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E5 Base Pay
- Does Facebook pay differently based on location (E5)? Just got approved for an offer at FB for E5. Does anyone know if Facebook pays differently based on the location you're working at? I'm considering Playa Vista, LA vs Menlo Park. According to the recruiter, there should be no difference. Also interested in any advice about the two areas; pros cons
- Meta London to ? Want to explore options with better TC. What companies are there in London that pays better than Meta including refreshers Current TC: £255k after yesterdays drop. 115k base, 15% bonus and rest is RSU (816 units) Yoe: 8 (3 at Meta) Level: E5 #meta #tech #london
- Any recent Meta Research Scientist/Research Data Science offers Anyway talked/offered Meta E5/E6 offers in research data scientist/research scientist roles? Whats the range of pay in Base/Bonus/Stock/Signon? Thanks #meta #pay #salary #compensation #researchscientist #datascience
- Is my tc equivalent to fb google e5 Base 196k (Seattle pay) Bonus 15% RSU 511k (4years) Given upstart stock runup I want to know if my tc is now fb or googl e5 equivalent #tc #e5 #l5 #compensation
- Annual merit base pay increase at Facebook What is the typical merit increase (base pay) at Facebook for E5?
- link Facebook Offer | E5 | Bay Area | Accept - Education: MS in CS - Years of Experience: 11 - Date of the Offer: Feb 2021 - Company: Facebook - Title/Level: Software Engineer, E5 - Location: Bay Area (Menlo Park) - Base Pay: $190,000 - Signing Bonus: $50,000 - Stock bonus: $650,000 (vesting over 4 years) - Bonus: 15% of Base Pay ($28,500) - T
- Does Citadel seriously pay this much? I saw a posting that got deleted by someone from Citadel saying their compensation for E5 equivalent was Base: 300K Signing Bonus: 300K Year end Bonus: 700K Topping first year TC to 1.3M Does Citadel seriously pay this much? What’s the process of getting in there?
- vote Uber vs Google vs Doordash vs Airbnb vs Meta Got E5/L5 equivalent from the above but don't have numbers yet from any of those as everyone keeps saying I'll have only 3 days to accept the offer once I see the official written numbers. Google will probably match the offers based on my Blind search, but can't be sure. Which company is better? I'm
- I only save $200 a month working as a SWE at FB Take home pay is $5k. Housing costs $3k. Car payment and insurance $800. Food $600-700. Misc $400. FB not worth it. You work 80 hrs a week. Don’t join as new grad, just join E5+ 118 base.
- Facebook offer for E5 Hello, could FB E5 engineers comment on offer for 175K base pay and 100K as stock grant for 4y (25K yearly)? Feels more like E4 for me.
- Terribly downplayed on TC by Facebook - Data Engineer Recently cleared E5 DE loop. Was pretty pumped to see the interview result. However, they drastically lowballed on the pay. Was offered ~230k TC (160K base, 190k rsu over 4 years, 15% bonus) Recruiter says this is the highest in the band and are not flexible to change the numbers. I always thought
- vote Google vs. Meta offer evaluation I've received the following senior engineer offers, both pre-negotiation. Google: L5 220K base 15% bonus 500K RSU frontloaded (33, 33, 22, 12) 30K signon 450K Y1 TC, 385K annualized over 4 years Meta: E5 209K base 15% bonus 800K RSU 95K signon 530K Y1 TC, 455K annualized over 4 years I'm not incl
- vote Evaluate my offers Evaluate these offers. Numbers are appropriated to avoid revealing too much. There’s still room for negotiation. Microsoft Level 65 Base 220 Cash bonus 45 Sign on 200 Equity 400/4 Tc over 4 years~ 470, 470, 370, 370 Pros: Good WLB, good benefits, principal role, steady company (safe stock), (maybe
- vote FB DE E5 Offer Recently received FB DE E5 Offer: Base 200k Equity 400k / 4 Sign-on 50k Current ~200k Currently working on ML platform team. Curious people's thought whether it's worth going to FB DE for higher pay. Asked a few people currently at FB, their DE is more like analyst and less like software engineer.
- vote FB E5 scope and responsibility comparing to Amazon level? I heard mixed things and want to get your opinion, especially those who worked at both F and A. This is about software engineer IC role. Some say FB E5 scope is bigger than Amazon L6, some say FB E5 scope is lower than Amazon L5. What is true? Lets put TC aside (I don't think Amazon pays as much a
- PM and Eng - equity gap What is the gap between PM and Eng pay in terms of the equity amount for the same level? Let's say for L4/E4, L5/E5 and L6/E6. From what I've gathered, the base salary is relatively the same.
- Singapore Meta E5 Compensation What's the pay range for Meta E5 in SG like? I heard about 200k SGD base + 150k stock is like the standard thing, is it true? Also saw ppl mentioning 50k sign-on bonus, is it an out-of-the-box practice or you'd have to nego for? Competing offer from Google SG but that's L4, I heard ppl getting 290
- Offer negotiation with Meta I have a 3-1 level offer from TikTok (ByteDance): Base 310k + 25% annual bonus + 820k worth RSUs + 80k signon bonus TikTok has also agreed to pay me unvested stock from my current company (~200k). I have also been offered E5 at Meta. How much leverage in terms of negotiation would I have with Meta
- Bloomberg pay as much as Facebook e5 comp? With 15 yoe. Does Bloomberg pay as much as Facebook e5? I'm not at Facebook but from here I've gathered Facebook is 300 to 350 on average. For Bloomberg to be comparable, I'm think base has to be 260k+ since they only do base+cash bonus of around 15%. Or asked differently what number do you give Bl
- FB research data scientist offer Got the following offer at FB for Research Data Scientist position. YoE: 14 Level: E5 Base: 180K per year Bonus: 15% RSU (for 4 years): 450K Refreshers: not sure My current pay at Amazon is 250K (in Bay Area) Is it a good offer from FB? How much would be the yearly refresher for meeting the e
- Google L4 vs stay at FB Update: Google bumped pay to $170k base, 15% bonus, $418k RSU/4, 50k signon. Matched with a different team that is well known and reputed. I accepted. Also idk why but my username was updated to OOjl11. Got an offer from Google at L4: $160k base, 15% annual bonus, $351k RSU/4, 20k signon. This was
- Got Facebook London E5 -> E4 offer. should I join? Hello, [Update] 2 days later after verbal confirmation for E4, received initial official offer in email as follows: Base: 82K Pounds RSU: 170K USD SignOn Bonus: 10K Pounds Target Annual Bonus: 10% of Base Relocation: 13K pounds Need help negotiate. (No competing offer) [Original Post] YOE 8, Curr
- Negotiable FB offer What's a decent pay & level at FB, Menlo Park for a SWE position? YOE: 10 Level: E4 Base: $154,000 Equity: $260,000 Bonus target: 10% TC: $234,000 Edit: Thanks all, for your replies. Can you please let me know the expectation from an E4 vs an E5 ? My recruiter suggested that I find out more abo
- Facebook offer evaluation Hi, I got an offer from Facebook London for SDE E5 role. Base pay of 99k GBP and 300K USD over 4 years. I have 14 yoe. Can you rate this offer. Is this a fair offer ? Low balled ? On the higher side ? What’s the maximum seen by you for this role ?
- Honest answers only. Is this comp good? I’ve ~6 years of experience at Amazon and Uber I think I did well at the interview Here is my total comp for Facebook E5 after negotiations~5% randomized to maintain anonymity Joining bonus: 135k over a year Base pay: 185k Stock over 4 years: 475k Refresher: 110-135k in stocks I’m from Bremerton
- Amazon SDE3 to Google/FB What should be the level and compensation I should be expecting in Google/Facebook. Currently working as SDE3 in Amazon with total compensation around $320k. Total 5 years in work experience all of which is in Amazon. Promoted to SDE3 6 months back. Will I get an L4/E4 offer or L5/E5 ? Will Google/
- link Peer/paid mock interview Currently interviewing with G, FB and Snap, having final rounds in 2-3 weeks. interviewing.io is too expensive, so I would rather do peer to peer interviews if anyone is willing to do it (except those from MSFT). Alternatively can pay up to $80 based on interviewer experience. Interested mainly in E
- Intel vs. Micron YOE: 8 Intel current TC @ Santa Clara: G8, base 175K + 16.5% bonus + 90K RSU (4yr) Micron offer @ Boise: E5, base 165K + 15% bonus + 20K sign-on + 90K RSU (4yr) Intel definitely has significant RSU bump this year. But no one can tell if it will sustain. Also, the stock market doesn't like Intel at
- vote Google vs Facebook offer I received the following offers Google L4 NYC: base: 162k | equity: 420k. First year with front loaded ~324k [Recruiter mentioned this may be max] pros: Opportunity to learn building quality software, great wlb, good products cons: Pay diff, may have to compete with other L4 for promotion, not eno
- Request to down level before interview. I have an interview for an E5 at Facebook. The level was suggested by the recruiter based on probably my absolute YoE. I am not confident of cracking an E5 interview and besides, feel that even an E4 would be a bump in pay for me given my current TC (~ 165k Total). Can I request my recruiter to down
- vote Offer comparison (Google Facebook Lyft) I have three offers in hand (post negotiations etc) and planning to make a decision this weekend. Which would you choose? Google L5: 380 TC (170k base), no sign on Facebook E5: 410 TC (205k base) + 100k sign on Lyft T6: 475 TC (225k base) + 55k sign on Additional thoughts: - In terms of team fit
- Does Uber pay the most these days on tech for first 2 years? With their front loaded vesting, it's a no brainer to join Uber. Other companies just can't compete, can they? Uber L5a offer is like 200k base and 900k equity. Because of initial 35% and 30% vesting, the TC goes close to 550k including annual bonus. Facebook, which was known for high TC, E5 max i
- Can someone check my math for FB tc? Thank you Hi guys, new grad here trying to understand the offer letter which has a pay structure that's not entirely obvious on first glance. Also I'm trying to map out what 5 years look like considering the 4 year cliff, am I doing this right ? Year 1 , 118 base, 11.8% bonus, 75 sign on 160k rsu /4 years =
- vote Facebook Visa problems advice Please advice on the below: Got an offer from FB with the below mentioned details. However, read about the recent PERM and GC problems at FB and was wondering if it makes sense to switch from a GC perspective. For me GC is as important as pay increase. Should I take it or not? My priority date: Ju
- vote Amazon vs google vs doordash I got offers from two. Well I'm in the loop at Google still All are located in the bay area Amazon L6: 185 + 240 year 1 (450k) 185 + 180 year 2 (441k) 160 units of stock Doordash E5 340 + 20 sign on 190 base + 150 stock Google interview is still pending. How do I push google interview to happe
- vote Stay at Nvidia or move to FB Didn’t get enough responses for the last post so trying it one more time. Currently IC5 in the self-driving cars team working on CV/AI algorithmic stuff, in the Santa Clara office. I have an E5 offer (195 base/600k rsus over 4 years/75 signon) from Facebook (AR/VR) in their Seattle office. The TC d
- FB Just had FB E5 first round. Had a great experience with the interviewer. Was able to solve both questions with optimal solution, even though the interviewer said it was optional, however needed 1 hint to cover an edge case. Interviewer provided an input and base on the input, I fixed the edge cases
- vote Joining FB as E5 in Jan 2022! Yay or Nay? 🤷🏻♂️ Hey Blind community, You guys have been a great great help in all aspects. It’s so much easier to negotiate with all the information available on this platform. Thanks to you all. I recently got an E5 offer (TC: $430k, SO: $100k) from FB. I have other offers too but FB is paying the most. I know t
- link Microsoft L62 SDE looking to jump to Google or FB for higher TC Recently saw levels.fyi comparison chart and was depressed as to how low Microsoft pays compared to literally any other company for SDEs. I'm an L62 on track for senior. Can I go for E5 (Facebook) or L5(Google). If so, how much do they offer (signing bonus/Stocks/Base) for Greater Seattle Area. I
- Uber most recent l5 comp Got an offer from Uber last week as l5. Base: 190k Initial equity: 16k (~$42 per share?) Cash bonus: 21k Refresher: ~100k. TC: ~315k if excludes initial equity Current TC: ~380k (E5 with continuously exceed rating) YOE: ml/ai PhD + 6 YOE Excluding initial equity, the Uber offer comp is obviously
- Fb to msft or google ? I have been at fb for 6 yrs now and was at Google before for 2 yrs. Currently e5. Looking for a better WLB. Interviewed at both places recently. Google: Got through HC and now in Team matching. Dont know level or pay yet. Recruiter wont reveal it. Microsoft: Got offer from a super exciting team.
- vote Offer Eval Facebook vs Snap Trying to decide between an offer from Facebook (E4) and Snap (L4). One pays a bit more than the other (on paper at least), but I also care about career growth and stability. Base, Equity/Yr, Target Bonus, Sign on FB: (177k, 100k, 18k, 75k sign on) Snap: (185k, 183k, 18k, 10k sign on) FB vs Sna
- Offers google and fb I got a couple offers after interview last month. Just paying it forward since I used bind a lot during job search. I have 9 years of experience. Goggle T4 155k base, 550k rsu, 20k sign on, 15% bonus. FB E5 180k base, 450k stock, 80k sign on, 15% bonus. Google upped there a lot after fb offer.
- How to negotiate Facebook offer without counter offer Hello, I got an E5 offer from Facebook London. TC: Base: 104GBP RSU: 260k USD in 4 years Bonus: 15% Total: 165k GBP per year Currently I am L62 in Microsoft India TC: YoE: 5.5 Base: 40.4L INR Bonus: 10% RSU: 40k USD per year after appreciation Total: ~74L INR per year If we look at the Purchase
- Fb offer expectations for applied scientist (AI/ML) role PhD + 1 year of postdoc + 3 yoe at MS (just joined Apple last month) with several publications all in AL/ML. The interview feedback was strongly positive (quoting the recruiter), waiting for the numbers, as she's asking for my expectations. How much (max) Fb pays to the applied scientists at E5? Bas
- Questions about Facebook pay and international transfer policy I have a SGD 250K E4 offer for Singapore. I'm planning to move to Menlo Park or NYC in about 1.5-2 years. 1. How easy is this? I have heard changing teams in the same location is easy 2. How is the pay adjusted when someone moves to a higher CoL location like the Bay Area from another country? Do
- vote Facebook vs Stripe I know this is a frquent poll, but i’m hesitate to decide conisdering WLB in FB. I got several offers as following: FB,E5 TC: 350K + bonus + unknown signon(didnt discuss) Pros: money and brand, 1 level higher. Cons: WLB, team is not good Stripe: L2 TC: 300K, but base is low Pros: growth and team
- Can I move around while working remote @ FB? I'll be starting a remote E5 position at Facebook in Apr. I'd like to keep moving. Planning to goto NYC, Hawaii, LA, etc. Technically I am based out of SF. My questions: 1) Do I need to stay put because they will send me stuff that I need for work (I already got Comp + Phone, so what else?) 2) Ar
- London: Help evaluate E5 offer in Meta Hello, my years of experience = 12 years. I was just told the offer from Meta for E5: - £105k base - $320k stocks (vested over 4 years) - about £60k/year - about 15% performance bonus - no sign-on bonus The recruiter told that negotiation requires additional data, especially competitors' offers. I
- Need advice I am an engineer @ facebook london. I am planning to switch to other companies in London or other cities in Europe. What companies should I choose for interviews after FAANG? I am a married guy with 2 beautiful daughters, my priority is a good WLB, but at the same time better pay and benefits simil