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I disagree. Back before the reorg and layoffs, there was a clear prestige difference between Test and Dev, where most SDETs were levels 1 or 2 with one Senior p
by bcbrown 12y ago
I disagree. Back before the reorg and layoffs, there was a clear prestige difference between Test and Dev, where most SDETs were levels 1 or 2 with one Senior per team, while the SDEs had 2-3 times as many Senios, and one Principal per team. It was clear that the ceiling for promotion was much lower in Test.
I left before they began doing away with the SDET discipline, but I'm sure that QA work is still not very prestigious.
- pacaro 12y agoI also get the impression that they have been handing out promotions like candy recently. I know that the system was broken before and people were withe leaving or threatening to leave to get promoted, but the flipside to fixing the review system too late is that you may be promoting the wrong people. Put another way, many of the level 64 SDEs I knew are now Principle (65+) for some this is long overdue, but for others it is unwarranted. Over-promotion can do horrible damage to a team, particularly when it moves someone into a broader decision making position than they ate capable of handling. Some of the QA issues may well stem from this