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From that page, I'm seeing 7 SWE levels from the sidebar:

- IC1 Software Engineer

- IC2 Software Engineer

- IC3 Software Engineer

- IC4 Software Engineer

- IC5 Staff Software Engineer

- IC6 Principal Software Engineer

- IC7 Sr. Principal Software Engineer

(This is on a desktop browser. Maybe you're only seeing 4 levels because you're on a mobile browser and the rest is cut off. Or maybe you indeed saw 4 levels and the site has been updated since your post.)

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What's the best way to figure out where you are on that scale as an outsider?

IC3 or 4 looks like most senior engineers--i.e. you are now a force multiplier for your team. You are giving help, mentorship, advice, expertise, etc. more than you are needing it yourself. You're helping with important interview and hiring decisions.

http://levels.fyi

By SWE I meant literally "Software Engineer", as in IC1-4 Software Engineer compared to Staff, Principal, etc.

I see what you mean now. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

It's possible that they "bumped up" the intern and junior titles all into "Software Engineer" as a form of title inflation.

It’s very common to have just numbers for the first few SWE levels. It is a bit unusual not to have “Senior” for 4, but then again it is pretty self-evident from the number.

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