FAANG Career Ladder: Junior (L3) vs Mid-level (L4)
L3 and L4 engineers are the most similar on the IC ladder. The differences come from the stronger technical skills L4s are expected to have. This allows them to handle more scope with less guidance. Here’s how FAANG-like companies judge L3 vs L4 engineers.
👋 Hi, this is Ryan with this week’s newsletter. I write about software engineering, big tech/startups and career growth. Thank you for your continued readership, we crossed 7,000 readers this week 🙏 🎉 I’m starting a “FAANG Career Ladder” series where I’ll compare IC levels from Junior (L3) all the way to Principal (L8) at FAANG-like companies. The highest levels are pretty interesting! I’m hoping this will be a useful reference for folks to understand the differences between each level. Here’s the L3 vs L4 article; enjoy! L3 and L4 engineers are the most similar on the IC ladder. The…
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