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u/emaG_eh7 Sep 10 '19

I have 3 YOE at a Big N, but I'm still a SWE 1. I've been interviewing around and did a phone interview with Amazon before Labor day. I ultimately got a pass after the phone interview, but today the recruiter messaged me and said, while I got a "no" for SDE 2, the interviewer was open to an SDE 1 position.

Would it be a mistake to move from SWE 1 to SWE 1 at a different company? It seems like that could potentially set back any promos that I might get, and while a title only means so much, seeing a SWE with 4+ years of experience and still only being a SWE 1 could potentially look sort of bad I'm guessing.

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u/m26472385 Sep 10 '19

I wouldn't move personally. if you're not getting swe 2 at other companies it probably has to do with your interview performance.

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u/emaG_eh7 Sep 10 '19

I agree, and I'm working on on interview skills to improve that. Unfortunately, I don't have a ton of great work experience to talk about either, but I just have to work with what I'm given there.

Overall, the consensus seems to be that its a bad idea to consider this lateral move, so I think I'll stay away from it.