Facebook vs Uber vs Slack

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Jul 25, 2018 31 Comments

Hi All,

Can you suggest, for the Senior Software Engineer role, which of Facebook/Uber/Slack is a better choice? Comp wise, not a huge difference, though Slack is a bit generous in equity(which is not IPO like Uber).

Also if you can share some insights for the following points for comparison, will be helpful:

1) Culture
2) technical learning
3) career growth
4) stock (Uber vs Slack when goes IPO vs FB)
5) WLB

Please share the good and the bad. I can share TC for all 3, once I finalize one. Approx Range for TC 300-360K

Role: Sr. Software engineer
YOE: 8+ Years

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  • Facebook / Eng John_Snow
    300k/8yoe won’t be “senior” at fb. More like e5.

    Both Uber and slack stock is paper now. If you leave before ipo it will remain paper.
    Jul 25, 2018 11
    • Facebook / Eng Lwzy51
      Snow is wrong. 5 is senior. Maps to m levels. Multiple internal docs on this.
      Jul 26, 2018
    • Facebook / Eng John_Snow
      Internal docs do mention “senior”. I never said otherwise.

      E5+ is almost 50% of workforce. If half of the people around you are “senior”... isn’t it just a feel-good ego-stroking label that devalues the word “senior”?

      If you want to feel senior, glhf. The company knows that most ppl will never reach e6+, that’s why once you hit e5 you can stay at that level forever. And be called senior. So you don’t leave.
      Jul 26, 2018
    • Facebook / Eng Lwzy51
      I start a company where I only hire fang e5+ - that's a 100% of my workforce. Are they all junior then? Either everyone in Facebook is using the term senior wrong or you are. If you want to redefine it to mean the top x% of a given org that's fine but don't be surprised if the wider audience doesn't magically know what you mean when you use a word with a widely agreed on interpretation.
      Jul 26, 2018
    • Uber Youoipto
      Now John snow wants Facebook to stack rank seniors…
      Jul 26, 2018
    • Facebook / Eng John_Snow
      Why stop at “senior”? How about we call e5s Supreme Executive Senior Engineers? Doesn’t change the fact that those who never get to e6 are called “gray matter”, does it?

      And I don’t need to stack rank anyone. Hidden levels already do that.
      Jul 26, 2018
  • Uber / Eng PSUT65
    Join Uber. You have a unique chance to experience the biggest IPO in the history of Bay Area.
    Jul 25, 2018 1
    • PayPal PayPay
      OP
      Which team are you from. Care to share in PM?
      Jul 25, 2018
  • Uber Sias
    Uber! It’s going to be a fun IPO, tech is amazing, so many super smart people to learn from. Culture is amazing thanks to Dara
    Jul 25, 2018 0
  • Amazon BeffJezos!
    Probably better to repost when you have your TC
    Jul 25, 2018 1
    • PayPal PayPay
      OP
      Added approx range just to give an idea
      Jul 25, 2018
  • Uber Youoipto
    Agreed It’s really between Uber and fb.
    Jul 25, 2018 0
  • Uber Sias
    Btw slack is fucked thanks to MICROSOFT
    Jul 25, 2018 0
  • PayPal !in
    You kidding bro? You leaving us before we capture the payments across planets? That’s sad!
    Jul 25, 2018 2
    • PayPal PayPay
      OP
      :)
      Jul 25, 2018
    • Uber / Eng
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      Uber Eng

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      AliPay is beating you to it. 😏
      Jul 26, 2018
  • Uber licourice
    Stripe
    Jul 26, 2018 0
  • Uber / Eng bag
    Uber will give you better WLB and could mean more in stocks. Facebook may have a hard 2018 as the bad news doesn’t seem to stop.

    Both Uber and FB are good options though (don’t join slack)
    Jul 25, 2018 1
    • TRIBE yepo
      Wouldn't that mean it's a good time to join?
      Jul 26, 2018
  • Amazon random43
    Yoe?
    Jul 25, 2018 2
    • PayPal PayPay
      OP
      Yoe?
      Jul 25, 2018
    • Oracle Facebook!
      Years of experience
      Jul 25, 2018
  • VMware bububu
    Just curious why smth called "slack" is even considered?
    Jul 25, 2018 0
  • Microsoft Rendezvou
    Hey op what did you end up doing?
    Sep 17, 2018 1
    • PayPal Pay
      HMU
      Sep 17, 2018