Is a promotion from software engineer level three to level four at Google currently yielding a better equity bump than a lateral move to Apple?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is a promotion from software engineer level three to level four at Google currently yielding a better equity bump than a lateral move to Apple?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Google software engineer L3 to L4 promotion equity refresh stock grant compensation 2026 Levels.fyiGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Apple software engineer lateral hire equity stock grant compensation 2026 RSU levels.fyiGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Google Apple software engineer compensation equity stock refreshers promotion 2025 2026 Blind levels.fyiGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDYes / no
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Google software engineer L3 to L4 promotion equity refresh stock grant compensation 2026 Levels.fyi Google ↗
Apple software engineer lateral hire equity stock grant compensation 2026 RSU levels.fyi Google ↗
Google Apple software engineer compensation equity stock refreshers promotion 2025 2026 Blind levels.fyi Google ↗
- Google Software Engineer Salary | $209K-$2.36M+ · levels.fyi
- Apple Software Engineer Salary | $176K-$1.48M+ · levels.fyi
- Google Performance Review · promotions.fyi
- RIP 'rest and vest.' Big Tech has a new way of paying employees. · businessinsider.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google software engineer L3 to L4 promotion equity refresh stock grant compensation 2026 Levels.fyi OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Apple software engineer lateral hire equity stock grant compensation 2026 RSU levels.fyi OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Apple software engineer compensation equity stock refreshers promotion 2025 2026 Blind levels.fyi OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Yes / no | — | — | 1x of 1 |