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compensation September 26, 2025 
Levels.fyi Ultimate Negotiation Guide
How to make sure you're maximizing your offer
compensation September 9, 2025
Front-Loaded Vesting: Why Your Tech Offer Looks Different Now
A new compensation structure is emerging, and it's one of the biggest changes to tech compensation in years.
data reports July 17, 2025 
AI Engineer Compensation Trends Q3 2025
How demand for AI Engineers has shifted compensation in 2025
company insights June 16, 2025
Meta's Compensation Philosophy
How Meta is adapting to shifts in the market
engineering June 4, 2025 
Levels.fyi's Over-The-Air Mobile Updates
How we keep our mobile app updated everyday
engineering May 7, 2025 
Optimizing Our React Performance
Performance is Often a Subtraction Game
compensation July 10, 2024 
Unique New Vesting Schedules
Tech shifts away from the standard 4-year evenly spread vesting schedule
engineering June 15, 2024 
Slashing our AWS Bill at Levels.fyi
Breaking down our cloud costs before and after optimizations
data reports May 14, 2024
AI Engineer Compensation Trends Q1 2024
A report on how demand has shifted compensation in 2024
data reports March 28, 2024
Levels.fyi Gender Pay Gap Report Q1 2024
Software engineering compensation data broken down by gender in the US
engineering March 26, 2024
How Levels.fyi Built Scalable Search with PostgreSQL
Our philosophy to scaling is simple, avoid premature optimization
data reports September 18, 2023
Trends in Remote Worker Salaries
Remote Work Realities: A closer look at salaries and trends
data reports July 19, 2023
2023 Mid-Year Compensation Report
View the latest compensation trends and top paying companies
company insights June 19, 2023
OpenAI PPUs: How OpenAI's unique equity compensation works
A look at one of the hottest and most secretive AI companies today.
data reports June 16, 2023
The Trimodal Nature of Software Internship Salaries
An analysis of software internship pay.
career tips May 16, 2023
The Best Job Boards for Tech Professionals
Finding a job is already hard. We've found you the best job boards.
data reports May 2, 2023
Here's how much AI engineers are getting paid
AI is taking the world by storm. We look at how demand has shifted compensation.
compensation April 8, 2023
Stock Expiration: What Tech Workers Need to Know
Typically stock options expire after 10 years
career tips March 10, 2023
Job Scams: How to Spot Them and Protect Yourself
Identify common job scams to steer clear of financial and identification theft
engineering February 3, 2023 
How Levels.fyi scaled to millions of users with Google Sheets as a backend
Our philosophy to scaling is simple, avoid premature optimization
compensation January 7, 2023 
Notes on California's New Pay Transparency Law
My thoughts on the new salary range requirements for job postings
compensation January 6, 2023 
How I Negotiated a Tech Offer up 30% in Total Compensation
A walkthrough of an L5 engineer's negotiation experience
company insights November 15, 2022
Taking A Company Private: How the new Twitter Stock Compensation works
Learn how Twitter employees got their equity compensation
career tips November 14, 2022
Introducing Career Coaching on Levels.fyi
Learn about Levels.fyi's new career coaching service
career tips November 4, 2022
Backfilling: Why Companies with a Hiring Freeze may still have Job Openings
Several companies announced hiring freezes yet have numerous open roles on their career pages. What gives?
October 15, 2022
How to Prepare for a Software Engineer Interview
October 15, 2022
How to Prepare for a Product Designer Interview
company insights September 25, 2022
Netflix Introduces Leveling for IC Roles
This marks the end of an era of no leveling for individual contributers at Netflix.
compensation September 7, 2022 
What happens to my RSUs when my company gets acquired?
Determine your ownership and level of liquidity
company insights September 5, 2022
Understanding Google's Compensation
A deep dive into Google's compensation structure and how it rewards top performers.
compensation July 13, 2022
Equity in your tech job offer: everything you need to know
This guide covers the equity section of your tech company offer letter
compensation May 26, 2022
Facebook / Meta Salary Negotiation Explained
Our team of recruiters from Meta reveals the top ways to negotiate more
company insights May 15, 2022 
Culture and Benefits of Airbnb
A deep dive into Airbnb's benefits
company insights May 8, 2022
Culture and Benefits of Robinhood
A deep dive into Robinhood's benefits
career tips May 3, 2022
How to write a good resume
Our recruiters reveal the secrets to a good resume
tech interviews March 3, 2022
How to Prep for Behavioral Interviews
Behavioral Interviews Explained
compensation Dec 15, 2021
Do Companies Expect You To Negotiate an Offer?
How big companies, startups, and agencies approach negotiation
compensation Nov 26, 2021
How to Evaluate Startup Offers
Equity Compensation Explained
compensation May 11, 2020
One year equity grants
A new type of vesting schedule has started to surface in tech.
company insights February 19, 2021
Amazon's 401k Match Explained
Amazon 401K: Important Things You Should Know About!
compensation February 17, 2021
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
What are RSUs in Box 14 of Form W-2?
tech interviews February 15, 2021
Google STEP Internship
How to Secure a Google STEP (Student Training in Engineering Program) Internship!
tech interviews February 13, 2021
Acing Facebook Product Manager Interview Process
Have you been dreaming about becoming a Facebook Product Manager, but aren't sure where to start?
tech interviews February 11, 2021 
Interviewing at Atlassian: What You Need to Know
Are you looking to get into hyper growth in a company that's climbing exponentially?
company insights February 09, 2021
Microsoft Relocation Package
Microsoft Relocation Package: What to Expect
career tips February 07, 2021
Facebook RPM Program
Rotational programs are a great way to jumpstart your career. Here's an inside look at FB's program.
career tips February 05, 2021
Who Does What? Hiring Relationships & Expectations
Understanding the decision-makers in a hiring process can help you tailor the right messaging to the right people.
tech interviews February 3, 2021
How to Ace Microsoft's Hiring Process
Microsoft's hiring process is nowhere near being simple: significant competition, several rounds of interviews, and tricky questions.
career tips February 1, 2021
Levels.fyi Standard SWE Level Framework
Learn more about the standard levels and accompanying scope / responsbility in software engineering organizations
tech interviews January 31, 2021
How to Get a Spotify Internship
Have you been a fan of Spotify and its technology for years but are hesitant to apply for an internship program?
tech interviews January 29, 2021
Becoming a Microsoft Program Manager
There is no doubt that Microsoft PM interviews are incredibly challenging!
tech interviews January 27, 2021
Facebook's Interview Process for Software Engineers
From application to hire - everything you need to know about Facebook's Interview Process for Software Engineers.
company insights January 25, 2021
Amazon Leveling: What You Need to Know
Amazon has become a highly sought after company to work for.
tech interviews January 23, 2021
Amazon's Application Process
Here's everything you need to know about amazon's online application process.
company insights January 21, 2021
Netflix's Unique Culture
An Environment Where High Performers Thrive
tech interviews January 19, 2021 
3 Must Know Remote Interview Hacks
From Product Alliance, the premier destination for fast-forwarding your product career!
tech interviews September 24, 2022
Amazon Leadership Principles: Questions and Interview Tips
Get prepared for your Amazon interview by studying their 14 Leadership Principles
compensation September 23, 2022 
Get the Best Startup Job Offer Possible With These Tips
Startups often have unique offer packages. Here's how to negotiate the best offer.
compensation September 18, 2022
Insights from a Former Amazon Recruiter on Salary Negotiation
Amazon has a unique hiring approach. Here is everything you need to know.
career tips December 21, 2020
How To Apply The STAR Method To Resumes
Learn this technique to improve your resume and interviewing skills
data reports December 15, 2020
Ranking FAANG 401k Plans
How top tech companies stack up when it comes to retirement benefits.
tech interviews December 7, 2020
Google's Interview Process for Software Engineers
From application to hire - everything you need to know about Google's hiring process.
career tips December 4, 2020
Levels, Ladders and Titles: Everything You Need to Know
Companies set salary bands by level - here's what you need to know.
data reports November 25, 2020
H1B Salaries: When to Trust the Data
Why H-1B salary data is typically misinterpreted
compensation November 19, 2020
How to Negotiate with Big Tech: Spotlight on Google
Ex-Google recruiter reveals how to negotiate with Google
company insights October 28, 2020
Levels.fyi partners with Pequity
This partnership will allow Levels.fyi clients to seamlessly import data into Pequity's compensation platform.
compensation October 13, 2020
Answering what is your Desired Salary?
Learn to answer this common question to maximize your compensation
compensation March 9, 2020 
What is Total Compensation?
Compensation in tech comes in many different forms
company insights March 5, 2020
Levels.fyi launches Salary Stream
Accurate pay data is non-existent publicly, we're changing that today