You can look here for a comparison between Wells Fargo, Google, Meta, and the Levels.fyi standard leveling: https://www.levels.fyi/?compare=Facebook,Standard,Wells%20Fargo,Google&track=Software%20Engineer Basically though, a "Software Engineer" level at Wells Fargo looks like it aligns with their 2 YOE role rather than their entry level. So no, it doesn't look like you're getting downleveled. Their junior role seems to be "Associate SWE."

Good points, but the fact that OP says there are a few people with 0 YOE and at the Software Engineer level and then people with 2 YOE at the trainee level makes me hesitant. Where are you seeing that people have these titles OP? Is it some internal site or something or is it just on LinkedIn? Because on LinkedIn, people can put whatever title they want, and some people might've just forgotten to update their LinkedIn even after 2 years of being a trainee.