What is the difference between a Software Engineer I and II? When do you know you're ready to leave your first great SE job? Is there a way to get more money without leaving? I've been at my current company for maybe and year and a half but I'm not sure if I'm good enough to leave yet. My manager always says I'm doing well and I got promoted from SE I to SE II a few months back. I'm not sure if it's imposter syndrome or not but I just don't feel confident about interviewing at other places

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It just moves you to the next salary band within the company. The only way to find out if you're ready for the next level is to take more responsibility or try to interview with different companies for a similar level and use that as a gauge.

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I leave when I feel like I've learned all I could in the role, and/or the culture changed. Another thing is if I don't feel I have much growth potential with the company anymore. Timeframe wise, it's usually 2-4 years.

I've never worked for a massive tech company however, with that, you could probably move around forever learning new things and growing with the company and may never have a reason to leave. One thing to note here though is that your salary growth will likely be limited if you stay, to see the biggest growth, you tend to have to jump ship every few years.

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