at a FAANG. My promotion velocity is probably about average, maybe a bit above average, but not exceptional.
by matthew9219 3y ago
I'm a 10 year engineer at a FAANG. My promotion velocity is probably about average, maybe a bit above average, but not exceptional.
- DaiPlusPlus 3y agoAre you an IC, Lead, or in some kind of engineering-management role? I'm also in the Seattle area, with just-over 10 years' full-time experience and started my career at a FAANG and everyone in my orbit (with similar education, roles and experience) is around 150-180, I don't personally know anyone who has admitted TC over $200k. I'm not skeptical of your claim, but just sharing my experience. (Yes, Levels.fyi makes me feel insecure about my career accomplishments, but at the same time I don't interview well...)
- matthew9219 3y agoI'm an IC. In Google terms, I was recently promoted to L6.
- fatnoah 3y agoI'm in exec role at a 100-200 person east coast startup with significant YOE (both as IC and as an exec). My own comp, including bonus, is close to $300k. Most of our SWE roles are in the range of $165-200k salary & bonus, plus equity. It's been a very rare occurrence to have an offer turned down because of money. I came from larger companies (including a FAANG), and compensation there (salary, bonus, and RSUs) ranged from 1.5-3x my current compensation. Most of the people on my teams were in the $250k-300k range, with a few others at least doubling that. Some amount of that was driven by stock appreciation in a bull market. The money's definitely out there, especially at higher levels in public companies.
- DaiPlusPlus 3y ago> The money's definitely out there Right, I'm not denying that - it's just that Levels.fyi puts numbers that high at 90% percentile TC, the industry median is still significantly lower.