E4. 3+ yoe. Full stack engineer. Base 150, equity 240/4. No sign on bonus. 10% bonus. Total comp is 225. I have a competing offer but it’s from a series F unicorn for only 190k total comp. Can I even negotiate with Facebook?
Can you give me some interview tips or words of advice? I’m interviewing for fullstack engineer soon as well phone screen coming up.
Just leetcode and grind. I did around 170 problems.
Were your questions directly from leetcode or otherwise?
Fake competing offers.
Lol I had an onsite with Twitter last Friday. And this week I have uber, twitch, and amazon. If I can’t land one of those jobs I don’t deserve to make more money.
Frankly I think if you got FB you will get at least 2 of them.
Your ability to negotiate is generally bounded by your next best alternative, unless you're a great bluffer. Chances are you aren't.
You can negotiate, but you need stronger competing offers or good current comp. Read part 1 and 2 of this article: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ten-rules-for-negotiating-a-job-offer-ee17cccbdab6/ He covers all aspects in detail.
So if I don’t have strong competing offers i can’t negotiate at all? I’m currently unemployed
If you're currently unemployed without competing offers, you're not exactly in a position to negotiate.