Ask HN: Why are Microsoft’s software eng levels super broken up?

[goldenzun]

Microsoft’s track starts at 59 and goes up until 70, while Google and Facebook has a smaller number of blocks, for reference: levels.fyi

Anyone know why Microsoft chose such a ladder?

[zuhayeer]

Creator of levels.fyi here – I touch on this a little bit on one of my Quora answers [1]. I think it has to do with how it was originally structured and how long Microsoft has been around. No major restructuring has really occurred. Just what I know from talking to some people, but other Microsoft employees could probably say best.

[1] - https://www.quora.com/Does-Microsoft-offer-less-salary-than-...

[sophiebits]

Worth noting that Facebook comp varies by country (though you’re right that it’s constant within).