I have an offer for an L3 in finance at the Austin campus. I’m a senior in my current role which I’m inferring is an L5 at Google? I’m curious about the WLB, the Austin Campus, and general promotion timelines on 3 to 4 and 4 to 5.
Also, is it worth trying to get it bumped to an L4 before accepting?
I greatly appreciate any insight!

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Don't negotiate level just negotiate the money.

Level = Ego
Money = Freedom

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+1 D1, it’s litterally peanuts. Good luck with that

Austin campus is fine, not a finance hub per say but they have expanded their location policies since I left in 2020. It has nice views, good tacos food but now you have to pay $10 / day or $100 a month for parking.

L3 is entry level. L2 rotation associates (first job out of college) transition to L3 in 2 years.

I joined as L4 in 2017 in Finance with 4-5 years of experience (Big4 and Pre-IPO startup) but Google is known to be down-levelling.

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You have to pay for parking?? Is this common for tech companies downtown?

How many years of experience is a senior at SWA?
For example, an L3 in finance will have up to ~4-5 yoe.

L5 is a terminal level, usually people with ~7-8 yoe and up.

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Oh interesting. I was told by the recruiter that L3 is 2-3 years and essentially entry level. I have 5 YoE.

5 yoe has potential to join at L4, assuming 1) all 5 are relevant to the role, 2) strong interview performance

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What department of finance? Everytime I ask about finance/accounting on here it’s crickets lol

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