PhD with 1 YoE Company is offering $120k base + $15k RSU + 10% ($12k) bonus + 401k match up to $5k; TC ~ $150k. They claim that base salaries are capped at 200k. I don't see how I can rent a place without getting $140k base.
If the cap is at 200, you have a lot of room for negotiation. Best way to negotiate is to get a counter offer though.
I have another offer, but it's at a startup and I don't know how to value their equity. Their base is at $130k though.
Startups are notorious for giving low base salaries. If you have a 130 base from them, the other company should definitely bump yours. Also 15k in RSU is a joke, which company is it? Apply to companies in CA or go to the startup if it’s a good one.
That's a ridiculous offer. Don't take it.
I hope this means I can get them to make a better offer :)
Not sure about them, but certainly someone.
This is so low it’s laughable for PhD grads
Is your PhD in CS? If so, you can do better. Else, it depends what your PhD was in. At any rate, it’s better to start in a tech company and transition to non-tech as you get older.
Physics. Lots of experience there with Bayesian methods and developing computational software.
Come interview at QuantumBlack in Boston (I can help set up) and get at least a second offer.
Im assumimg u did research during ur phd. So that in itself is +YOE, ask for more, If they dont budge move on.
Research was in physics, not ML/CS/Stats. Wasn't sure how to count it exactly. Does it make sense to counter for higher base, or ask for more RSU?
Physics is often heavy modeling, cs and math. Anybody who rejects physics research as ML relevant experience is an idiot. Probably not someone not worth working for anyway.