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- Square base increases Have an L5 eng offer from Square. Square folks, how much base annual increase do you’ll typically get ? Percentage wise? Is pay progression good? Current TC - 260K
- Square comp adjustment based on location Hi, I am considering an offer from square. How do square adjust total comp based on location? Is it just that they adjust the base or do they adjust stock as well. I am in Seattle and let's say I move to cheaper location what happens?
- Does square has performance based yearly bonus? Does it have yearly bonus based on performance review or just base and RSU are what you get? Hows the stock refresher or base increase get decided each year?
- link Square SWE comp difference based on city tier I understand Square uses COL as a big factor in comp. Does anyone have any insight into how big the difference is? For reference, levels.fyi has the median L6 comp at ~200k base and ~200k RSU per year. I have seen both L5 and L6 offers on Blind that are around 330-350k TC. I am wondering if the L5 i
- Is 180k base pay too low for a Texas-based L6/L7 designer @Square? I've been underpaid my whole life. Trying to correct that, but I still don't know if I underasked when talking to the recruiter about compensation. #tech #salary
- Sr MGR offer in Square....is 170k base low?.. this is internal apps dept... also Square annual bonus is what percent?
- vote Does square adjust comp based on location for remote employees? Title
- Base/equity bump at Square on promotion from L5 -> L6 When getting promoted from L5 to L6, what's the bump in TC at Square? Considering an L5 offer.
- vote Bloomberg VS Square/Block Hey ya’ll. I’m torn between choosing an offer from either company. Bloomberg’s base pay is higher than Squares, but the tech at Square seems more modern. Promotion seems more likely at Square/Block after joining. Bloomberg: base 150k, bonus: 20k Square: base 120k, equity: 170k 4yr vested, sign on:
- vote Help me pick an offer (edit w tc and yoe) Hi all, I have a few offers I’m deciding between! My main concerns are WLB and stock growth. Square (L4): Base: 185K Signing: 20k Stocks: 450k TC: 318k Lyft (T4): Base: 180k Signing: 33k in stocks Base stock: 132k (per year) TC: 345k Google (L4): Base: 180k Signing: 40k Stock
- vote Google vs Meta vs Square (New Graduate) Note: Google has been negotiated completely. Square and Meta do not negotiate for New Grads Google (Cambridge, MA): Base: 127k RSU: 130k / 4 years (33, 33, 22, 12) Bonus: 19k (15%) Sign-on: 35k Team: Google Commerce (Travel) Review: 223k for Y1, 188 Y2 _____________________________________ Meta
- Square Vs Roku Hi, I have offer from both Roku and Square. Roku - Sr. SWE : 280K base + 200K RSU for 4 years + no bonus + 15% refresher but refreshers get vested after 4 year cliff Square - L5 : 180k base + 500k for 4 years + 20% refresher + 10k sign on + no performance bonus I want to evaluate the offer base o
- vote Square vs Robinhood Square: 210k base No bonus 830k stock 30k sign on Robinhood: 220k base 10% bonus 780k stock 90k sign on 8 yoe
- vote Top 25 Tech Companies To Work For in terms of TC, Brand & Future Growth 1. Google 2. Netflix 3. Airbnb 4. Facebook 5. Stripe 6. Apple 7. Snap 8. Linkedin 9. Square 10. Robinhood 11. Amazon 12. Microsoft 13. Uber 14. Dropbox 15. Spotify 16. Lyft 17. Pinterest 18. Twitter 19. Roblox 20. Salesforce 21. Reddit 22. DoorDash 23. Zillow 24. Splunk 25. Oracle (OCI) The factors
- vote Meta vs Square MLE I have Meta E4 and Square L6 MLE offers. TC is greater at Square but may not be significantly higher considering sign-on and refreshers. I heard WLB is also better at Square. Only concern is MLE at Square seems more like DS (based on the ladder and people's background) whereas MLE at Meta looks like
- vote Square (L5) vs Affirm (L6) offer AFAF Square (L5): $185k base, $520k over 4 years, $0 target bonus, $35k sign-on TC: $350k first year, $315k next 3 years Refreshers: from what I see on Blind, 20%-25% of initial grant over 4 years? Affirm (Senior, L6): $180k base, 2 grants ($240k/3 years, $150k/2 years), $0 target bonus, $20k sig
- vote Amazon L7 or FB L6 or Square L7? Negotiations done, Offer details: Square L7 = FB L6 ~= 650 Amazon L7 ~= 575 Square and Amazon are M2 Jobs, FB is M1. Tending towards Square, reasons: great manager based upon couple of interactions, exciting role, always had a thing to work in FinTech space. Research says that FB over time will be
- Marketing (non-tech) at Stripe vs. Square Getting pretty deep in the process for both companies - the TC for Stripe is higher than Square (similar base at both - but less equity at Square and also no bonuses at Square??). Base is $125k for Square and $130k for Stripe if anyone is curious. I only have 1.5 YOE of after college experience from
- TOP TECH COMPANY RANKINGS - 2019 EDITION 0: Google, Facebook, Netflix 1: Uber, Airbnb, Apple, LinkedIn 2. Dropbox, Lyft, Square 3: Microsoft, Amazon, Pinterest, Twitter, Slack, Stripe 4: Salesforce, Yelp, Bloomberg, Adobe, Box, Tesla, Indeed, Splunk 5: Zillow, Oracle, IBM, VMWare, SAP, Twilio, Tableau, Glassdoor, Walmart Labs 6: Everything
- vote Offer Eval (Meta/FB, DocuSign, Square/Block, Rivian, Palantir) Current: Role: L5 SDE Amazon (getting promoted soon) Location: DC/Nova Yoe: 6-8 Base: TC (before 2021 PSC): 215k yearly Meta Role: E5 Partner Engineer Base: 195k RSU: 537k / 4 years Sign On: 45k TC (Base + RSU): 329,250 Location: Remote DocuSign Role: P5 Lead Engineer Base: 210k RSU: 900k / 4 ye
- Square/Block L5 offer evaluation Got the following offer from Square for L5 after negotiation: $190k base, $575k over 4 years, $0 target bonus, $35k sign-on First year: $369k, year 2-4: $334k YOE: 5 HCOL Looks pretty good compared to findings from levels.fyi, but I heard that Square recently significantly upped their bands, ca
- Square on-site I have an on-site coming up for square, does anyone know if the 3x pair programming is leetcode questions or more progression based programming questions? #interview #square
- vote Waymo or Square Got 5 offers recently. Now it comes down to pick waymo vs square. Both in a core team. Working on infra Waymo 200 base + 100 rsu + 25k sign on. L4 Square. 180k base + 147 RSU + 35k L5 3.5 yoe Thinking about waymo just due to its high upside but square is also quite great especially remote first#en
- vote Square vs Google new grad Current TC: N/A Square L3 remote, based in NY: Base 120k, Stock: 170k, Sign on: 10k Google L3 Seattle: Not determined yet I probably like Square a little more but I think it would be more valuable early in my career to go with Google. Also would Google likely match square? I prefer the remote fi
- Worth stay at Cloudkitchens? Got offer from Square which is around TC 360K. I have 267K stock options at CK and base is around 130K. Worth stay at CK or leave for Square? Both positions not for USA
- Negotiating Google offer with other offers (Square) I have a verbal offer for Google L4 (I've passed HC but still in team match). I have a competing offer at Square for L5. The Square offer has lower base but higher equity (twice that of Google). In terms of TC, Google is 270k vs Square 220k both in CAD. Google is in Zurich, Square is in Waterloo (Ca
- vote Evaluate offers Chime vs Square Reposting because I realized I should put some numbers Square $300k ($180k base) Chime $360k ($210k base) I really like both companies mission and products. People seemed great and culture seems good at both places Biggest factor for me is thinking about the future growth of each company. Chime
- vote Shopify L6 vs Square L5 (Toronto) Hi everyone, I’ve got 2 offers from Square and Shopify. The levels are comparable. YOE 6. Shopify: - 135K CAD Base - 125K USD RSU over 3 years - TC ~185K CAD Square (Updated) - 152K CAD Base - 192K USD RSU over 4 years - TC ~210-215K CAD What does Blind think? I’m leaning Square since there see
- Experienced Data/ML Engineer looking for referrals - Square, Shopify, Spotify, Netflix Experienced Data/Machine Learning Engineer looking for referrals in #square #shopify #spotify #netflix I am looking for remote/Austin based opportunities only as I am based out in Austin. #tech #square #shopify #spotify #netflix
- Block/Square rate offer A friend of mine got an offer from Square on Monday. It's for a PM L5 role in HCOL. Base 200K Stock 390K over four years with one year cliff and quarterly vesting afterwards Sign on 30k He's thinking of trying a final round of negotiations as he has other competitive offers from big tech. How mu
- Square / Block L5 Offer Accepted an offer earlier this month for L5 SWE in HCOL. Base: 195k Stock: 580k Sign On: 30k 1st year TC: 370k YOE: 4 I think this is a good offer but sharing for others to potentially get the same or more. Thanks. #square #block
- vote Offers from Square & Robinhood Hey all, asking for a friend with 3YOE. He has an offer from Square and RH: Square L4: 240k TC RH L2: 300k (base = 170k, rest= paper) Please help evaluate in WLB, growth, and money. Personally Id love for him to join me at Square but I want to get the communitys take!
- P4 Atlassian to L5 Square/Block (Cash App) - Sydney, Australia Total YoE - 9 Currently a P4 in Atlassian, been 3 years here. Current comp is $320k AUD Base - 150k Bonus - 10% Rest in stocks (about 310 units - 150k AUD in current price - yet to vested in my 4th year) Offer from square: Total - 200k Base - 150k No bonus RSU - 200k AUD over 4 years I joined A
- link Google L5 offer After all the negotiations , just signed the following L5 offer. Base : 225 Bonus: standard 15% Signon: 60k GSUs: 450k Location: bay area I really think I should have pushed a bit more on the stock. But my competing offer at square(other were LinkedIn and a couple of startups). was on the same line
- Square vs Twitter Can you please help me compare Square vs Twitter on below mentioned matrixes 1. WLB 2. Culture 3. Perks 4. Growth opportunities 5. Stock refreshers 6. Hikes Square: base 215, stocks 800, no bonus Twitter base 215, stocks 700, 20% Thank you in advance!!
- Square L5 salaries in Toronto I have finished interviews with Square, Toronto for Cash App L5 level backend developer. I am based out of India and current TC is 80k USD a year, having 9 years of experience. How much TC I can expect with Square?
- TPM vs PM Posting for a friend. They are having trouble making the decision. Product Manager @Square TC 280k (base 180) in tier B location Tier B location is preventing higher base. TPM @Facebook 315k TC (base 195, RSU 375, 15% bonus) + 25k signing They prefer the Square day to day. Product jobs can be dif
- Negotiating at Stripe/Square I have 2 job offers from Square and Stripe. How much are Stripe/Square willing to negotiate? Does anyone have any experience negotiating base, equity, or sign on at either? Is one pay type easier to negotiate compared to the others? Both offers are very similar: Base - 170, sign on - 25, equity -
- Square DS Role Thinking of accepting an offer at Square for a Data Scientist role. Whats the culture there like? #square TC: 🥜 edit: L4 140K base + 180K rsus + 10K sign on yoe: 2
- Square Offer Hi All - Friend just received an offer for Square/CashApp Lead role. Remote, Non technical role, L6, 10 YOE Base: 175K RSU: 175K (over 4 years) Sign On: $0 Is this a good offer? #offer #tech #Square #cashapp
- vote Instacart vs Robinhood vs Square All offers are final, all of the teams are great teams. Current TC: 200 Base 180 equity Instacart ( L6 ) : 220 Base, 270 equity, TC 490 Robinhood ( L3 ): 220 Base, 165 equity, TC 385 Square ( Level 6 ): 190 Base, 190 Equity, TC 380 EDIT: Chose Instacart - thanks, everyone! EDIT: Instacart doubled
- vote help deciding between two companies instacart 250k TC, 155k base square 215k TC, 140k base really hard for me to pick, obviously square is public and “safer” but i feel like both places would be great places to grow and learn for this point in my career. TC: ~115k
- List of permanent remote companies Prepping LC and preparing to interview with permanent remote companies only (or company that gives employees their choice) Please list your company if they are offering permanent remote List i know so far (i will add more based on comments) indeed, dropbox, linkedin, square. added: coinbase, d
- Square Salesforce Business System Analyst role Hello Blind, I am currently interviewing for a senior Salesforce BSA position at Square and wanted to know the compensation for this position at Square. Could anyone provide information on base salary, bonus and RSU. Current TC: 200k
- Square L3 to L4 promo Comp increase How much of an increase does an L3 to L4 Software Engineer get at Square? How is the stock refresher like for such a promotion, and what would the total TC be? Current L3 TC Offer at Square: base: 120k, stock: 170k vested over 4 years, sign on: 10k TC: 110k #tech #square #block Thank you
- vote Offer Compare: Affirm, Gusto, Square I recently received offers from the following companies and would like to hear some advice from folks here. Here are some details of the offers: Affirm: TC 270K Gusto: TC 240K Square: TC 240k Edit after compete: Affirm: TC 300k Square: 250K Gusto: 260K The TC only covers base + equity and does N
- vote Square vs Robinhood vs Roblox Square Level - L5 Base - 190k Bonus - no bonus RSU - 600k vested over 4 years Sign on - 30k Location - remote Total compensation ~370k/year Pro - Great WLB Stock near 52 week lows Good long term vision Con - Low tc when compared to the rest Robinhood Level - L3 Base - 230k Bonus - 10% RSU - 800k ve
- Square Program Manager Compensation, low? I had some interviews with Square, liked all the people I spoke with, and I feel good about the company and mission. I feel less good about the comp numbers they threw at me to start. Current TC: $233k ($143k base +. bonus and equity). I have around $250k in unvested RSU. Numbers from Square: $160
- vote offers evaluation Please help me decide between 2 offers in terms of WLB, finance and career growth Got 2 offers for Software engineer Confluent: 160k base + 540k(4yrs) RSU TC: 295k Square: 160k base + 350k(4yrs) RSU + 13k sign-on TC: ~250k YOE: 7 #confluent #square #offer #tech
- vote Offer evaluation Coinbase vs Square I have a couple of offers that I am considering at this moment - Coinbase and Square Coinbase TC: $395,000 Square TC: $290,000 (Still negotiating, this is the start of the bracket from what recruiter said. I can potentially push them to $330,000) Both the offers are for Sr. SDE level. Both have ar