Tech IndustryOct 29, 2019
Newblessac

Looking for ideal next company (tech vs finance?)

Hello Blind, I am an engineer with 10 years of experience. My titles have been, in order: - SWE/Senior SWE (4 years, at a 2k people company) - Principal engineer (2 years, at a 200 people startup) - Engineering manager (2 years, at a 200 people startup) - Chief Architect (2 years, at a 40 people startup) I am interested in distributed systems, low level programming, Linux, and in general all infra stuff. I would like to apply at a new company and would like to maximize my TC this time, since so far I always optimized for experience, which allowed me to lead the design of significant systems, but at a pay level comparable to an entry level FAANG engineer. What companies would you recommend I look into, and what positions? Could it be worth looking at finance (e.g. hedge funds like Citadel) or stick with FAANG? Of course I don't know if I would pass any, but applying is free. FWIW a few years ago I passed both Google and FB interview at an E5 level. I didn't accept back then. Thanks! TC: 400k

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Coinbase ivucush Oct 29, 2019

Coinbase

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blessac OP Oct 29, 2019

I should have specified that this time I am looking for liquid compensation, so just public companies or private companies paying all cash. I played the startup lottery a bunch of times already, I have several tickets :)

Clover Light, LLC WhatWeWent Oct 29, 2019

Curious if any of your tickets have paid off?

Facebook fb2019 Oct 29, 2019

400k tc is not low. You can try E6, L6 at google or facebook.

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blessac OP Oct 29, 2019

Do you think production engineering is worth it at FB? I looked at the job description and sounds really fun!

Facebook fb2019 Oct 29, 2019

I don't know much about production engineers. I think you should try swe.