Should I work for Uber or Pinterest?
I have an offer from Uber for Software Engineer II, 147k base + 13k target cash bonus + 52k target refresher RSU + 240k RSU over the usual 4 year vesting schedule schedule. Do those numbers seem ok? I’m expecting an offer from Pinterest as well in the coming days. Better or worse place to work than Uber?
Pinterest is over and no clear path to ipo. As far as the offer is concerned.. it’s low. Ask for 150/ 350k
You think they’ll be ok with asking for *that* much more?
Yes. Tell them your Pinterest offer is 400k and if they can get to at least 350 u will sign right away. If not then you will finish your interview with FB and get back. Obviously you need to feel comfortable to bs a bit but it’s worth it. I did it and got mines
Uber is not the easiest company to work for but it's a no-brainer in terms of who will provide a challenging and learning experience. Equity upside is Uber as well - can't see Pinterest stock exploding ever even if they IPO
Yea this is my line of thinking as well. I can’t picture a universe where Pinterest equity appreciates massively
Yeah I tend to agree. Equity has never been good at getting a higher education.
147k base is really good for eng2. Seniors used to get 150k. Rsu grant is also really good. I honestly think it’s a strong offer
Cmon son
This person is probably the HM hahaha
Yoe?
2-3
Pinterest has a great culture and will be a better and bigger business than most people think. It’s a company I am proud to have worked at.
Can you elaborate on the business a bit? Do you think they will offer comparable compensation?
Base might be lower, but In pretty sure we offer more RSUs. Note that we don't have a bonus (and refreshers are stingy).
@Op 240k offer is at what valuation?
$33
In that case ask for 300k
That's a fair offer for eng2. What is your yoe?
2-3
For 2-3 years you got an amazing offer, take it.
I can't talk about Pinterest, but Uber has a lot to offer. Urban mobility is huge as everyone moves into cities. Here are some reasons 1. We have a solid, well rounded strategy to make headway here - making partnerships at the right places, smart acquisitions, self driving cars, VTOL vehicles etc. There is a lot for you to learn and do. Uber is very open to internal transfers. 2. You are building a critical service: if Yahoo news goes down for a while, it won't hurt the world. If Uber does and you are late for your interview, it actually affects your life. 3. The business stays ahead of engineering: the only place I have been where there's more real problems to solve than we can solve (I am not talking incremental enhancements, I am talking major changes to enabling the world move faster in a cheaper way). 4. I am proud to be building a service everyone knows and uses! There's super high potential upside on equity for all these reasons and more. Happy to chat more, DM me.
Been here for 8 months , I also worried about being a bad place but so far it’s been great. I’m also mobile dev SWE2 and the team and the resources are great, the development flow and challenges are pretty good and unless you’re working on a crazy important team your work-life balance will be great If your concerns are about culture request for a team lunch , and tell them you want to meet the people you’ll work for Take it from people working for Uber , a lot of this comments are just talking shit cause people love to shit to Uber. But the future IPO is looking bright , we got plenty of challenges a great new boss and way too much halal chicken
I give you the D
Hello there! I’m about to have an on-site and my choice would be a lot easier than OP’s. If I get an offer it’d be Symantec vs Uber, not really fighting on equal grounds there haha. Any tips you can pass onto a novice to ace this thing? I’m already 130 problems deep into LeetCode.
Uber is hell to work for, for the most part
And Msft is what exactly? You people are in the lobby hat in hand every week
A place where you can bitch about work as much as the next guy, but have a life while doing it