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antirez is clearly going to be “Staff-plus” for almost any definition. Can you clarify what you mean?
by duggan 2y ago
antirez is clearly going to be “Staff-plus” for almost any definition.
Can you clarify what you mean?
- cj 2y ago(Not original commenter) “Staff” engineer is typically one of the most senior and highest paid engineer titles in very large tech company. “Staff plus” is implying they are the best of the best.
- sarchertech 2y agoStaff plus just means staff or higher. Staff, senior staff, principal, mega ultra principal etc…
- cj 2y agoOutside of big tech, those titles aren’t common. Level X SWE vs staff vs principal doesn’t mean anything to a lot of people who aren’t in that orbit.
- SoftTalker 2y agoYes when I started working, "staff" meant entry-level. My first job out of school was a "staff consultant." So I'm always tripped up when I see "staff" used to mean "very senior/experienced"
- lynguist 2y agoSenior also somehow changed from meaning 10 years of experience to only 3 years of experience.
- sarchertech 2y agoSure, but my point is when someone says staff plus they mean staff or higher. They don’t mean higher than staff, or the best of the best staff engineers. It just means anyone higher than a senior engineer.
- manmal 2y agoI’ve seen your comment below, but you did specify big tech as context in this parent comment, no? Or is „very large tech company“ not FAANG? Google has Staff at L6, and their ladder goes up to L11. Apple‘s Staff pendant is ICT5, which is below ICT6 and Distinguished. Amazon has E7-E9 above Staff, if you count E6 as Staff. Netflix very recently departed from their flat hierarchy and even they have Principal above Staff.
- lr1970 2y ago> Amazon has E7-E9 above Staff Few clarifications: Amazon labels levels with "L" rather than "E". Engineering levels are L4 -- L10. Weirdly enough, level L9 does not exist at Amazon. L8 (Director / Senior Principal Engineer) is promoted directly to L10 (VP / Distinguished Engineer)