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Sr. engineer role with 1 yr of coding experience

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u/michaelnovati replied ·
You should always let companies level you based on their processes and apply the titles they see fit. Titles themselves don't have much meaning and the internal level and expectations is much more important. There is some consistency amongst the FAANG/top-tier companies, but even then it varies. That said, of the responsibilities at the level at that company are much higher than you think is appropriate it might be worth talking to your manager about it. It can potentially be a problem. I usually advise people to be under-leveled and overdeliver rather than over-leveled and underdeliver. If you are underperforming, you likely won't get fired immediately, but rather be put on a performance improvement plan. But if the expectation gap is just too wide then you might eventually get fired. Feel free to DM the company and I can give more advice, sorry if this is a big broad.