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- Google benefits Evaluating a google offer that on the surface is pretty apples to apples. Unknowns are rsu refreshers and benefits. Msft and google benefits seem similar but msft has a few better ones - specifically $800 stay fit and $25 volunteer match. I did not see google has anything like that? I would tur
- FB FRL IC4/E4 Research Scientist Offer Evaluation Finishing up PhD, just got offer from FRL. Pretty niche skillset from PhD that fits perfectly with new role; HM said they've been trying to hire for the role for several months and I'm the first one they've given an offer to. Location: Bay area TC: ~$220k $170k base $40k RSU $20k sign on YOE: ~0 (1
- vote Fellow Software Dev Managers, please help me choose! Currently a Dev Mgr at Broadridge with 6 reports, don't like it there at all due to the amount of red tape, legacy technology, and inability to innovate. Current TC: Base 182k, ~12k stocks (no incremental vesting, vests after 2yrs), Bonus is ~20% 6 direct reports, 6 matrix reports My goal is to wo
- Uber sde 2 offer Got a call from Uber HR that after debrief, I am shortlisted and it's a hire call. My interview was taken by manager of X team and he thinks I won't fit in his team so my profile will go to other hiring managers and I will be informed within a week regarding update. Is this normal or are they blow
- Request for PM referrals in India Yoe: ~ 4.5 (2 as analyst, 2.5 in PM) Current CTC: 50 (45 cash + 5 stock) I'm leaving my current company (edtech) 2 months after joining because of culture fit issues. Ideally want to be in the fintech or crypto space. Request referrals for any startups currently hiring for PM's/SPM's in India. #p
- link Adobe US benefits question Considering an offer from Adobe. Can someone from Adobe list down benefits offered by Adobe? I checked levels.fyi but thats not very accurate. Listing them below but can update if it is not correct. Also, I can update this post so, it can serve someone in the future. 15% off ESPP with 24 month look
- High growth startup opportunities Looking to join a start up that might mature with an IPO exit in 2022 or 2023. What companies with an east coast presence could be a good fit? YOE 5 TC $350k Target TC $150k+ base, significant ISO Eyeing: - Magic Leap - Chainalysis - Digital Ocean - Circle - Sonder - Public Any ideas? Places t
- How much house can I afford? Live in Seattle and would prefer buying in Seattle. I’m 31, single, live alone. Might get married in the next year or 2. Here’s my finance breakdown: Cash in hand: 40k Stocks: 160k RSU vested: ~500k 401k: 120k TC: 340k (thanks to the Amazon dip) YoE: 8.5 I tried to look at Zillow and Redfin. Not a
- Salesforce India MTS Offer Hello All Have an offer from Salesforce security team for an MTS position. Offer details: 29 (base) + 2.9 (variable) + $40k stocks(4 years) ~ 39.4 LPA per year + 3 JB Benefits: Medical Insurance (7 lakhs, parents included), 60k fitness reimbursements, $450 for WFH setup, 15k medical reimbursement,
- Meta/facebook bootcamp for M1 Joining meta in 1 month as a manager. A few questions about the boot camp: 1. I understand one of the main things is the team match, so I assume there will be a lot of fit meetings with different hiring managers? So Is there an internal website where I can find jobs and reach out? 2. Are there many
- Google Contract Are contract employees eligible for stock options? Also where does “specialist” rank in terms of seniority? Don’t really care too much about title because compensation is pretty good, just curious about how this fits into my career trajectory and what upward mobility might look like. Any other con
- What are some time sensitive MSFT benefits? Hi all, Joining Microsoft in December. What are some benefits I can take advantage of before the end of the 2020 calendar year? Here's my list so far: -2020 401k contribution + match -2020 HSA funding + contribution -2020 Half 2 Stay Fit reimbursement ($400) -2020 Quarter 4 ESPP These things shoul
- Snowflake vs Microsoft vs Rubrik vs Google Currently at Alexa. YOE: 3 total, 1 at Amazon | L4 | Current TC: 160k Have an offer from Snowflake. Level IC2 | TC: 300k Is going to Snowflake a good idea right now given the stock volatility and high competition from Databricks etc., ? Offer is good. I find the team and culture to be a great fit
- Microsoft Benefits I am starting work in a few weeks at Microsoft. Can anybody tell me what benefits I might get that I can use before end of year? Do I have access to the stay fit benefit right away? Xbox Pass? Any benefits I should know about that aren’t publicized in orientation? Location: Permanent Remote TC: 12
- Msft to amazon worth it? Hi I am L62 at msft with 4.5 years looking to move to potentially amazon. The problem is I have high comp at msft for my lvl so I’m not sure if I can get a decent bump if I move (assume I will Be L5) My comp is 150k base then stocks; bonus, 401k, espp, stay fit benefit pushes me up around 200k Als
- As a girl in tech: Which would you pick? Why? A biotech startup company that IPO'd based in Newport Beach, CA. Would be a director, but no one would have heard of this company. But higher potential for this stock to grow because the product is based on FDA approval, which I (insider) know will pass. Work on the beach. Sunny all the time. Traff
- vote At minimum, How much higher than Meta offer should Amazon offer be to be worth it? I have an offer from Meta. E4 for 375k year 1 and 305k for the rest. (including the 15% performance bonus). Seattle location I like meta as a company and think it is a better fit than Amazon. But maybe if Amazon is a lot higher, I should consider it? How much higher? Keep in mind meta has refreshe
- Looking for referral (product design) Looking for a referral. I work fully remotely. I heard WLB at #dropbox #docusign is great. Open to any other SaaS companies that have market fit. Currently working for a company that is a bit too early. Thanks YOE 7 All YOE in enterprise SaaS Current TC: $130k base + Stock $30k/yr (paper) Loc: LC
- Offer evaluation for senior engineering manager role I cleared interview for Senior Engineering Manager role in a well established subsidiary company of a US retail giant. The team, hiring manager & M2 found me a perfect fit for the role (I like the team matchup as well). Looks like there is no room for negotiation beyond this point. Here is the off
- Received written offer - how long do I have? Hey all - I received a written offer within a few days of a final interview. What’s customary in terms of the time I have to evaluate, sign, and respond? The team and offer fit my needs, but this is the first time I may have a competing offer in 1 week time. Amazon L5 TC 213k Base 138 Sign on 69/
- Looking for Referral in Uber/Slack ---- India Hey Blind! I’m looking for a referral to slack, Uber in india. It’s for an SWE 1 role. Would appreciate the leg up so I don’t get stuck in the application hell. More than happy to send my details so you can see if there’s a fit. Current CTC: 29( 13 Base + 16 RSU) YOE : 2 (Including 6M Internship)
- link Cash is not trash!!! investing is hard! Nothing lasts forever. When growth stocks were going up every day, it felt like it would never end. Now that growth stocks are going down, it feels like it will never end. Everything ends, eventually. Survival is the most important thing. Your portfolio must be able to weather euphoria, panic, and
- vote New Grad Microsoft Vs Amazon offers Hi all, hoping to get some opinions on these offers Microsoft L59 in Sunnyvale, CA: 120k salary, 70k stock, 40k sign TC: 158k first 2 years, 138k after Amazon SDE 1 in Austin, TX 116k salary, 86k stock, 50k sign TC: -150k It seems like Amazon is a better financial decision due to income tax and l
- Square L5 Data Engineer (Potential Offer) Expecting an offer from Square for L5 data engineer role in Austin. Recruiter provided the following compensation breakdown: Base: 135k RSU: 158k over 4 yrs Where does this fit in the band for the L5 DE role? Also, is there a room for negotiation here considering I don't have any competing offers (
- Amazon vs Uber Edit 1: Adding current comp and level details Current: L63 Senior (just got promoted) YOE: 6 TC: 220ish Both Seattle. Both SDE II. L4 Uber. Amazon - L5 Base: 151 Stocks: 105 units (5, 15, 40, 40) Joining Bonus: 80K year 1. 60K year 2. Yearly refresher: not specified. Uber - L4: Base - 151 Stock
- Delay amazon start date Got an offer from Amazon for product manager technical. We have a baby due in 6 months ( found out after interviews started). Amazon does not give parental leave unless you're with them for a year,. Asked HR if I could delay joining date 8 months out, was refused. Completely understand that hiring m
- AWS health benefits cost, other perks? I received an AWS offer today, and it's a good offer but not a slam dunk over my current MSFT TC. I'm bean counting on a spreadsheet and wondering: How much per year for health/dental for premiums for family of 3? I have a great kaiser plan at MSFT. Are there other perks (for example, MSFT gives $
- Meta work life learning vs staying at salesforce I joined Salesforce Bellevue this week but got a meta offer. (new grad) today. Should I take it? I guess my main doubts are 1. Culture at meta? I'm a slow learner and very noob. Is it possible for me to find a team that might fit me? I work pretty well after ramping up though. 2. My team at Salesf
- Google L4 offer Bay Area data point I'm merely posting an offer I have received for Google to give a data point to the community. Here's the offer I got for L4 with 4 YOE in Bay Area and no competing offers as an Xoogler. I left Google 5 months ago to take a chance on a startup, realized it wasn't the right fit, and reached out to man
- vote Will Amazon extend their offer deadline? I just got an offer from Amazon but the offer expires Feb 18? Three days from now? I told my recruiter that I was in the interview process for other places that were wrapping up soon. I asked for an extension because I'd like to finish up my other interviews so I can consider them all equally. Goo
- Make me a Noogler plz FYI: it's a serious ask of a referral. Need to proceed asap. I'll wear the Noogler hat on every meeting until I get a promotion. I use Google stock Android on a Pixel device and allow Google to collect as much data as possible. I've spent countless hours on LC and it's the #1 goal of my life. I hav
- GoCardless Interview Hi All, I'm in the loop with GoCardless and expected to give the technical, coding and cultural fit round interviews soon. Just wanted to know what would be the type of questions being asked if anyone has experience with them. Current TC: 50lpa - (20 base, 2 bonus and rest stocks) YOE: 7 #gocard
- Large-ish privately-held apolitical or progressive companies? I don’t want to look for a unicorn and I am tired of public companies valuing stock price above everything else. I know this is almost unheard of on Blind but that is where I am at. Many large privately held companies lean conservative, which is not a good fit for me (eg Koch). Is anyone loving the
- vote Amazon L4 Offer vs Other YOE: 2 I work at an adTech startup, leaving for growth and more $$ Current TC: 140k, no stock Received Amazon L4 offer SDE: Base: 130k Stock: 25 RSU Sign-on: 30k year 1, 25k year 2 TC: ~164k I have a competing offer from a not known company which is a midsized company with strong financials, great
- TC Range - US Blockchain Startup Public/Private bridging - SDE Remote Nearing final stages before receiving an offer. Looking for some Alpha before the negotiations. What should be expected / asked for in terms TC, base, stock, sign-on? Details Seeded startup good market fit - but crowded space; obs decent runway but not really counting on an IPO US based distribute
- vote Stock options at a pre-ipo unicorn vs guaranteed RSU Can't decide between stock options with a potential value of about 300k/year (tc 480k) at company A vs 110k/year of rsu (tc 280k) at a public company. Afraid of liquidation preferences and possibility of no IPO. S-1 has been filed privately though. I believe in the product and the market fit but a
- vote Facebook E5 vs Apple ICT5 Have these two offers that i am trying to decide between, so feedback appreciated. Facebook: Interviews went well, did not do good in one design interview due to which they put me in a E5 slot. Apple: Good fit for the team and role in AMP group. They slotted me at ICT5 but beginning of band. scope
- DoorDash Sign-on Bonus and Stock I just completed a final round with DD and I feel that it went rather well. The person who interviewed me in the second round said I was a great fit for this role and she would advocate for me as I would be joining her team. I’m curious what is a typical sign-on bonus I should expect for 5 yoe and
- URGENT Rivian offer 150k base, 148k equity over 4 years, palo alto Hi, My friend is urgently looking for some advice and I told him about Blind :) He is a senior electrical engineer with 11 years of relevant experience. He is currently working in Canada for a well known engineering firm. He got an offer from Rivian for 150K base + 80K RSU Award over 4 years. He a
- AMA: I Increased my TC by $120,000 (Tech Sales) Background -working at a big F500 tech company, -internal promo a couple times -good team with WLB, good manager, etc. -knew I was underpaid as I’ve been at same company for a while -90k base, 180k OTE What I did -Researched the top paying Sales companies on CompGauge -Researched company sentimen
- vote Can I get paid more what I do elsewhere? Ok here’s the role/skills I have: SQL work - creating ETLs, stored procedures, views etc. PowerBI - creating dashboards for management to check progress on a few big projects, enhance existing reports etc SSRS - create, fix, enhance existing reports Id say I am relatively good at SQL and PowerBI
- vote Should I switch or not I recently joined Gupshup 3 weeks back and today I got an offer from Zeotap. I really like the offer and the company. Whereas in Gupshup the culture fit is not good I'm a Frontend developer with around 2.6 years of experience. GUPSHUP - 15 FIXED + 1 PERFORMANCE BONUS+500 stocks ZEOTAP - 26 FIXED
- Will these companies offer more than FB? I’m currently in the interview process for a new grad swe position. I have a new grad offer from FB for $110k salary, $160k rsu/4 years $65k sign on. I was offered interviews at: Caspar AI Asana Stripe Airbnb Rubrik Robinhood Optiver Trading Cloudflare Confluent Affinity Snap (Application Security
- Financially independent at 41. AMA #personalfinance #investments #fire Hit my target number recently and ready to retire on passive income. I’ve pursued a plan to retire early for a few years now. I’m 41 and happy to share my knowledge. Ask me anything. Edit to add data to answer common questions: Primary home paid off. $6.5M inve
- VMware Tanzu role I will be speaking with a VMWare recruiter for a Tanzu Role. I understand it is a consulting role and will not have TC comparable to SDE roles. Based on what I saw Tanzu is more like Open shift . I worked most of my consulting career on project delivery roles. I have a good technical understanding
- TC600k - investment property? thinking about buying a single family home or a condo to try out if rental properties are good fit for me for side gig. I got around 200k cash lying around for down payment. Currently living in LCOL area remote during covid and plan to do so for next few years. Anyone else in the same boat? Looking
- RSU, hike and rise - Cisco security BU My manager said: you are doing good and expected. But we have big team and people have many years of experience. I’m Grade 10 and 3 years experience in start up. I said yes but what I need to do to fit in the box to get RSU. He said, you have to figure out by yourself and also Manager said if you w
- Land Dream role at Google? Referral and Tips? Dream has been to work at google for a while. The Strategy and Ops team looks like an amazing fit. 3 Total YOE - 2yrs / Tech Strategy & Business Ops @ a Fortune 10 not FAANG (big pharma) - 1yr / Current Role / Sale Operations @ High Growth Start Up first Ops hire 14th overall hire / Raised Serie
- vote Uber L4 vs Google L3 Curious to know what people think. On one hand taking L4 might be better since comp is higher and I wouldn’t have to worry about promo since I’d be coming in at an L4. On the other hand, my team at Google is probably a better fit and I wouldn’t have to worry about not meeting expectations as much. I
- Seattle folks, ex-amazonian who joined fb, google, ms, oracle, expedia what was the level in amazon and comp when you left and how much comp and level you got? Fb, google, ms folks, how has been your experience while interviewing amazon sdes. Do you see any difference bw sdes from retail vs aws? I am high sde2 with ~6 yrs of experience in aws, where do you think i wo