Top Software Engineer
professional experiences
What do their jobs on the best companies show us?
30 months
Is the average time on past experience,
The average of all past experiences are
25 months.
The average of all past experiences are
25 months.
4.6 companies
Is the average number of past experiences,
only 14% has less than 3 experiences and
50% has more than 5 experiences.
only 14% has less than 3 experiences and
50% has more than 5 experiences.
18% worked at Google or Microsoft
These are the most common background among top-company professionals.
Companies where engineers doesn't stay for too long...
average months
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15
#1
16
#2
17
#3
17
#4
18
average excluding the first 2 years
35
35
37
38
40
Excluding the first 2 years from the average show us companies where top-company engineers don't leave too early but don't stay for much longer as well.
% of top-company engineers which stayed more than 60 months
54 %
48 %
46 %
44 %
Companies where engineers stays more
average months
#0
15
#1
16
#2
17
#3
17
#4
18
average excluding more than 60 months
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31
29
27
-
25
24
The total average is inflated by engineers which stayed almost a decade on the company, removing them we have a better average.
% of top-company engineers which stayed more than 60 months
26 %
23 %
21 %
19 %
Average years working on past companies
Top-company engineers stay 50% more in the first 2 years at top-companies, in addition, they also stay longer in the long term compared to non-top companies.
Average months working on past companies
Although engineers are known for not staying much longer in a company, they stay more and more at each new job.
