It's near the top of the individual contributor (ie. non-manager) job ladder. L5...

		packetslave on Feb 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google layoffs Jan 20, 2023 – California WARN publ... It's near the top of the individual contributor (ie. non-manager) job ladder. L5 = senior L6 = staff L7 = senior staff L8 = principal engineer L9 = distinguished engineer L10 = fellow None of these are titles that Google invented, btw.