+ Generally good people + Great work life balance + Fun off sites
- Nepotism is the name of the game. If you are in engineering, you better be Australian or be in Australia for career progression. If you are in Product or Marketing, be in Park City, Utah else there is no future for you. - Diversity is all talk. Top 3-4 layers are pure white with a sprinkling of Asians for good measure. - Constantly reorging - If you end up in Cash App’s health team, good luck to you
What is the typical equity refresh for a SWE at Square? Is it roughly 1/4 of the new hire grant per year, like other companies? I'm trying to evaluate offers in terms of comp over 4 years, and my other offers have clear guidelines/expectations for equity refreshes. So what should I use to approxima...Read more
Does square does RSU refreshers every year starting the year of your employment? What does a typical L6/L7 refresher looks like? tc: 400k #Square #fang
What is the range for annual equity refreshers for L5 at Square? Trying to evaluate an offer from them. Want more details about what annual refreshers are like. Current TC - 265K
Seems like Square at least adjusts base salary based on COL if you move. Can you also negotiate your original equity package after you move? Or do you have to try to make that up with refreshers? #square
I'm a SWE and I don’t really have an opinion about it but if I had to pick a side I’d vote against it since I’m not thrilled about the added stock dilution. I think we did it is bc our mission is economic empowerment and we have a lot of woke employees that advocate for stuff that doesn’t make sen...Read more
Assuming a regular meets expectation performance? tc 210 yoe 2
When getting promoted from L5 to L6, what's the bump in TC at Square? Considering an L5 offer.
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 ...Read more
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...Read more
Having a hard time deciding on the following offers as a new-grad L3 SWE: Square offer: 118 base 150 equity 6.5 relocation 10 sign on Coinbase offer: 130 base 120 equity 15 for relocation/sign on Would love any thoughts/opinions!
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...Read more
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 - ...Read more
YOE: ~5 Current TC: ~220k HCOL I have offers from Square and Coinbase but not sure which to join, both as senior software engineer. Coinbase won't give me any guidance on how to evaluate their equity which makes it very difficult. Would appreciate any opinions and insights. Offers SQ: 200k, 15k, 7...Read more
Hi everyone, I am current at AWS @ Seattle with L5 and 5 YOE. TC 290k. I love my team at AWS but not sure about the promotion and cliff will happen soon. Got offers from Google, Airbnb, and Square. Airbnb Seattle 200K + 592K Equity + 40k sign on, 15% bonus Google Kirkland 178K + 424K equity + 22...Read more
I have 2 fully remote offers (in L/M COL) to choose from between Square and Splunk. Splunk has higher TC but I'm not sure it's worth passing up on Square culture and potential growth. What does blind think? Square L5 Base: 160 Equity: 380 / 4 years Sign on: 15 TC: 270 Splunk P4 Base: 180 Equi...Read more
Curious what Square’s yearly equity refresh policy looks like? Also how much does the base increase per year? YOE 2, TC: 250 #rsu #tc #square
Expecting an offer for a Head of Product role (first PM) from a Series A startup. what would be a reasonable expectation for base salary and equity (% of company)? Currently at Square. TC ~$420k. 9 YOE.
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: ...Read more
YOE: 6 Location: SF SWE Amazon: Level: L6 180k base 150 RSUs vesting 5/15/40/40 Sign on 215/160 TC: 418/410/366/366 at current valuation. Recruiter seemed to bake in 15% equity growth though (which would lead to 400+ TC every year) - will they top me up to that higher number even if it doesn't grow...Read more
Hey y’all I got an offer from Square/Block and wondering if I should accept or room for more. Is this a good offer for the L4 band? Is square safe to join right now? Already negotiated once: Base; 170k Equity: 380k TC: 265k Sign on: 20k Thanks for any advice! Yoe: <2