I have a friend who would be level 7~8 at Google and he still gets generic emails from recruiters.

Not sure they actually do hire anyone straight to this kind of engineer levels though, I assume they'd give you the salary and responsibilities and make you earn the title through promotions?

I was exempted and moved all the way to the last round of interviews. The compensation was even negotiated before hand. I am a regular engineer with three years experience.

whenwillitstop: you are hellbanned.