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I just received an offer from Spotify. Cash + equity. Does anyone know if they offer stock refreshes in subsequent years? Otherwise their offer is quite low....
Hi Spotify people - How does the equity grant price work there? Let’s say I opt for 100% RSUs And I join 9/1. My RSUs will get locked in at the price of $spot on the next grant date following my 9/1 start date? Is that correct? Is it an average price of anything or just the closing price of that ...Read more
This is my first time receiving equity and I need some advice, deadline for selecting the equity package is tomorrow 😬 Spotify let’s you distribute your equity package between 2 options out of the following: - cash x.9 - RSUs x1 - at the money stock options (ATM ESOs) x4 - out-of-the-money stock ...Read more
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Hello folks, I have 2 offers one from Chewy as manager to lead a small team of 2 people another is from Spotify as senior engineer. I am more interested in management role since always wanted to move from IC to Manager but Spotify team and perks looks too good to pass. Please help me decide YOE 1...Read more
Hi everyone! I've received offers from Facebook London for PM position (TC 100k£ > base: 79K£, bonus 10%, equity $80K over 4y) & Spotify Stockholm for Senior PM (TC 857K SEK > base: 825K SEK, no bonus, equity $126K). Role at Spotify is much more aligned with personal expectations + had great fi
How is this offer from Spotify and is there anywhere to push? My interview feedback was all positive, but I was downleveled. Is level something I can negotiate on? And can I use other offers or internal level/promo as leverage? I'm willing to walk away from the offer, so I want to see if I can push...Read more
Spotify - ( Senior Data Engineer role) - Remote/Seattle WA $235,000 base $255,000 equity vested over 4 years YOE - 10 Thoughts?
Hey, Received an initial offer from Spotify for Senior DS, wanted opinions on how much I can negotiate for. Spotify: 131K USD base + 58K USD equity every year for 4 years = 189K USD Current TC: 135K USD base + 30 % bonus + 8K RRSP matching = 183K USD Level of experience: 5 years Location: Canad...Read more
Need help in deciding between these two offers. I feel Spotify is lowballing me. What do you guys think? Update: YOE: 4 years Spotify - ( Mid Level Data Engineer role) - Remote/NY $175,000 base $120,000 equity vested over 4 years $ Relocation - if moving to NY (not disclosed yet) Squarespace - S...Read more
I was recently offered Senior Engineer role at Spotify in Europe. Base: 107K Equity: 180K (4 years) YOE: 5 Current TC: 147K Do you think there’s a room for negotiation on this one?
Role: Sr Engineer. Yoe 7 Spotify: 230K base + 255K equity / 4 years Slack: 230K base + 300K equity / 4 years Which one would you choose? What is your opinion on each of these? Tradeoffs Spotify: bigger company and better WLB. Not as challenging technically. Slack: smaller company backed by Sa...Read more
Evaluating a couple of offers between the 2 companies. YoE= 5 years Scale AI Role: Product Ops Salary: $155-170k Equity: option value based on current strike ~$600K over 4 years (exc cost to exercise) Location: SF Spotify Role: Sr Manager, Subscriptions Salary: same Equity : $120K over 4 years L...Read more
MS, Redmond - L61 base: 135~145k equity 100k/4yr ->; 25k/yr bonus: 35k/2yr ->; 17.5k/yr TC: ~180k first two years, ~160k afterwards IOT edge os team Spotify, nyc - SDE2, base: 165~175k equity: 150k/4yr ->; 37.5k/yr TC: 205k platform team where you work a
I’m looking to transition to my next role. Below are the offers I have at the moment (base / equity vesting over 4 years): Spotify: 235 / 180 (senior SWE) Snapchat: 190 / 750 (L4) I’ve seen that Spotify isn’t quite competitive with other tech companies but I didn’t realize they’re 100k less. I wa...Read more
Received an offer for Spotify MLE II in NYC. Base 175k Equity: 48,750 a year (195k over 4 years) AKA 223,750 TC annually I thought it’s kind of low, but there’s not much MLE data out there. YOE: 3 (SWE + ML) ML YOE: 1.5 #Spotify #MLE #swe #machinelearning #machinelearningengineer #spotifycareers...Read more
Thoughts on these two offers, companies, and roles? Meta DE IC4 170k base 260 equity 15% bonus 30k sign on Spotify SDE 2, data focus 200k base $140k equity Which would you choose? I have 4 years swe exp. Current TC is $140k.
F equity. You get it at the year end. High base pay for your lifestyle not equity. And if you get your equity every month. It will help much because you would have more room to spend or invest ( dollar cost average over a longer period instead of bulk dumping at the year end) I just know Netflix. ...Read more
Did previously an ML internship at Spotify and now received a full time offer as MLE I in NYC. Base: $158k Equity: $27500 a year (110k over 4 years) ~185k TC annually I was leaning toward MLE II and I think that it’s kind of lower than I expected! Lowball?! ML YOE: PhD grad #Spotify #MLE #swe #...Read more
This non tech role at Spotify is between $120-$130k. Unsure of equity atm. Since there are no bonuses, is this a good range or should I counter? What are others experiences + TC range with Spotify? YOE: 3