Need to pick one of these teams to take to Hiring committee and financial committee: A) Mountain View - Manager Role - Cloud - L6 (not sure comp yet) B) Zurich - IC Role - Shopping - L6 (not sure comp yet) *Asking for a friend but my TC is 250k And why? Which TC would be higher?
Might not be the best person to answer this. But, MTV wins in every respect. Higher title, higher TC, being the HQ so lots of opportunities. Not saying dont go to Zurich, go for vacation :)
No brainer, manager in MTV.
I worked as SWE in Google in both locations. I always advise everyone to work a couple of years in Europe. Money wise, salary in ZRH will be much higher but stock refreshers are lower. ZRH total should be more. But manager and IC are very different roles, which one do you want?
I would say manager at MTV. But Cloud is a complete shit show. It is so poorly managed that if there is ever a layoff, it will be in Cloud.
I would choose Zurich. Not everything is about money. If you lived your whole life in the US then getting to know a new place and culture has more value in my opinion. That and Zurich is an amazing city.
If there is nothing stopping you from moving to Zurich then Zurich!
Two things: 1- the fear of TC being way lower in Zurich because the market demand is low 2- missing out on being a manager
1. TC in Zurich is high because of COL. 2. You should go by your interest and opportunity and not title. If you are not in the green card wait queue make the move you can always come back. I personally feel i will grow more in a new culture and country than a new title.