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Hi All!
I am currently a Senior Software Engineer(Backend) with 4 YOE. My current CTC is 21LPA (All Fixed) with additional Yearly bonus. I got a call from Google (Pune/Bangalore/Remote) for Software Engineer - Backend. I have the following doubts but any insights are welcome -
1. Does the lower designation offered make any difference?
2. Kinda ambiguous, but what kind of hike or ballpark pay can I expect?
3. Any similar interviews experiences or focus areas I should prepare for?
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Levels.fyi then knock ~15% off Bay Area/NYC
Levels.fyi data on non-eng/tech roles is scant from what I’ve seen...
I’m an L4 non tech, non eng in another comparable city to Chicago and got 120k base, 185k equity, and 15% annual bonus. I’d guess at least 200k base (probably more), 300k equity, and maybe 20% bonus
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L7 TC would be upwards of $450K for non-tech non-eng, in a HCOL area (SF/NYC).
How do you know the role is L7 from the job posting? I also have a tough time figuring that out.
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Ideally you would have a Google contact, who can look internally on GROW and provide the levels which the role is hiring for. Externally, you can take a swag at determining levels based on the number of years of experience and other characteristics of the role, but that’s gonna be a guesstimate at best.