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- Stay or Leave Would you stay or leave, if there was no chance of further level progression or with no scope for further TC increase as you are top of the band. TC - 420K L6 NY, 15+ yrs exp. non-swe. Great WLB.
- vote Amazon vs Bloomberg (New Grad) Really torn on making decision between Amazon vs Bloomberg (both in NYC). Amazon: ~ 166k TC + 7k reloc Bloomberg: 170k TC + 40k sign bonus (paid in first yr, will have to pay back prorated if leave before 2 yrs) + 10k relocation Both have pros and cons based on browsing here and common knowledge:
- How to Spend Money? Moving to NYC soon and realized Im way too cheap to spend anything. Tc is about 370 ( no stock appreciation, 175 base) and my budget is around 2k but seems impossible unless I live in the suburbs. My plan was to splurge and just YOLO but ive been taught to save money all my life and cant seem to do
- vote Does Google live up to the hype? I will be going to Google as a new grad in Nyc. Based on observation people on blind love Google. Does it's culture and engineering live up to its reputation? People who have worked at Google what are your thoughts? Also, not sure what to do now as Google was my "dream company". Do I just stay here
- vote Three offers, 3 YOE, help me choose! All in NY, non remote. Bloomberg - Sr. Engineer/ TC 220K (base 190 bonus 30) some team within AIM Two Sigma - L2 / TC 240K (base 175 bonus 65) Not sure which team yet, only gotten verbal offer Microsoft - 61/TC 195K (base 150 bonus 25 stock 20/year) some team in Azure Stilling waiting on Stripe, S
- Is it better to apply for FAANG roles in West coast, Midwest or in East Coast? Which locations have better work life balance? I heard that in East coast work life is better as compared to west coast where there is heavy slugging with long hours. Is that true? Are there more comp differences? Is working in NY, DC, Virginia better than in SF bay area and Seattle and Austin? #tec
- vote Multiple offers :) I interviewed at 4 places. Wondering Which one I should take. COMPANY | LOCATION | COMP | LEVEL | ------------------------------------------------------------------ MSFT | Seattle | 210k | SDE II | ------------------------------------------------------------------ GOOGLE | Sunnyville | 210k | SDE I
- external L6 with 6 yoe I am expecting to get to L5 this cycle. I have 6 yoe total and 4 yoe at google. Which are the best paying companies where I can L6 equivalent roles ? If I can't get L6 equivalent roles where can I the best senior level roles in new york ? I prefer relatively faster growth, not completely horrible w
- Peloton Senior Manager IT comp Seeing some interesting Sr. manager IT systems positions in Peloton in NY and TX. What is the comp range, and folks at Peloton offices in general and TX in particular, any insights into the WLB, annual hikes, and growth? YOE 10, mix of G and consulting
- vote Google L3 NYC vs Coinbase L4 L3 Google NYC backend/ database -ish team first-> 4th year 232k, 232k, 216k, 201k + 10k relocation etc. (i think 50k refreshers?) ++ like 35hrs a week it seems ++ low pip ++ NY office and life looks cool af for social life ++ refreshers? ++ I think a bunch of other perks?? -- promo seems 1-2 y
- Best NYC / Remote I'm currently at Google MTV and I need to move to NYC for family reasons. I'm exploring an internal location transfer but I also want to consider my external options as well in case it doesn't work out internally. What is a list of companies that are remote / NYC based to apply to? My priorities are
- vote Evaluate the offers. Evaluate the offers, both are same level companies. I am more inclined towards New York because of great city life and less harsh weather but want to save some money as well. Please state your reasons if possible, I've never been to Chicago and I am new to US. Current TC 160k
- vote Microsoft Azure Compute vs Palantir vs (Possibly) Google Hello Blinders! I’m a current junior in college and have a choice to make about my last summer internship before I graduate. I am extremely conflicted about my offers and I wanted y’alls professional and life advice. - Microsoft Azure Compute team at Redmond HQ (already accepted offer) Pros: Team
- AWS SDE II offer pending - how is the culture at HQ2 now? Just got a verbal offer for SDE2 out in Arlington, VA (HQ2). I haven't been able to gather too much info about the culture there vs west coast/NY. Can anyone describe the culture differences if there are any? Is wlb any different? TC: 112k
- vote Should I renege Addepar internship for Snap internship? I'm graduating next year and both internships have the possibility to convert to FT. But both roles are new, so not many data points on FT salaries. Addepar (Product Analytics): - pre-IPO; possible stock upside - amazing people/culture/WLB (4.5 on Blind) - already sent snack box, swag, Uber Eats vo
- Salary and role expectations at 4 YoE What is a good competitive salary and title at 4/5 YoE as a Data scientist/MLE for locations like NY/California in tech/fintech? Also, what is the WLB like? Do the interviews require LC/interview format? YoE- 4 TC -205K (No RSUs) #tech #finance #fintech #datascience #datascientist #apple #amazon #
- vote Amazon and Microsoft Offers. Not sure which one to pick I was fortunate enough to get two offers. One from Amazon and the other from Microsoft. I need help choosing. The problem is I already accepted the Microsoft offer. Amazon is a lot more money but is based in NYC, Microsoft is based in Atlanta. I would have to reneg Microsoft and am worried about bur
- vote Please Choose Offer In a conundrum. Product Manager Location preference: NYC Professional Preference: Growth, $ Ok with 50hrs/week WLB Stripe is pre IPO so some of the $ is illiquid Google has a good signon for Y1 otherwise comp is lower, has great refreshers Amazon no state tax and highest $ in pocket 5 YOE TC
- Living in New Jersey and Commuting to Manhattan for work Moving for work and looking at potential places to live. Thinking of living in Jersey and commute to work but worried about missing out on all the fun of New York living. Rent is crazy and there is also the city tax. For those currently living this, can you please share your perspective? Would love
- vote Google L5 vs Meta E5 Have two offers at Meta and Google. And need to pick my next home. Both are based in NY area. Google: Base: $214K Equity: 635K (33, 33, 22, 12) Sign-on: $80K Anual Bonus: 15% Y1 TC: $536K Meta: Base: $214K Equity: $875K Sign-on: $100K Anual Bonus: 15% Y1 TC: $565K The downside to the Google job i
- Amazon NY - which team? Hi I'm looking to work at Amazon in NY, but I'm not sure which team to apply for. I think there is aws, advertising, payments in Jersey City and audible in Newark. Anyone have any inside tips? TC, wlb, quality of people are all interesting. Thanks
- vote Palantir NYC vs Palo Alto Recruiter hinted to me that NYC could be an option but has low head count. I'm considering telling my recruiter to switch me to NYC as I prefer the city. I just have the hiring manager interview left. This is for a new grad swe position. NYC - Foundry Palo Alto - Gotham Can I get some insight on
- Got aws offer, accepted, installed Blind :( I was so happy after beating those LP rounds and 5-6 finals interviews, got SA role in NY , accepted the offer. Then I happened to installed blind and it blew my mind after reading all feedbacks in terms of tc , wlb and so on.. No options left and will be joining in next week. Hope all will be good
- Amazon vs cvs health Folks need some help deciding between these 2 companies. Soft spoken introvert offered senior analyst (l6) roles in both. Which one would you recommend? Amazon comp is better but reading the wlb stories don't know if faang worth it. Cvs health has more exciting work. Hear the wlb is pretty much the
- Any insights into AWS NYC/Jersey City teams? I’m considering an AWS L5 offer in the NY area and am looking into potential team matches. Do any current or ex Amazonians have the scoop on the following teams/orgs based in NYC or Jersey City? If so I’d love to hear your thoughts/experiences! - EC2 pricing - AWS Connect - Container Services/ECS -
- CVS Lead analytics consultant Hello, anybody from CVS, any feedback for lead consultant? What is the TC por this role? I was told that 150 plus 15% bonus. Is in NYC, how is the work life balance for this company? Any info helps!! Thanks
- vote Google vs DRW vs FB/Meta vs Bloomberg Hi all, Super fortunate to receive offers from 3 fantastic companies around. What should I pick? Also please consider I am currently on H1B. 1) Google - Still team matching. HC not done yet. But matched with a lot of teams in NYC/Chicago. Expect TC to be ~250k in NYC/Chicago(just a guess ). 2) DRW
- vote Linkedin NYC vs Sunnyvale Office Hi all, I will be starting at Linkedin soon and have an option to pick between NYC and Sunnyvale. I am single and open to new experiences. How do these two offices compare in terms of growth opportunities, WLB, food, perks, etc.? Also, how does the bay area compare to NYC in terms of QoL? I have liv
- Amazon Advertising Team WLB/Work Quality Amazon recruiter from Advertising Department asked me to select team/role before applying. I want to know how good is Amazon Advertising teams WLB and quality at New York ? Also, if someone knows About Campaign Management/Performance Advertising/Brand Content teams ? Role is for SDE2 position as fu
- Palo Alto networks offer eval Got a verbal offer for Principal engineer. Location NY 180k/15%/40k per year with basically no sign on bonus. Seems extremely low to me. I have a competing offer for 290k, but I got a better vibe from the Panw folks I spoke with. How's the wlb at Panw vs faang. I can sacrifice TC for a better wlb.
- vote Best WFH location for young worker Young 20s looking to find a city to move to that has the following. Not interested in dating scene or anything non-sober (bar scene, etc) NOT INTERESTED IN NYC 1. Safety 2. Culture / Diversity 3. Food 4. Social life (sober) TC: 170k YOE: 1 #wfh #remote #city #location #remotework #boston #chicag
- Google L4 offer - refresher? Is it worth it? Recently got my Google NY L4 numbers. Base: 160k Bonus: 15% Equity: 245k front-loaded 33%/33%/22%/12% Sign-on: 20k They say this is final offer after I showed competing offer with 340-380k avg over 4 years. Personally, I do want to go work for google but not sure if it’s worth it given this number
- Bloomberg vs Facebook NY as a New Grad Facebook NY Offer (E3 New Grad): $115k base, $100k signing, $220k RSUs over 4 years, $10k relocation (Year 1 TC: $280k) Currently interning at Bloomberg and expecting to receive a full time return offer. Is there any way Bloomberg can come close to the year 1 TC being offered by FB? If anyone has a
- vote Google (name) or Goldman Sachs (money)? Hi, i have two offers. Eventually, for me it comes down to Name vs Money. Let me explain how. I got GS new york offer for VP Product Manager. Base is $180k and TC is $230k I got Google Boston or MTV offer for L3 Product Manager. Base is $120 and TC is $190k I understand both are big names in their
- MongoDB Referrals in Analytics Space Hi, I'm currently relocating to Hoboken and looking for some good tech companies to work for. I currently work in product analytics in Walmart space.. Can anyone give me a referral in MongoDB. It looks like a great company to work for with respect to WLB and culture in New york. YOE 5 TC 135k #da
- Deciding between Amazon and New York life 7 years if experience as data architect, I got offers from Amazon data engineer L4 and New York life as sr data engineer .. Can I get suggestion on which offer should I choose .. both companies are offering me same total compensation #finance #amazon #newyorklife Should I stick to domain based comp
- Work life balance at Compass Any Compass employees able to tell me what the work life balance is like over there? I see a lot of posts about it being "fast paced", but I don't know if that's code for "will work insane hours" or just that priorities change frequently. Realized I should add more info - I'm being considered for a
- Amazon sponsored brands offer Any insights on how's the sponsored brands ( video ) team / culture progression. - Ops heavy ? - General WLB ? - Growth aspects ? Please don't bxxtch about amazon in general if you know about the team please comment. Appreciate it. have L5 G offer and SDE 3 amazon offer in NY and trying to ma
- Amazon Prime Video NYC Org? How is the NYC branch? Culture/WLB/growth? TC: 220k
- link What should my total comp be? Hey all, 3 YOE All 3 @ Salesforce, MTS now Full-stack Track record of successful projects at work SaaS co-founder on the side @ $30k ARR after a few months Living in NYC Current $140k salary, $7k yearly RSUs (started in low cost of living city), 14k bonus. I'm in talks of senior promotion, but ha
- Convince me to move to NYC instead of NJ! 27M, single, currently in Pittsburgh, living a good life. Got a new job in NYC. Will have to move there by Feb/Mar. Looking for a lovely environment, meet new people and try new experiences. Not too much into partying though. Occasionally, yes. Want to save money and invest and grow in career. Rent
- Is WLB bad at DoorDash? I got a new grad offer with nice location and compensation, and the work there sounds interesting/good for learning. However, on glassdoor and blind people consistently complain about wlb and bad code quality. How many hours is normal? Do you have oncall? PIP/firing culture? Also, are there teams wh
- vote Should I take this Amazon Offer? Current TC is 140k(Not at citi), and received 210k TC offer for Amazon SDE 1 in NYC. My current job has great WLB and relaxed culture, is it worth jumping? I am a citizen so being fired wouldn’t be end of world but is it worth the TC hike? #amazon #tech YOE: 6 months
- vote Startup 200k vs Amazon 600k. Should I join? Hey Blinders! Got an offer from Amazon L6: 600k Current role- Pre Series A Startup: 200k + 1% equity. (0.4% already vested) Startup pros: - great wlb, only have to work 20 hours a week. - equity has a potential - lots of learning opportunities. - in the perm process (not necessarily a pros but
- vote Meta vs. Lyft SWE Intern Offers Hi, I am struggling to decide between these two internship offers and was wondering if you guys had any input. Would really appreciate comments. I'm currently a junior so would like to convert to full time wherever I go. Meta (Menlo Park) Pros: - Better brand name - Better internship program, woul
- vote FB vs Affirm vs Datadog Facebook (Seattle): 180k Affirm (Remote): 190k first two years, 160k following two years Datadog (NY): 175k Prefer good culture and not atrocious WLB. Which is good for resume / in the long run? Have a couple FANG on resume already if that info is relevant. Comments greatly appreciated!! Curren
- vote Eval Microsoft L64 Offer for an Amazon L6 Hi Community, Recently promoted to L6 in Amazon in Q1 2022. Unhappy to be put in the lower band after promo so I decided to switch. Also, mentally very burned out in Amazon to get this far so looking for a better WLB since I will start a family soon. Received MSFT offer. I need to answer HR next
- Moving from FB to Amazon Got an offer to interview at Amazon for L5 position at the Austin/NY/Phoenix or DC locations. How is the Amazon work culture at these offices? Ive seen posts on blind about Amazon wlb so wanted to know if this is a good idea. The only reason I considered is the locations are appealing to me TC 230
- vote FB NYC vs FB Seattle current TC 220k, 2 YoE TC NYC ~ 330k , TC Seattle ~300k Seattle: Live here already Don't really like it dont really hate it Rent = 1600 FB office 1 min away from me literally NYC: heard its something you should experience? better FB office? better city? Less take home pay. Rent seems to be $3k pe
- Comms manager role offer eval Anybody in marketing & communications field and can tell me how this offer is? Location is either bay or la or ny. Base: 145k Rsu: 60k (no cliff) Annual bonus: 15% Tc: 200k - I know it's lower than my current but looking for a career change and better wlb. I do have another offer thats ~50k more