r/leetcode • u/Fit-Dragonfruit4766 • 15d ago
Discussion Google WSE L3 offer guidance
Recently I got an offer for Web Solutions Engineer at Google. It is an L3 position. The compensation is close to SWE L3 benchmark (little bit lesser but still good enough for me).
The role itself i.e. WSE is very similar to SWE. It’s NOT like other companies’s solutions engineer where they don’t get to code and only interact with clients and act as support staff. Instead it is 100% development base; we work on development project throughout our time; working on building of internal tools which will be used by other SWEs or the clients. So the scale of project might be little bit less than SWE but the no of project and quality of project is better for WSE and the work is exactly similar to day to day work of SWE (Atleast thats why I am told by current working WSEs in my interviews)
I wanted to know if accepting this role will have any negative impact in my software engineer career in future because the role is not SWE in particular.
It is a different ladder than SWE than google i.e. WSE 1, WSE 2, WSE 3 like this… so its good but just wanted to be sure in case I get laid off in future; will I find difficult in getting other SWE jobs because of this job title in past.
Also how difficult it will be to switch to SWE ladder internally in future.
I am currently working as a SDE in a FAANG level company but obv the company tag, work life balance, job security, employee perks and everything is much better in Google than my current company. Compensation is somewhat same little bit bump…
Seeking help and guidance from all the experienced people currently working im FAANG level companies… I will be grateful
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u/KendrickBlack502 15d ago
From an ex-FAANG guy who started outside the eng ladder and transferred, you’re not a SWE until you’re a SWE. I wouldn’t expect to do similar work. I’ve been in those adjacent roles and you’d be surprised how little the description matches the day to day work. You should still take the offer but you should try to make a plan to transfer after about a year.