From the stats I’ve seen, the distribution is about:

SWE ~ 30%

Senior ~ 45%

Staff ~ 15%

Senior Staff < 5%

So the majority of employees are senior engineers with staff being achievable.

In terms of layoffs, the FANG companies really haven’t had any major cuts until after COVID. Although Amazon PIPs like 10% of their workforce every year or something.

The problem with interviewing is we haven’t found a better solution that’s scalable. I’ve got some idea for smaller companies but when you’re larger it’s a different challenge.