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Cisco RSU
- Should I switch from Cisco India I joined cisco in 2019 with annual CTC of 13 LPA, with no stock option. In 2020, Cisco offered CTC of 36 lpa for same post to juniors with Huge RSU. I am in Cisco for last 1.5 year. I have been a top performer and have terminated close to 140 bugs in last 6 months and also handled few important fea
- Cisco offer I have the following offer from cisco. Grade 9, software engineer, remote position. Base 130k, 12% bonus, 0 rsus, 25k sign on. I've tried to negotiate and have gotten no where. I have an offer from a defense company for 200k+ and Cisco wouldn't budge at all. What can be expected for stock grants a
- Cisco Salary Review Need review for current offer for a Software Engineer position at Cisco. Location: San Jose. Title : Software Engineer. Level: 008. Base : 125k RSU: None. Bonus: 12%. Sign on : 20k. LOE: Masters Degree in Computer Science + 4 yrs. Please let me know how this can be improved. Want to reach ou
- Technical Account Manager (L5) - What's a good comp pkg? After a team match, my package is being submitted to Google's HC. I am also asked to start thinking about my comp goals/ranges (the position is for a Technical Account Manager position for Google Cloud in NYC. I have 20+ YOE in the IT (with CCIE, CISSP, AWS SAP & GC-PCA certs), and 3 YOE in cloud (m
- Cisco G13/G14 comp in CX Wanted to get some insights into the CX org for Cisco - work culture, hours, kind of work, etc. What do you love about it and what are things to get more info on ... Also, what kind of base/bonus/RSU to expect for Director (G13) or Sr Director (G14) 20+ YOE
- Cisco level 8 remote compensation numbers I recently received an offer (grade 8) from Cisco(remote position) and I live in Arkansas. Hr says my salary range depends on the location I will be working from. I m planning to ask the following numbers, please suggest if they are high/low YOE: 5 years Base: 125k Sign On: 20k RSU: 40k/annum Bonus
- Need help choosing an offer | New Grad I currently have two offers and have a hard time making a choice. Qualcomm, San Diego, GPU Software, Base 100 Cisco, San Jose, Software, Base 125 - Given that I'm equally interested in both technologies(GPUs and computer networks), which one would be a better option in terms career growth, company
- Facebook e4 vs google l4 comp Currently at cisco(left google 14 months ago) Facebook recruiter gave final numbers like following: 155 base, 40 sign on, 300k rsu. Yet to hear back numbers from google What comp number should I expect? Is this considered a good offer? What kind of offer should I expect from google? Yoe: 4.
- Google offer I have accepted the Google offer of mtv Currently at Cisco, TX current tc: 107k New tc: 200k ( 138 base, 10 joining bonus, 15% standard annual bonus, 120 rsu over 4 year) ( first year 208k, second year 198k, ...) Yoe: 5 (4 years in India) MS The start date for Google is 11th Oct How do I go about
- Need Negotiation Help I am interviewing for a grade 11 data analytics position at Cisco. The recruiter has mentioned base around 160k and 50k worth of RSU every other year, based on performance. He needs agreement before moving forward to the final stages of interview. YOE: 9 TC: 130k (Utah) Can the community please h
- vote Indeed vs Liveramp vs Cisco Current Cisco (San Jose) TC: 290k YOE: 7 Level: G10 Liveramp (SF, remote/hybrid), Senior software engineer Base: 200k Equity: 400k/4 year. 1 year cliff. 25% refresher Sign on: 25K TC: 325k Indeed (remote), L2 Base: 188k Bonus: 10%, 18k Equity: 137k Sign on: 28k TC first year: 240k TC second+: 267k
- EVALUATE OFFER 😀 Got official offer for SRE at DUO SECURITY/cisco YoE: 4.5 Current TC: 88k base+9k bonus = ~98k TC Location: Detroit, MI but remote as well CISCO/DUO SRE offer: Base: 126k Signon bonus: 13k RSU:45k Location: remote I never dealt with RSU before and since this is only my 2nd time getting offered in
- Cisco Compensation I have an offer from Cisco for an SWE role( Grade 8). Offer : Base : 170k Sign on : 17k Bonus :12% RSU : 70k (Over 4 yrs) My current base is 170k in New jersey. I dont know if the above offer is good enough considering the role is based out of San Jose. Should I negotiate the RSU's and base salar
- [Referrals] Looking for Referrals India Hello Everyone, I looking for referrals in any good start up or big company for SDE-1 Role (Preferably any *web development* (frontend or full stack would be amazing) related Role would be really nice). TC: 19L fixed + 11L RSU over 4 years + ~5L Bonuses YOE: <1 year Expecting offer from Oracle:
- AppDynamics - Cisco Thinking about joining AppDynamics. What is it like in terms of culture vs. the overall Cisco culture, etc. What is the RSU and bonus situation? AppDynamics/Cisco does not have much info on Levels.fyi, so what are the compensation levels/categories, etc. I just need the general TC info, I’m
- Promotion in Cisco This December it would be my 2-year at Cisco. I am thinking of discussing about promotion with my manager. Do you think it is a good idea? My TC is relatively low compared to my friends in bay area. Grade 8 YOE: 4, excluding PhD Base 140k RSU: 60K over 4 years Bonus: 12%
- Faked out on RSUs Blind community, I took an offer for a L10 analytics role at Cisco about 6 months ago. I wasn't given any RSUs, as my recruiter told me it would be given to me during my first development meeting with my manager. I met with my manager, and was told because of structural changes, org changes, blah b
- Cisco offer review - PM Hey guys, got a PM offer from Cisco and would like to pick your brains on how good it is in respect with experience and location. YOE: 5+ , MBA grad Level offered: PM level 11 Salary: $160k base Bonus: 15% RSU: $70k vested over 4 yrs Basically: ~$201k total package. Location Austin, TX.#pm #prod
- Intel DCG software engineer offer from Simics team Hey folks I am in OCI right now, just got a verbal offer from Intel dcg simics team . Couple of questions 1. How is dcg and in specific how is simics team 2. I have a offer from Cisco . I am asking intel to match it Base 160k Bonus 12% Rsu 150k Sign on 30k I have 4 yoe Do you guys think intel w
- Cisco senior program manager TC expectations Coming from a Big 4 as a manager, about 7 YOE as a TPM and 11 years total industry experience. im in san diego but the expectation is to move to San Jose office. Whats a reasonable offer? Does Cisco offer RSU, sign on and/or relocation bonuses? is 300k TC reasonable for thr SJ/SF area?
- Cisco New Grad Offer Evaluation Hi Blind I've got an offer from Cisco (Ottawa) for Embedded Software. Not really sure if I want to take it though because I've read mixed things on Cisco, especially for new grads. I'm not particularly interested in networking but ultimately my goal is FAANG so not sure if I should just stick it out
- vote Keep Sales Engineer role or explore AWS? Greetings. I have been presented an offer to join AWS as a Solutions Architect based in the Southeast region. I am currently a Cisco Sales Engineer based out of Southern California. AWS SA Offer - Southeast Region - Salary: $115K - Sign-On Bonus: $25K (1st year), $25K (2nd year) - RSU: $83,000 C
- vote Non-Tech Apple vs Cisco Received two non-tech offers Apple (Texas): ~$193k TC $140k base, 15% bonus, 70k RSU/4 years, $15k sign-on, IC4 Pros: Apple brand name Cons: Move to Austin, TX with family, sell/buy house, undetermined work-life balance, TC is peanuts for level and non-negotiable. Cisco (Remote): ~$204k TC $160k b
- Need Referrals In India Hello everyone, I am looking for referrals in good product based companies. I've got few offers, already serving notice period. Offer1 TC: 30L Base + 2L RSU/yr + 1L JB (COMPASS) Offer2 TC: 20L all fixed (NYKAA) Offer3 TC: 17L all fixed (MMT) Application already in process @Amazon @Nutanix @OCI
- Seeking non Tech PM Referral from FAAN(M)G/rising startups Looking to transfer to a role in a company that compensates more competitively than Cisco. Currently a Project Manager at Cisco with extensive experience in centralizing transformation and run the business efforts at an enterprise level. I’ve performed in my roles and pushed the envelope against th
- Appdynamics india salary range Yoe : 5 TC : 24.2 (22 base) Got an offer from appdynamics: 27 base + 3.24 pb + 1.62 emploer pf + 45000 usd cisco rsu over 4 years = 40 lac per year Sign on : 4 lac I feel this is not a great offer for 5 yoe. Also, the base seems way less. Appd guys, can you please help me with the salary ranges.
- Cisco immigration clearance Hi, Does Cisco HR takes clearance from immigration team before providing offer numbers to the candidates? Immigration took 3 days and still no response. My question is : >>> Is this normal?? I am on h1b and No green card applied yet. Have 3 years left on h1b. >>> Also what i
- Cisco grade lvls and comp Expecting an offer from Cisco shortly. Can anyone provide details on how grade lvls work at Cisco and the comp? Role is an Analyst (2 yrs min experience) but feel it is a job grade below where I’m at right now (senior analyst seems to be 5-7 YoE). I am at 5yrs of experience and 80k base + 8% bonus
- Cisco Offer in confusing times Here are the details Grade-11 BU- Cisco Cloud Security base -205 bonus-15% rsu-220 singon - 20K Total TC -290K Yoe - 8 Current TC - 220K (minus corona loses) Question is should I take it or leave it ? I am really confused due to this whole corona situation. BU seems to be doing well before co
- vote Offer Eval: Twilio vs PANW vs Nvidia vs Better Currently a Principal Engineer at a Tier 3 company. Current TC: $170k Location: Bay Area YoE: ~10 I have the following offers. Palo Alto Networks: Principal Software Engineer (Big data) Base - $210k Annual Bonus - 15% (based on performance) + refreshers RSU - $230k (for 4 years) Sign on - $50k T
- vote Where do I stand with avg Bay area standards ? I am a good engineer but average in interviews and weak in leetcode. Please let me know if I am underpaid and should start looking outside. I'll do it only if I am severely underpaid i.e. >40K on average. Otherwise ~30K underpaid is fine for me. If this is average salary for Bay area I am comfort
- link Qualcomm offer related query Currently at Cisco grade 6. Have a call setup with the Qualcomm recruiter tomorrow to discuss the pre-approval offer numbers. Have final rounds pending for Apple and Facebook. What kind of numbers can I expect for a senior engineer with 3.5 years of experience and a MS in that field? Levels.fyi for
- Google L4 offer eval L4 SW role in Google Cloud, PhD (from top tier West Coast school) + 1 yoe. Recruiter is offering 150k base, 260k RSU / 4 years, 15% bonus. Recruiter says this is the highest they can go. Have one competing offer from Cisco, their offering TC around 200k. Current TC is 180k. Am I being lowballed? Ha
- Jobs Contractors at facebook, how is the job like? do you feel discriminated against or short changed? Contractors at Cisco always complain and I wondered if it’s the same at facebook? Does it make any sense to leave a full time job here and be a contractor at facebook? How easy is it to pivot to full
- vote Offer Eval: Twilio vs PANW vs Nvidia vs Better Currently a Principal Engineer at a Tier 3 company. Current TC: $170k Location: Bay Area YoE: ~10 I have the following offers. Palo Alto Networks: Principal Software Engineer (Big data) Base - $210k Annual Bonus - 15% (based on performance) + refreshers RSU - $230k (for 4 years) Sign on - $50k T
- When is it the right time to look for a new job? I've been with cisco as a college grad for a little under 1 year and while it's been great so far, I feel that I'm being undervalued (pay, not given credit for the work, lack of team integration, etc) while being given tons of work. I've been contemplating finding a new job that will pay more, but w
- Cisco Offer vs Some Stats Hello folks, I have an offer from Cisco for the SRE position. Based on my research, seems like I am getting lowballed by them. Need some advice. Below I am providing a summary of the stats I found over the internet and some of my offer specifications. Location- bay Area (remote, but can require on
- Cisco vs Startups Working at Cisco, located in the eastcoast (DC), grade 6 with base salary around 89k. This is pretty shitty to begin with because i have 5yoe and had excellent performance reviews every year. And I was told I would get a promotion in the upcoming month, but even with the promotion to grade 8, its go
- link AWS L5 SEATTLE OFFER EXPECTATIONS (NEW HIRE) Disclaimer: i know the kind of shit i am getting into, i am young and need money i don't give a fuck about wlb for now. Hello everyone, i am having a conversation with a recruiter tomorrow regarding a. Offer for a tech role on AWS, L5 as a new hire. Whats the current market value for that level?
- vote Help with AWS Offer - L4 Greetings. I have been presented an offer to join AWS as a Solutions Architect based in the Southeast region. I am currently a Systems Engineer based out of Southern California. AWS SA Offer - L4 - Relocate to Southeast - Salary: $115K - Sign-On Bonus: $25K (1st year), $25K (2nd year) - RSU: $83,00
- Evaluate AMD offer Current TC: ~215k YoE: 8.5 Area of expertise: Development/Software/Cloud I own/manage the product I work on, I am well inside my comfort zone. My current role looks stable for next 6 at least, but Cisco sucks too much lately and I want to get into a good team with solid tech knowledge and good wlb.
- Offer evaluation Hello Blinders, I got following offers and could really use some help from fellow blinders. All are remote positions. Current TC: ~175-180K YOE: 10 Offers: Cisco: Level 10 - Base : 170K - Bonus : 15% - RSU : 75k - JB : 34K for both first and second year( Got this after negotiation since the base
- Palo Alto Networks Offer Eval Got an offer from Palo as a Sales Engineer. Recruiting experience has been interesting to say the least. They have not budged at all during negotiations. Offer: 200K, 70/30 split (base/commission), 90K RSU No sign on I was told by recruiter they do not do Sign On’s as a policy, which I find weir
- Recruiter asking for expected comp + current unvested RSUs I'm currently working through the offer process with Apple for SWE, and I'm wondering how to deal with these questions when 1) I don't currently have any other offers in hand and probably won't in time and 2) My current unvested RSU (not Cisco) is way too small in comparison to what Apple can give (
- How does refreshers work ? Newbie here I am new in my career. 3 yoe. I didn't receive any stocks from Cisco when I joined but recently (6months back) i received stocks which shows unvested and I can't sell immediately. Year over year 25% I guess. I will be leaving Cisco in a month and the stocks don't vest by then. I am assuming I will l
- Take Cisco/AppD offer or keep looking? I got this offer from Cisco/AppDynamics (technical leader 2, grade 12): 235K base, 25% bonus, 120K RSU, 50K sign-on Y1 TC: 374K Y2+ TC: 324K Current TC: 220K (+ options) YOE: 20+ I had asked for more RSUs but they instead came back with the sign-on bonus. Although this is way better than what I'
- vote Switzerland 110k vs UK 80k Both offers in USD. Got an offer from Cisco in UK for SWE new grad (50k pounds + 15k RSU which I hope are yearly, didn't get more info yet). Not sure if London would be the better choice as I can likely get 110k USD at any kind of company here in Switzerland and also have less taxes, but being youn
- Selling ESPP and RSU's to compensate losses in stock market for tax purposes I got ESPP discounted stock price at 34$/share @Cisco for approx 2.5 years. (Approx value 50k$ ESPP RSU combined ) I have never sold them. I have wealth front investment where I have profit of 9k$ this year this year I had a 25k loss in stock market (mostly because of being new to options trading/le
- Accepted lowball offer by AWS YOE: 18 but no cloud experience Location: Dallas Current: 225 TC as Sr. SA Initially interviewed for L7 SA. Loop went well but still rejected. Loop results were liked by ProServ team who offered L6 Sr. CIA after 2 additional interviews. I accepted as I was desperate to leave current job, learn some
- Google offer evaluation Tech lead at Cisco. Offer details for L5: Base: 240k Bonus: 150k over two years RSUs: 450k over 4 years YOE: 8 Should I ask for more? #cisco #google #tech