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Dropbox Promotion
- Dropbox Promotion Hey folks, Curious how you’re comp changed when you got promoted? I’d love to understand
- vote Dropbox promotion Curious to know how long does it take for new hire to get from IC2 to IC3 in dropbox YOE 3 TC 200
- vote Recently promoted dropbox IC4 to industry levels Just got promoted at dropbox. Wanted to get a sense of where I stand in the industry. Please select all that apply. Thanks in advance! YOE: 10 TC: 515k Also write in the comments section, what should be the most logical next step for career and TC growth. Edit: I do know about levels.fyi, but th
- Promoting from IC2 to IC3 at Dropbox How long does it usually take? Is it the same difficulty/process as L5/E5 at google and FB?
- vote Google vs Dropbox what’s best for new grads? TC: same 220k Wlb: same Prestige: Google Promotion: Dropbox promote faster ? what I care about: TC and promotion
- vote Offer thoughts I have an offer with DropBox and Facebook both TC: $445k At Amazon I’m currently making $430k, with the goal that I’m submitted for L7 principal promotion next year Thoughts on next steps? Pros/cons? Biggest struggle is leaving an opportunity to get promoted #amazon #dropbox
- Dropbox offer - level eval I am at level 61 in Microsoft. Potentially getting promoted to 62 in Dec promo cycle and is being transitioned as a tech lead. I have an offer from Dropbox. They offered be IC2. I explained to them about my options in msft, hoping for an IC3. But dropbox is not ready to make me an IC3 offer. Still
- vote Leave Amazon for Dropbox? Been at Amazon for a bit over 2 years and was able to get through the Dropbox interview and get an offer Amazon L5 TCT: 220 TC after stock appreciation for the next 2 years: 250 Dropbox IC2 150/225/40 Yoe: 10 My current job at Amazon is fairly low key, good WLB, easy on call. However kind of bor
- vote Take retention offer from Microsoft? I’m currently L62 SWE with 4 YOE all at MSFT in Seattle TC: 200k I received an IC3 (senior) offer from Dropbox (remote in Seattle) with this breakdown 225/600/50. 15% target bonus for meets expectations. 1st year TC: $459k (includes 50k sign on) Recurring TC: $409K MSFT countered with a promoti
- Referrals L5 SDE at Amazon, promoted with 1YOE. Looking for referrals for SDE positions. #databricks #slack #facebook #twitter #dropbox #atlassian #google #instacart #square #twilio #stripe #lyft or just anywhere that would pay more than Amazon.
- 2 days after I signed Dropbox offer, I got an email from Dropbox... (Amazon sucks!!!) Dropbox informed me: 1) My target bonus will increase to 12.5% from 10%. 2) There will be no 1 year cliff. My stocks will be vested quarterly after I join. Dropbox IC2 offer (Seattle): Base: 185k RSUs: 300k Signon: 30k Target bonus: 23k 1st year TC: 313k average TC without refresh: 290K (could eas
- link Dropbox IC2 compensation? Hey all, I was wondering what is the current compensation range for IC2 folks at Dropbox in Seattle? More specifically for folks who are hired externally and YOE < 4. I checked levels.fyi and i does not have enough info for folks with < 4 YOE Got promoted last year and my compensation is pea
- vote Twitter Senior vs Dropbox IC3 Part 2 I know I just posted one yesterday, but the Twitter final numbers came back much lower than what the recruiter said it was going to be (was targeting $400k + 50k sign on) despite using the Dropbox offer to compete. Twitter and Dropbox are both full remote, SoFi is hybrid. Location is Seattle. Twitt
- vote DropBox vs Google I have two offers considering right now. Please leave your honest comment for which I should take Personal thought: DropBox: good culture, better comp, maybe more scope, ownerships, responsibilities, but not really feel safe about future business. Google Cloud: Big name, good culture ( at least
- vote Meta vs Lyft vs nah? Meta E4 Base: 175k Stock: 400k -> 100 per year Signon: 70k 15% bonus: 26.25k Year 1: 175 + 100 + 70 + 26.25 = 371.25k Year 2: 175 + 100 + 26.25 = 304.25k 3k to reimburse whatever 23 day vacation, likely promote in 1-1.5 year 120% work intensity Lyft T4 Base: 181k Stock: 131k per year Signon: 3
- vote Facebook E5 vs Dropbox IC3 Amzn Current SDE3 Yoe- 11yrs TC-295k (with stock appreciation) recently got promoted. Additional stocks on promotion is <peanuts Location: Seattle (DBX is virtual first now so doesn’t matter) FB Offer -E5 SWE - they already mentioned this is the max for me TC: 195 / 600 / 80 I know FB can give
- Path to IC4 promotion What’s the path to IC4 promotion at Dropbox? How difficult is it and how fast can you do it from IC3? Is IC4 Senior or is IC3 also Senior? I got an offer for IC3 but I was expecting IC4
- vote Should I Jump to Google/Meta? I have about a little bit more than 4 YOE, and Dropbox is my third company, and on average I start interview at 1 year mark, and jump every 1.5 year. My first company is shit, second company has tons of legacy code and reorg, Dropbox has no future, sigh Do manager and recruiter care if the person j
- Starting E5 role at Meta, any tips for promo to E6/EM I’m at Dropbox now and just got promoted to Senior Eng but am starting at Meta E5 come April and I was just curious if anyone had any tips towards how best to set my self up for success. Wanting to make impact and also set myself up success for promo to E6 or to transitioning to M0 and managing a s
- How is Dropbox Mountain View office? Happy New Year! Im now having an opportunity to join Dropbox mountain view office as a software engineer. As a new grad, should I stay in SF hub? How are the teams, food, promotions, new grad activities in MV office? thanks! TC: 174k YOE: 0
- Facebook, Uber, or Dropbox? I left Facebook a couple of years ago to pursue an "exciting" role that didn't really pan out (not where I'm working now). I've just wrapped up final inteviews with Uber (Seattle office), Dropbox (Austin office), and to return to Facebook (Austin office). Assuming I get offers from all three, any a
- vote Dropbox (senior) vs. Google (L4) Going into the team-matching process with Google, I was pretty much set on Dropbox (for a variety of hard-number reasons), but then I ended up matching with a specific Google team that made me reconsider everything. Here is the list of pros I had in favor of Dropbox before team-matching with Google
- Dropbox IC3 Offer Please evaluate below offer from Dropbox IC3. Location: Seattle YOE: 8 yrs Current TC: 215k with stock appreciation Amzn Dropbox Offer: 220 / 550 / 80 TC: Year 1: 470k (with 80k joining) Year 2: 420k (with 120k/4 refresher) Year 3: 450k (with 120k/4 x 2 refresher) Year 4: 480k (with 120k/4 x 3 ref
- Would you go to a “dying” company for a TC increase? In this hypothetical, if a “dying” company offered you good WLB, a 30%+ TC increase and a promotion from your current role at another company would you take it? Not trying to throw shade, but the company that prompted this thought is Dropbox. I think it’s a great company, that offers good perks and
- Stay at Google or leave? I'm an L3 at Google who's been here for 1.5 years. I was supposed to get promoted this cycle before I got fucked by HR. This led to me interview externally, as I'm tired of waiting for an L4 promo I should've gotten > 6 months ago. Right now, I have an offer from a hot pre-IPO company for about
- What levels to target while interviewing? What levels should I target while i interview externally? #facebook #google #uber #snap #doordash #dropbox #stripe #microsoft #zillow #amazon I know g downlevels hard. I don’t have a lot of impactful projects to show from Msft. Is it all based on interview performance? Should I focus too much on s
- vote Dropbox vs Twitter offers I have an IC2 offer from Dropbox (TC 280k) and a Senior offer from Twitter (TC 350k) The TC for Twitter is significantly better because of the leveling. My Dropbox recruiter shared interview feedback with me for why I didn't hit IC3. The critiques were fair in the context of the interview, but I st
- L6 SDM at AWS wants to move companies. What are some good options? TC - 390K. Years of experience - 12. Degrees - MS and BS in CS. Have been a senior SDE before at AWS for 1 year and SDM for 2.5 years now. Joined Amazon as L5 SDE and got promoted to senior SDE. What compensation and levels can I target at the following companies in Seattle Metro area? Microsoft Az
- Looking for referrals Hi, looking for referrals for mid level backend SDE role here. Almost done with blind 75 and ddia. Going through grokking the systems design on a daily basis. Current tc : 170k (with base comp adjustment probably 200k+?) YOE : ~2.5 years. Reason for leaving : previous manager slated me for q2 prom
- SADFANGLUST companies with SWE forced attrition We all know that Amazon has a forced attrition policy of cutting the bottom 6% of engineers, and that one of them attempted suicide recently. Which of the following companies have a similar policy of terminating a certain percentage of engineers in cycles, or once someone has been at a certain leve
- Can't get interview at FB? Recently been promoted at Amazon with 1 yoe but the TC increase was minimal so looking for L3/L4 roles elsewhere. been applying to jobs with referrals and managed to get a few interviews lined up atm (google, snap, msft, Dropbox, etc..) but rej from FB? Is the resume bar higher for Facebook? I have
- vote Dropbox WLB/Pay Is it really this good (SORRY FOR LONG POST) Background: Moved here 4 months back from Amazon (new SDE-3) and joined at IC3 level. (Left competing FB, Msft and Uber offers) Amazon TC (newly promoted L6): $320k FB offer E5: $410k Msft offer L64: first 2 years $320k with joining cash Uber offer TC: $400k 5a level Dropbox
- Referrals @India Hello Everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies for SDE roles. Got a promotion to SE2 with 7 months of total experience in my current org, but I am not liking the work much and the pay is pretty low. Currently, I have an offer(verbally) for 17LPA at a mid-sized PBC, and I
- vote Facebook vs. Pinterest SWE - ML I don't want to post the offer breakdown because they're similar. Both in the 300 range for l4/e4. Pinterest is slightly higher, but with stock performance FB might win. This is for SWE - ML positions. I don't have any faang or big tech on my resume, and I want to optimize for career growth and
- Meta E3 Looking to Leave (TC boost?) Hey all! Joined Meta in August as a return intern and am looking to leave. I have <1 year of experience, but I'm wondering if I could be considered E4 at other tech companies if I start interviewing now. I'm also pondering the HFT route which I know would result in higher TC as well, and I'm inter
- vote Google vs. FB vs. DoorDash vs. Dropbox vs. LinkedIn vs. Amazon Hi, I was lucky enough to get offers from the following companies. Given overall considerations like company culture, WLB, and comp - which offer would you take? All offers are negotiated and final, and for the same geolocation. 1. Google L4 TC: 300k Notes: Happy with team match, really enjoyed the
- vote Box VS Dropbox Currently I’m trying to decide between Box and Dropbox. I have a couple other offers, but for one company the TC was way lower and I didn’t like the team at the other one. Note: this is remote lcol so that’s why the numbers are lower Dropbox (IC1) Backend or Infra Base: $105,000 RSU $29,000/yr Bon
- How to react with such interviewers? Case 1: Oracle principal engineer was interviewing (read: interrogating) me about my resume like, "What level are you at FB? It's quite a big jump to get hired at E5 coming from a startup, no? Oh you got promoted internally? I've been with FB and it sounds far-fetched. How can a frontend engineer be
- vote Dropbox vs. Google. Does working at Google open more doors? Just got Dropbox and Google offers. I want to take Dropbox, but it is Google... Offer details (3.5 yoe, both offers are for Seattle): Dropbox: IC2, ~330k for 1st year, ~290k on average for 4 years. Google: L4, ~300k for 1st year, ~255k on average for 4 years (due to frontloading). DBX pays highe
- SDE Referral [India] Hello Everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies for SDE roles. Got a promotion in my current org, but I am not liking the work much because it is a devops kind of work. Currently, I have an offer(verbally) for 25LPA at a mid-sized PBC, and I am looking to explore more oppo
- Referal to Engineering Leadership roles seeking referrals to engineering leadership roles. Homestly getting calls has been harder than the preparation. 1. Currently a sr director with a reputed tech consulting company 2. consistent growth/promotion pattern over last 8 yrs 3. 6 yrs of people management, with 3+ yrs of managing managers/s
- vote Move to G/FB/Stripe/Airtable/Airbnb/Snap as Engineering Manager M1 level Blind Tax: TC $510k Yoe: 12 M4 Engg Manager I have worked as SWE in MSFT and Amazon for 9 yrs before joining Dbx. I joined Dbx as IC3 and got promoted to IC4 in 2yrs in last Sprites 2021 Jan. Have been an engineering manager since last 1yr+ M4 managing 6 SWEs and my team is working on crucial stu
- vote Google vs Dropbox vs Robinhood 3YOE, Current TC 180K Seeking advice on which I should join, WLB + Career + Savings Please comment on why if possible Google L3 (Mountain View) - 220K TC (avg), yearly refreshers - Down-leveled + Great perks + Like the team, Good WLB - Slow promotion culture?? - RTO soon Dropbox IC2 (Seattle, Rem
- Is there any company better than Amazon? What companies (with 500+ employees) can offer both better WLB and TC for L5+ SDE compared to what I have right now? For the reference point: * My TC as L5 SDE is ~275k USD in Seattle (I'm slightly outside the band). * In an average week, I spend at work ~50 hours, but ~25% of this time I work on g
- vote Move to Uber? Hello Blinders, I am an L5 with about 6 years at Amazon. At the moment, I am in AWS. I am really burned out and looking for a change. I would have moved internally (did not mind my previous team in retail) but my TC is low - 230K and dropping a little bit more next year. I have failed a few onsites
- Looking for dream company/team (frontend) Tired of job hopping and want to settle, but can't find a place where I want to.. Is there a company that fits my criteria for frontend/ux engineers? Must haves: - Work closely with product/UX. Engineers participate in user studies, have easy access to user metrics, and decisions are made through a
- vote LinkedIn SSE downlevel Hi experts, I am currently SMTS and I got an (verbal) offer from LinkedIn after my virtual on-site for front end engineer position. I have 7 (5 & half at salesforce + 1 and half in India) yoe and I was interviewing for a senior role but after the interviews recruiter came back and said they are off
- Is now the time to make a change!? Hello, Looking to get some advice on some what could potentially be my next career move. I have about 10 years of sales experience. Been with my current employer for 6 years. 5 years in management, promoted many times and have experience in multiple departments and helped my previous company durin
- Maximize Cash Comp in SF Just bought an expensive home in SF and I'm looking for my next position to maximize my cash comp (to assist in making mortgage payments and still having money left over to invest). Need advice. I'm currently an E4 @ FB in MPK w/ 5 YOE (TC 210 ish with stock drop) but was lowballed upon hiring. I h
- Preparing for interviews and more… TC - 🥜 ~200ish lets see where the market takes this year Yoe - 5 years I am with same team for almost 3 years now since i joined, and pretty much backend heavy infra devops whatever you call it. I want to apply outside and switch but I think I am not good enough. My journey at MsFt has been stagna