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[akhilcacharya]

> Level 2s are fresh out of college; Level 3s often have master’s degrees. Getting to Level 4 takes several years, or a Ph.D.

I..don't think this is still accurate. New grad SWEs are L3's.

[habosa → akhilcacharya]

Yeah it's mostly accurate but drop level 1. Lowest I've seen for technical employee of any kind is 2. New grad is 3. 4 is about 2 years later. 5 is the point where you have "no expectation if advancement" and is the most common level for mid-career people.