Thanks for sharing. It's great I can see the salaries. I have an interview coming in in 4 weeks, not sure about the level but based on the above and the JD looks like it will be for an L4.
Expectations aren't that dissimilar from other FAANG for comparable levels; though from what I've heard it's arguable harder to get through (promoted) the levels than other places:
- L3: Be able to do pre-assigned tasks yourself well. Minimal hand-holding.
- L4: Be fully self-sufficient, and lead small projects on your own.
- L5: Have team-level and/or some org level technical leadership. Find and lead large impact projects yourself. Potential TL.
- L6: Have consistent org level impact that can affect many teams. Be able to set long term technical vision.
This isn't Reddit; please don't post such things here in response to a genuine question. I see you've posted a lot of question threads here yourself, so please understand and be helpful.
- Software Engineer II (L3 | 0-1 year of experience)
- Software Engineer III (L4 | 2+ years of experience)
- Senior Software Engineer (L5 | Manager I equivalent)
- Staff Software Engineer (L6 | Manager II equivalent)
- Senior Staff Software Engineer (L7 | Senior Manager)
- Principal Engineer (L8 | Director)
- Distinguished Engineer (L9 | Senior Director)
- Google Fellow (L10 | Vice President)
- Senior Google Fellow (L11 | Senior Vice President)
Source: https://engineeringbolt.com/tech/google-software-engineer-le...