This article explains Meta’s engineering career ladder from entry‑level E3 up to E10, detailing each level’s responsibilities, growth expectations, compensation components, stock‑vesting schedule, and core company values to help engineers navigate their professional development.
The 2023 Levels.fyi Global Programmer Salary Report reveals how programmers' compensation varies by city, country, and seniority, highlighting rising median salaries in Beijing, the dominance of AI and blockchain sectors, and the dramatic earnings differences across junior to principal engineering levels.
The 2021 Global Programmer Income Report from Levels.fyi ranks junior to chief engineers by median annual salary, highlighting companies like Two Sigma, Roblox, Netflix, LinkedIn and ByteDance, and shows how compensation scales with experience across the tech industry.
This article outlines eight distinct programmer career levels—from the "Immortal Programmer" to the "Terrible Programmer"—explaining their characteristics, typical roles, and examples, while highlighting cultural differences in career expectations between China and abroad.
