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- Google -> Facebook with kids L6 SWE at Google, 3 young kids. Happy enough, but TC difference vs FB is starting to get significant, even putting aside inflation. If I go for it and retention doesn't pan out, am I going to regret trading WLB for the extra comp? My only friends at FB don't have kids so can't really answer the q
- 6 months ago I chose Google over Facebook Even though Facebook's offer was higher, if I had chosen Facebook's offer, the RSUs would be 40% down and my TC would be 290k💀 I told them I was concerned about Apple destroying their profits margins and the managers told me not to worry. That they were working out a solution. 😬 TC 350k
- Are Google and Facebook destroying journalism? They suck up all the ad revenue that would have otherwise gone to need organizations and eggs up redirecting people to click bait fake news instead ("Casinos hate that you can do this, but can't stop you" etc), or trolly nonsense. Maybe their ad business model is actually just evil and harmful to s
- vote Do ex Google and Facebook engineers pass 100% of interviews? When engineers from top companies like Google, Facebook, Stripe, Uber, Airbnb, etc interview, do they crush it and get offers from 100% of companies they interview at? For example if a Facebook engineer interviewed at the companies above plus Databricks, Figma, Dropbox, Scale AI, Confluent, and oth
- vote Bored L4, $355K Google -> E5, $440K FB? To get it out of the way, yes, I acknowledge the privilege of even having this option, and no, this is not a brag. I'm asking here because I don't really have mentors I can trust with this kind of stuff. I appreciate your candid advice. YoE: 8.5. Time at Google: 1.5 years, L4. TC: $355K. FB E5 off
- Why is Google suffering but FB isn’t? Both their revenue sources are ads. Yet Google is the only one that seems to be cutting down on hiring. FB on the other hand, is giving bonuses and EE to all its employees.
- Huge offer from FB. Jump ship from Google or meet for retention? #google #facebook L5 SWE at both. / 7 YOE I know I'm underpaid at Google. This seems like a way above average offer from Facebook. If Google were able to match, should I consider staying? Facebook offer: Base 210 Stock 700 (175/year) Bonus 15% (31,500) Signing bonus 100 (counting it as 25k) =
- vote Offer comparison (Google Facebook Lyft) I have three offers in hand (post negotiations etc) and planning to make a decision this weekend. Which would you choose? Google L5: 380 TC (170k base), no sign on Facebook E5: 410 TC (205k base) + 100k sign on Lyft T6: 475 TC (225k base) + 55k sign on Additional thoughts: - In terms of team fit
- Facebook E4 -> Google L5 Joined FB as E4 in May 2019. Ratings: 2019 H1: Too new to evaluate 2019 H2: Meets All, no promo (manager already told me) Promo after 2020 H1 unlikely. Don't have good projects in my team to show impact and direction. Also other senior ICs have the lead on projects already, and it's hard for me to
- Facebook vs Google (London) Hi, I already accepted Facebook offer, and have started Visa process. Still a month left to join. Now, i have an offer from Google London as well and i am confused as to what to join. Meta offer - E4 82k base + 15k joining + 190k$ stocks Google offer - L4 93k base + 5k joining + 140k$ stocks I
- vote Google or Facebook or stay at Amazon? I have an offer from Google (L5), FB (E5) and I am currently L5 at Amazon. I am on track to get promoted to L6 at Amazon (maybe Q1 2021). Which one should I pick? Current TC at Amazon: 240k (stock inflation has brought it close to 475k) for next year. FB Offer 400k Google offer 380k Still negotia
- 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
- vote Google L4 or Facebook E5 oo Received Google L4 and Facebook E5 offer. Seems like this is pretty common to get matched at these levels. Also does anybody know stock refreshes for each? 7 yoe Google Base: 176k Bonus: 15% RSU: 485k Sign On: 20k TC: ~ $333,650 Facebook: Base: 188k Bonus: 15% RSU: 450k TC: ~ $328,700 (Likely wi
- vote Why Google down leveling FB? I’m about to crack E7 at FB. Interviewed with G and got L5 offer 😕. Design interview not “good enough” for L6. I have heard similar from others that they got E5->L4 and E4->L3. Sure, FB promotes easily and some might not have had the time to build technical depth Google is on about 😒. But get
- vote Google L5 or Meta(Facebook) E5 Top things I care about: 1. TC (Meta>Google) 2. WLB (G>M) 3. career growth (M>G) I'm based in Seattle. The following offers were for Seattle and from year 2021. The meta offer is the top offer in year 2021. This year (2022) Meta updated their top offer to 203/800/95. I was told that I ca
- Any secret office perks at Google/Facebook/Netflix? Are there any not-so-well-known perks of working at Google/FB/Netflix? Not including free food or free bus shuttles.
- vote Google Facebook layoffs Now that I have your attention.. What happens when layoffs happen in Facebook/google giants..
- Google vs FB benefits Coming over from Google, I find that FB benefits are much better. Better Medical options, an actual Wellness benefit, more PTO, equal 401k etc. Is my interpretation correct or am I missing something? TC 290k
- Facebook vs Google dilemma Hi everyone, first time posting on Blind, appreciate all the help :) I know the rules, TC or GTFO so here go the numbers (only FB though, haven't got offer from Google) Office: London TC: 150k (Edited for the sake of anonymity) Now comes the situation. I have received the FB verbal offer over th
- vote Facebook Reality Labs vs Google Hw design (Pixel) FB offer: Level: E6 Base: $275k RSU: $360k/4 Sign On: $100k/2 Google offer: Level: L6 Base: $270k RSU: $400k/4 Sign On: $120k/2 YOE: 13 years Offers are remarkably similar in terms of compensation and roles. I’m ready to move after spending 5 grueling years at Microsoft Surface where politics i
- vote Meta/Facebook vs Google Google: $320k TC L4 Facebook: $322k TC E4 Team matched with Google team that I’m lukewarm about. I’m curious about the prospect of matching with a more interesting team during Meta’s Bootcamp. Criteria: compensation, work life balance, team/product interest, career growth, reputation TC: $220k 4
- vote Facebook vs Google vs Netflix Have offer for all. TC wise netflix > facebook > google netflix is close to 500k per year Facebook 410 with 100k sign on Google slightly less than facebook. Which one would you choose to maximize career growth and TC? Software engineer position. Would being on work visa affect your decisio
- vote Facebook vs (maybe) Google offer Have an offer from Facebook at hand (E5 190/75/610). I also interviewed at Google for a L6 position. Interview went well but no decision yet. Facebook recruiter pushed really hard and says they can’t wait another 3 weeks for a Google’s process to complete. I’d rather work at Google because of WLB, b
- vote Facebook (Meta) or Google Hi all, I got an offer from both Facebook and google and want to get some suggestions from this community. FB IC6 Total comp around 450k Google L5 No comp yet but was told that they will try to match. It is 350k for 75 percentile on levels.fyi I also have other preipo offers around 400k Thank y
- link [AMA] Google| FB | Snap | Airbnb | Lyft | Uber | Quora | 7+ Offers | [AMA] Hi Team, First of all THANK YOU for such a great community here!! Blind helped me with a lot of useful information! This post is to give back to the community. I recently received 7+ offers for Senior SWE engineer at most of the companies I aimed to get into. It was a great experience interview
- vote Google or Facebook I have offers for both Google and Facebook and feel like I’ve made my decision already but I wanted to post this in case there is something I’m missing or not taking into account. Google L4 Base: 145k Equity: 235k / 4 Sign on: 45k Facebook E4 Base: 155k Equity: 300k / 4 Sign on: 40k Year 1 TCs ar
- vote Fb/google/amazon offer comparison Hello all, need advise to decide which one to take Amazon L5: 151k base 210k signon year 1 120k signon year 2 101 share 5/15/40/40 (15% stock increase per year otherwise hr said they will pay the difference while I didn’t see it in the offer) 4 year total around 1.4M Break down 4 year 380k/340k/36
- Should I give up trying to join Google/Facebook? I am currently a Principal Product Manager at chewy. Before that, I spent about 5-6 years at Amazon. I’ve been trying to get into google/Facebook for 3 years now and this is how it is going: (for Product roles): Google : all 3 years lost out in first case study round Facebook: 2019: lost out in f
- vote Google vs Roblox vs Facebook Update---- Went with roblox 🎉 I currently have three offers. - Google L5 - Facebook E5 - Roblox IC4 All three have the same TC (420k). Things that matter to me: - Decent WLB, even if it comes in phases - Exciting work - Opportunity to grow my career - Good company culture and colleagues. I cu
- vote Google or Facebook Compare offer: Google L4 and Facebook E4. both Seattle area Google: 150 base + 400 stock + 0 sign-on; special vesting schedule 40 28 20 12 Facebook: 160 base 360 stock + 50 sign-on Google: - very interested in matched team under GCP - more confidence of stock growth - better wlb Facebook - boot
- Leaving Google or Facebook What are some of the reasons anyone would leave Google or Facebook? Genuinely trying to understand as I cannot fathom someone leaving such A grade companies.
- vote Google vs Facebook L4 at Both and in the bay. Max offers after negotiations. G: 400k Y1, 310k avg over 4 years FB: 370k Y1, 310k avg Have other offers as well Amazon : ~ 300k Snap: 340k Roblox: 300k Not considering these due to lack of stability and it’s amazon of coz. Leaning towards G for now, don’t care about L
- vote Google vs Facebook Facebook and Google peeps. If you’re a new grad and got offered from both companies, which one would you pick? Lets say the compensation is similar. And why?
- vote Google or FB All things being equal - I have an E4 offer from FB, and T4 offer from Google. FB is NYC, Google is MTV or NYC, but let's lop them together and say Google NYC. Both offers around 270TC to start, I'm looking to make a decision based on something other than money. Offers being equal/very close, whic
- worth to jump to Google/Fb? Currently 300k senior @Linkedin, worth to jump to Google cloud/Fb oculus for 270k L4 role? Or should I try to promo to staff and go for L5? 3yoe
- vote Google L4 vs Facebook E4 I recently received offers from Google and Facebook. Google L4 offer: Base: 160k Equity: 295k over 4 years. Vesting 33%, 33%, 22%, 12% Bonus: 15% Sign-on: 50k one-time TC for 4 years: 331k, 281k, 249k, 219k Facebook E4 offer: Base: 170k Equity: 350k over 4 years Bonus: 10% Sign-on: 50k one-time
- Google/FB girls Wtf is wrong with them ? Very disappointing dating etiquettes @Google @ FB
- vote Offer: FB vs Google Help me pick Fb: e6 255 base 1.4m over 4 100 sign on Google: L5 235k base 675k rsu front loaded over 4 (33, 33, 22, 12) 50k sign on I feel like trade off is stability vs growth Very conflicted. Big level diff too Google stock split looks good but fb stock looks cheap Current tc 363k
- vote Google vs Facebook: which is more prestigious? Which is harder to get into? Is Facebook filled with Google rejects or the other way around? #google #facebook
- Bullish on Google & FB Everyone is afraid of higher inflation and higher interest rates. These two factors have a negative effect on most companies since it means a lower profit margin (commodities and raw material prices went up) and a higher cost of capital (higher interest rates => higher debt servicing cost). A com
- vote FB M1 Vs Google L7 Have FB M1 (managing IC E5 and E6 mostly) and Google L7 (Sr manager, potential of managing managers) offer. Anyone had similar situation ? Project is similar but google team is bigger. FB TC 600k Google TC 700k Yoe more than 15 years FB pros: Better refresher and potential for faster growth.
- vote Which relocation package is better Google vs Facebook/Meta Heard Google is 8.5k and Facebook is 10k And facebook has 30 days corporate housing not sure if Google does that too ? #Google #Facebook #Relocation #Meta
- vote Facebook vs Google If you could pick where would you go? Consider only the company, the possibilities to grow and the overall outlook. Don't consider specific duties, pay, and other more "personal" things. Please vote and leave a comment to explain why.
- vote Google, Facebook (Meta), or Amazon? Google L4 * Estimated $280-$350k (no exact numbers because google is slow), front-loaded. No idea about refreshers * GCP Meta E4 * 347/277/277/277 for years 1-4 (excluding refreshers) * 347/297/317/337 with refreshers * I think I can pick a good WLB team in boot camp Amazon L5 (same as L4 elsewher
- vote Facebook vs Google I like the work at both places. I am a confident and hard working engineer and have performed well in startups as well as big MNCs. So, not really worried about facebook cut throat culture. At the same time, if I CAN MAKE THE SAME MONEY and maintain good WLB, I’ll take it. In other words I am ready
- vote FB vs. Google Still interviewing, which is better and why? TC, WLB, Prestige, .. etc. Locations: FB London, Google Zurich or Munich YoE: 12 Current TC: 🥜🥜🥜 $130 #engineering #software #swe
- Google vs Facebook If you have same offer from the two which one would you choose now considering current turmoil in fb? Have competing offer for fb, Uber, and google and not so much interested in Uber. TC: 350
- Cracked Google, Facebook and Netflix but failed in all startup interviews! Cracked Google L4, Facebook E4, Microsoft (62), and Netflix (Senior SDE) easily and got decent offers. I failed in initial screening rounds in all start-up companies (~10) including Asana, Robinhood, Wish, Roblox, Snap and etc even though I believe I perform decently. Are they really that hard now?
- Fb/Google referral Can anyone please give me referral to FB/ Google/ Snap? I work at one of the most popular teams at AWS
- vote Google /Amazon / Facebook Hello folks, Please help with yours views on the following options, in terms of wlb, career growth, perspective comp, and anything else that you feel important. Blind tax Google: 1.3c front loaded equity Facebook: 170k gbp Amazon: TBD Startup: ~70base + stocks 60k/year Yoe 8 Levels same.