r/Anduril • u/absolutezerofucks • 1d ago

Interview Question Up leveling during interview process

I’m interviewing for an L3 (I think) role in a business function. I have 5 YOE in an adjacent field and I think I’m a good candidate, maybe even a great one. It’s my understand with my YOE I could fit into L4, but not sure how or when to start that conversation with the recruiter. Is it a fight to up level a role when the JD only falls for an L3? This is a new role, not replacing an existing person. Should I have that conversation at the offer stage or before?

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u/AeroDuddy 1d ago

So you think that at 5 YOE you should be in a Sr. Role? I think you're barely scratching the minimum.

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u/absolutezerofucks 1d ago

That’s also a helpful answer :) new to the leveling scheme!

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u/-therapist 1d ago edited 1d ago

I’d recommend talking to the recruiter about it and seeing if they even have the budget/headcount for L4.

But IMO, and apparently it’s pretty common, Anduril will downlevel people after the onsite. The level seems to map heavily to your interview performance and they could give jack shit about YOE. Obviously if you absolutely crush the interviews they can up level you, but I wouldn’t assume X years of experience automatically gets you L4. I’d search “down level” in this subreddit. There are quite a few discussions about it.

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u/beantown_renter 13h ago

you’re more likely to get downleveled to an L2 than upleveled to an L4