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by silent1mezzo 1409 days ago
In a lot of newer tech companies it's more of a lateral move at the senior level (e.g. SE3 == EM1). I've worked at a few companies now where I've managed engineers who make more than I do.

It's a different set of skills, you're specializing in people vs code. Companies that stack management on top of IC are basically forcing their best engineers to either go into management or leave for a company that doesn't do this.
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mandeepj 1409 days ago
> In a lot of newer tech companies it's more of a lateral move at the senior level

Not really. FAANGs - and few more - have been doing for a time longer than I know of. https://qr.ae/pv58mp

> Companies that stack management on top of IC are basically forcing their best engineers to either go into management or leave for a company that doesn't do this. Again, not really! Amazon does stack rank and they can't afford to force out their best engineers. I'm aware their culture is demanding and that's purpose built, but that does not imply what you are saying. Check their levels here - https://www.levels.fyi/companies/amazon/salaries/software-en...

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rgavuliak 1409 days ago
Doesn't amazon also have an IC track (with Principal level) and Engineering Managers?
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dominotw 1408 days ago
>Not really. FAANGs - and few more - have been doing for a time longer than I know of.

I work at a faang and managers at the same level make more more money, you can easily confirm this on levels.fyi.

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