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- vote Apple vs Snap vs TikTok After going through quite a bit of struggle, I managed to get some decent offers from Apple, Snap and TikTok. I am still waiting for Google but might actually sign this week or the next week. All of them are ML Eng focused positions. Name / Level / TC Apple / ICT4 / 420K Snap / L4 / 440K TikTok /
- vote Snap L4 vs Meta E4? I got 2 offers with numbers below: Snap L4: 180k base, 178k stock/yr, 10% target bonus, 45k sign on in equity over 3 years No refresher but no cliff either. After 3 years I will be getting 180k in equity annually still Some misc payment of about 5k/year Very low 401k match TC: 395k Meta E4: 175k b
- Congrats snap folks 50% TC increased. Jealous
- vote WLB at Snap SWE’s at Snap hows the work life balance? I have looked at reviews and I’m seeing mixed results. On Glassdoor it seems like in Seattle engineers don’t like the wlb, but in Santa Monica and SF I see less complaints. TC 150k YOE: 3
- vote Snap Vs Uber L3 offers at $245k uber L3 offer at 250k Snap. I currently have 2 yoe and TC 190k. I can’t decide which company to go for. I think Snap has more money but how is the wlb and also I keep hearing that it takes very long to get promoted. While at Uber people get promoted to L4 in a year or so. Both a
- Snap PIPed the PREGNANT Follow up on my previous post. I was threatened by the Snap HR or managers or so-called ruthless top performers and they called on other people to flag my post. I was very anxious about those threatenings so I took off my posts previously. Now I fear nothing because I have two offers from FAANG and
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- Congrats Snap! WOW
- vote Snap vs Google L5 Have a few offers but narrowed it down to these two: Snap L5 - 510k TC, 215 base, rest stock (stock vests monthly over 3 years). Team in AR. Google L5 - 420 TC year 1, 190 base, 550k stock over 4 years frontloaded, 30k sign on, est 15% bonus. Team in Ads. $ wise seems like a no brainer and Snap's
- vote Twitter vs snap vs Roblox Please be nice Snap Sr EM Roblox Sr EM Twitter director #snap #twitter #roblox Comps are comparable Twitter has more responsibility, work in my field of expertise, but looks like it's really going nowhere. Musk poking for fun Roblox had apparently good wlb but manager looks stretched Snap seem
- vote Snap vs TikTok What would you recommend between Snap and TikTok? Snap (L4): base 185k equity 600k (monthly vesting over 3 years) performance bonus 10% TikTok (2-2): base 215k equity 400k (vesting schedule 15/25/25/35) sign on 50k target bonus 25% YOE: 5 TC: 250k
- Snap L4 offer evaluation This is the offer I got for L4 in Seattle office Base: 165k/year Stock: 180k/year Sign-on: 3.3k/year in equity Bonus: 10% yearly Misc expenses: 4.8k/year New TC: 350k/year without bonus, 370k with bonus I have offers around 320k from companies that I’m not planning to join; still have onsites wi
- Snap team match Recently got offer from Snap, and now I'm in team matching. What team is hiring that you would recommend? Probably level at L4-L5, recruiter didn't disclose the level. I'm interested in analytics, logging, data pineline (batch/stream processing), generic backends infra, and/or ML team (although not
- Snap Referral I came across a QAE position at Snap. Would anyone be willing to refer me ? I would appreciate it ? #engineering #software #swe
- vote Snap vs Meta Got an L4 offer from Snap. WLB is team dependent but wanted to ask in general how the WLB is at Snap? Have an offer from Meta as well (E4) and wanted to know which one to choose. Do Snap/Meta have concept of PIP? My preference is to pick a company with better WLB, benefits, no PIP Blind Tax: Old
- vote Snap vs. Coinbase Would you rather work at Snap or Coinbase as a software engineer? Which company has the better reputation and outlook in tech? Have offers from both. Coinbase is slightly higher, but it's negligible. I'm looking for good wlb and learning opportunities. TC: 220k YOE: 0
- SNAP opinion I had several questions about Snap as a company on deciding whether to join it or not. - What is engineering culture like - WLB ( I understand it’s team specific but any pointers on how to make good decision on this) - Feasibility on moving the teams let’s say after a year or so - Would location be
- vote Offers Eval: Apple, Snap, Meta Hi, I’ve got a couple of offers. I’d like to hear what people think about these. Apple: ICT 5 Base: 250k Equity: 1.3mil/4 years Sign on: Year 1: 135k, Year 2: 25k TC (w/o sign on): 575k Snap: L6 Base: 240 Equity: 1.14/3 years Sign on: equity only - 30k/3 years + 10k Quick vest within 6 months (no
- Snap Recruiting I got an email from Snap HR about moving to the interview phase a few days ago. The email asked me to complete my candidate portal set up which I did and still have not hear from the snap team. How long does this usually take? I have other interviews lined up so I want to align them as much as possi
- Leveling at Snap What level should I target at snap? I'm an l5 swe right now. Recruiter said l4 is equivalent but I'm suspecting if that's typical downleveling by them. Yoe: 6 TC: 350k
- Referral at Snap Hello I’m looking for a referral for a TPM role at Snap If anyone is willing I’m happy to DM. Thank you YOE : 10 Current TC : 200k #referral #snap
- vote Snap, meta or Snowflake Currently at Snowflake. Senior Got an offer from Meta E4(trying for E5) -maybe same offer as my current compensation Have interview with Snap Snowflake stock is breakeven with my offer, so not sure if I should leave or stay. Note: haven't vested my snowflake stock yet, but considering stock going
- vote Accept Snap Down-level? Currently L6 at Amazon. TC $310k. 10YOE. Not software. Got a L4 offer from Snap, 20% higher than my current comp at Amazon. Should I take this down-level offer from Snap? My interview performance was admittedly not the best. No way to negotiate for L5 now. Pros: 1. 20% higher TC 2. New technology
- vote MLE for SNAP or MLE at Instacart Snap TC: 415K L4 Instacart TC: 420K L5 TC now: 185K YOE: 2
- vote google mountain view or snap nyc what would you pick for new grad? assuming $200k tc for both #google #snap
- Snap Onsite Interview Decisions Does anybody know how long it usually takes to hear back from the recruiter about the decisions after on-site interview at Snap? Or do they just don't bother getting back to you if it's a rejection? I had my SWE virtual on-site on 3/31, then followed up with the recruiter on 4/6, but still have not
- Do you still recommend join snap? META VS SNAP VS ORACLE Currently working in Azure Got an offer from snap, Oracle, META, ORACLE . yoe:3 Considering Snap TC ~380k META: ~360k with refresh Oracle: ~300k heard that the pip culture is getting worse in SNAP. I am on working visa, not sure if I can survive since L4 band is so large with the pip culture.
- Snap teams hiring with good wlb? Hi, got an L4 offer from Snap but struggling to be matched with a team. I'm looking for interesting projects and a good manager, and last but not least good wlb (including oncall frequency). Seems like the last requirement is hard to meet 😂 Not looking to coast but just don't want to be worked to
- PM at Snap As a PM would you join Snap? Why? #pm #product #productmanager
- vote Instacart vs snap Currently in google, tc 370(some initial stocks) Next year tc might be around 300 Got two offers: Snap-400k Instacart-400k Tired of not motivated job in google. I am afraid that snap’s stock is too high, and tiktok+instagram might kill snapchat Instacart might suffer after the pandemic Any ideas?
- vote Meta vs Snap Trying to decide between these two software engineering offers. Meta: Level: E5 Base: 210k Bonus: 15% Stocks: 600k over 4 years Sign on: 50k TC: 408k (splitting Sign on across 3 years) Snap: Level: L4 Base: 190k Bonus: 10% (not guaranteed) Stocks: 750k over 3 years Sign on: 50k (paid as stocks, ov
- vote Buying more SNAP Did you buy the dip? $SNAP #personalfinance #investments
- vote Snap vs LinkedIn Both ML infra teams, both remote from Seattle. TC: Snap: 575 for each year = 220+15%+1190/4+70/3 Average for 4 years = 575 LinkedIn: 512 for year 1 = 230+15%+850/4+35 480 from year 2 = 230+15%+850/4 Average for 4 years = 486 Just looking at the comp, Snap is an easy answer. But given how the s
- Is this the right time to join Snap? They are making great efforts to be leaders in the AR space and investing in new offices to develop this tech. Do you think it's the right time to join? TC: 70k #tech #snap #snapchat
- Looking for referrals @ Netflix, Snap, Lyft, Twitter, Airbnb Hi guys, can I please get some referrals? I don't have connections to refer me to the above companies. Thanks in advance. IC3 TC: ~ 300 (6 YOE) #referral #netflix #snap #twitter #lyft #airbnb
- vote Amazon L6 vs Snap L6 SWE IC role. Seattle/remote. Not currently at Amazon; offer is for boomerang. Amazon L6 (Senior) TC: 540k first two years, 480k afterwards (not accounting for potential raises or additional RSU. Also not assuming any stock appreciation) Snap L6 (Staff) TC: 600k (waiting for breakdown) Considerati
- vote Brex vs Snap Levels are comparable. L5 at Snap and Senior at Brex. Both teams are doing interesting work. Brex is remote first and Snap team is in LA but I’ll be remote from Seattle. Life objective is to get richer as quickly as possible, lol. Please mention your reason in comments. Offer details: Brex: 460 (ch
- Microsoft vs Snapchat I got an offer from Microsoft and told the recruiter I was also considering an offer from Snapchat. Msft recruiter responded that I should "consider the long term ramifications of choosing a Social Media company over a top tier Software company. Choosing Microsoft will provide your resume with a pr
- vote Thoughts on Snap? Tc 400
- vote Doordash vs Snapchat Snap L4 MLE TC 400k Doordash E5 MLE TC 350k (can't match) These are initial offers. Doordash has larger scope and better career growth while Snap has higher pay (as of now) and would be working on area that I am more familiar. #offer
- link Why Snap pays very well? Hi, This is a genuine question. Why does Snap pay so well (referring to levels.fyi data) given that they were crushed (isn't this true) by other platforms? This question is based on the fact that the majority of their revenue is from advertising on Snapchat.
- vote Snap Offer But Screwed Up Interview Got confirmation of a Snap offer today (not sure what the TC is yet), but I screwed up the coding question during the last interview and my system design interview was pretty messy. Seems like they're desperate to hire and the bar is low. Is this a red flag? I haven't heard a lot about their workpla
- vote Snap L5 vs Uber L5A I value growth over WLB, though both are always good. So far it seems getting promoted to Uber 5B is easier compared to getting promoted to Snap L6. Based on levels.fyi it seems, Snap L5 is already equivalent to Uber 5B, but the compensation is almost same as Uber 5A (if I add refreshers on Uber). I
- vote Snap vs GCP L5 Compensation similar for both at around 550K (first 2 years). Snap: + ML Infra work + levels fyi says it’s L5.5 of Google + comp won’t drop after 3 years - No stacking refreshers GCP: + Google brand name + Stock split - Low level (OS, Virtualization, GPU) work - Comp drops 3+ years + Stacking refr
- vote Snap L4 vs Google L5 Snap, L4, Seattle: Base: 185 RSUs: 645 / 3 years Sign on: 30 / 3 years Bonus: 10% edit: Refreshers: no stacked refreshers, ongoing equity target 215 / year starting year 4 TC (without refreshers): 428 Pros: Good team, no need to move, no cliff Cons: Volatile stock Google, L5, Bay Area: Base: 21
- vote Will Snap snap back to Reality? Snap in Narnia right now at 55$. They were previously on a different galaxy. Will Snap snap back to reality (10-20$).
- Snap Timeline Passed the phone screen at Snap and had the on-site interviews last Friday. It’s Thursday today and I still haven’t heard back, does that mean reject?
- vote Snap vs Google SWE Got a few offers but deciding between fully remote Snap and Google as a software engineer Snap L4: $300k TC (negotiated with amazon offer to get this) Google L3: $180k TC - not negotiated yet but recruiter made it seem not much more room as remote L3 Also Snap has volatile stock which makes it not
- Snap L5 SWE I'm currently E5 SWE at Meta with 1 year tenure and 6 total years of industry experience. Is it realistic to get an L5 loop at Snap? What is the interview process like? #snap
- Snap - very slow/no response I recently had a phone screen and I was told that I cleared it, > 10 days ago. But then there has been no response/info about the onsite. I even tried following up twice but ended in vein. Any ideas on what might be going on and how I could proceed. Blind tax: YOE: 8 TC: 250k #snapchat #snap
- Oh Snap! Starting at Snap soon and let me tell you, this stock requires a zanax prescription. TC:340K