Considering a job change 2 years in to my career. I’m wondering people’s thoughts on working at a Brand Name company vs a high potential mid-size startup, considering I already have 1 brand name on my resume now. My thinking is - I’m more excited by going to a startup where I can make a bigger impact, but don’t want to compromise my career/technical development and ability to get back into a major top tier company in the future.
Uber is already pretty well know, I’d go for a startup early in your career
Go for 2-3 brand names then do whatever you want from there.
This is kind of in line with what my brain is telling me, but I think I would be a lot happier at a startup right now. Is it hard to get back into a brand name once leaving?
Definitely not. I went from brand name company to two startups and back to brand name.
Good to know. Do you think that was the right choice? Mind if I ask what the brand names were?
For my own learning, what makes something a mid size start up? Any examples in mind, especially Seattle?
2-3 brand names.Then join a startup as a lead engineer/Senior manager etc.Dont join a startup as a junior engineer and without few years experience
Do you see startups hiring people from Major companies to be team leads if they haven’t led a Team at those major companies? That’s something I think about a lot as I consider future opportunities. Getting hired as team lead at an early stage coming after having big name experience as an IC
For sure yes-I got multiple offers to be senior engineer in startups.I also see a lot of senior managers transitioning to director/VP at startups.Of course a lot of this also depends on grabbing the opportunity at the right time
perfect reasoning. do it
Literally no one important cares. Work anywhere, if you are good at what you do and have a good profile on places like LinkedIn you will get recruited for the big companies. Before I got Adobe on my resume I was actively recruited by FB, Amazon, and a few others I'm not remembering right now. And I literally worked for no name companies. Take the job that helps you learn more regardless of the company name.
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Maybe it makes more sense to stay financially to see how the IPO goes, but realistically I think I’d need to stay at least a year to see how that plays out. Just being here when we go from private to public doesn’t seem life changing to me
I assume your vested stocks don't go in vain if you switch before IPO, am I correct?