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Should I take a step back in my career from a Senior Software Engineer to a UI1 position for a company as good as Flipkart?

  • I was interviewed with Flipkart for an UI2 position. I had six rounds in total. 1) A technical coding round. 2) A technical phone screen. Then called on site for face to face interviews 3) Problem Solving/DS/Algo 4) Cultural fit check 5) Programming/coding aptitude JS/CSS/jQuery 6) Product Sense coupled with technical implementation and design. I received a call from their HR that all rounds came back with positive feedback but the feedback for product sense round was not that positive but still positive. So they are considering me for a UI1 position for this reason and ready to extend an offer. It would be at least one year before I become an UI2. My current position is Senior Software Engineer. I really liked the company and their culture but now I am confused. Should I take a step back in my career? Also is it natural for companies to do that based on a round as subjective as product sense?

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    Don't join at a position lower than you already are. Wait for some more days and see if they are willing to offer UI2 role. Otherwise look for other companies. Giving you a very honest advice friend.

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I am a former employee of Flipkart, I worked there for close to 3 years as a SDE2. The day to day job of a SDE 1/2 at Flipkart has come down to doing very mundane stuffs like oncall, support, fix minor bugs, implement very small features, etc. Almost all the work and infrastructure is already in place, they hire more and more engineers to maintain the systems. I can say without a doubt that FK used to be a great place to work for engineers but not any more, with the interview processes becoming simpler, the bar not being as high as it used to be. So from my SDE2 stint at Flipkart, I can very confidently suggest that for a UI1 role, all you will be doing is fixing small bugs, align things properly, building a basic dashboard, etc. Since you are already an SDE2, I see no point for you to join FK as a UI1.

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