I am an ex PhD intern at Uber. Being offered SDE2 at Uber and SDE2 at MS and MTS at a unicorn startup (post series D). TC is ~215k at MS + 75k bonus, ~240k at Uber @48) and ~280k at Unicorn. Which company shall I join? Edit: Being married, I do not feel comfortable joining startup.
Which team at Microsoft, or what area, at least?
MLI, a part of Azure
Which startup? I would only go to one with great investors, great growth rate, and great market. But if it is a good one, I would take that. Microsoft and Uber will always be there if you want to do BigCo.
If SDC then choose Uber. If you want to pursue more research then go to MSR
Looks like the startup is robinhood from the tags
I agree. RobinHood is a startup that has lot of potential and momentum. Uber & Microsoft are good choices, but they will always be there. Nobody will fault you for going to hot start-up if anything it is a good signal around being entrepreneurial and moving fast.
I feel like Robinhood is an incredibly risky startup. They've basically enabled stock market gambling for clueless millennials. A huge catastrophic 2008-like recession could take Robinhood down. A flash flood of selling off would crush them.
Robinhood for sure
Are all locations bay area? Or is Microsoft offer for Redmond?
I’d personally choose Uber SDC in a heartbeat. But For your situation, Im wondering if you should go MS over Uber. 1. You seem risk averse and there’s still some risk in Uber. (If Series D seems too risky to you that’s a good test - nothing wrong with that, it just is). 2. MS comp is better than Uber. You’re not get much if any risk or liquidity premium. 3. You’ve actually worked at Uber yet still have doubts - might be a good sign. 4. Id live in Redmond over Bay Area
Microsoft.