u/illustrious_feijoa wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Without 5+ YOE, they would likely be leveled at Google L4 or Amazon L5, not even close to $500k. FAANG doesn't care too much about job title, even from tier 2/3 companies (not sure what that tier consists of, but I'm guessing something like Doordash or Instacart).
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Yeah that's a good point it would be extremely hard to just apply online and get interviewed as a L5.
If the person gets promoted to staff though at this company, they will have a narrative for a high L4 offer and possibly L5 - would need to deep dive into what the person did.
I went from new grad to E5 at Facebook in roughly 2 years, so it's definitely possible, but it's not the norm.
Not to toot my own horn here, but that's why things like Formation exist, because everyone has a unique story that needs to be untangled. We can only do so much, but there are exception cases when this kind of thing can happen.