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by altgoogler 980 days ago
Googler here.

L4 requires experience. New grad hires are L3.
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scottlamb 980 days ago
Oh, you're right, I spaced. I've been away from Google for a few years now, and I remembered the titles and Lx being off from each other but had it mixed up. Thanks for speaking up; I was wondering what the deal was with the downvotes.

    * L3 = Software Engineer II, entry level. (There's no Software Engineer I.)
    * L4 = Software Engineer III.
    * L5 = Senior Software Engineer.
    * L6 = Staff Software Engineer.
    * ...
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teaearlgraycold 980 days ago
Aren't interns L2?
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