Hi all, Have 2 offers in hand: - Google E5 at ~500k/year - Series A startup with 70m evaluation at 180k cash + 0.1% equity Does it even make sense to consider startup in these conditions? #google #startup
I am an engineering VP at a series B startup and evaluating an offer to join Datadog as an engineering manager. Should I stick with the startup for the title and higher base salary or go with the more reputable and interesting role at Datadog? Startup = Base: $265k, Options: ~$250k Datadog = Base: ...Read more
- Currently at Shopify, well positioned to get promoted to staff before long but it wouldn’t be a huge raise, max 15% I’d guess - Shopify and startup remote, C1 is a 1 hr commute each way 3x per week which is its main issue - startup is an estimate but I’m close to an offer and told them 250k to lea...Read more
L5 Google TC: 440k Startup CTO Base: 80k Stock: 40% of the company Revenue: 500k/6 months (founded 6 months ago). Valuation: 15M
I have offers at the above mentioned companies at different levels and wanted to know if someone could help tell me how it is to work at Doordash or Okta. Okta : Position - Staff SWE TC - 258k CAD (175k base + 10% bonus + 145kUSD equity with 3y vesting schedule for equity) Team : Core team respon...Read more
Pros and cons of joining FAANG vs startup as an engineer. Feel free to distinguish between early stage (series A) vs late stage startup (e.g., Lyft, Stripe, Airbnb). Particularly interested in how this helps accelerate the path to becoming a competent senior software engineer and maximizing TC in t...Read more
How should I choose? FAANG pays good money but startups are risky and exciting at the same time. There’s a chance of getting into a real bad team at faang. But startups too can go either ways. I want to optimize for my growth and learning. Can I do it at FAANG? I’m specially scared of big companies...Read more
I recently moved to Canada and I have 2 offers to decide between. The first is a contingent worker role at Autodesk which pays $80 CAD an hour that works out to 166k a year. There are no benefits besides 2 weeks PTO. The contract will initially be 6 months then extended yearly. The second option i...Read more
I've currently got ~5 years experience at a Series-C startup, a Sr Staff title, and TC of about $250 However the company is dying, they've had like 4 rounds of layoffs at this point and have massively downsized from their peak. They have recently secured funding for at least another year, and I'm b...Read more
Offer from bcg as consultant level ($210k base + 50% bonus target).. but have offer from a good startup with TC = 320k (195k base). 7yrs with phd exp. bcg is midwest office .. startup is here in the bay where i already reside.. which one should I go for, keeping long term career in mind.. with bcg.....Read more
According to the startup so take it with a grain of salt: At least 5 years of runway Leader in the space Still in fast growth mode (>30% growth per year) Cash flow positive in a year or two Startup equity is option and the value is calculated by (FMV - strike price)*option number Currently in o
am interested to work on my startup, but I also need to find a better-paying job because I don't earn enough in my current one. For example, I know someone with a lower-level who gets paid more than me in a same location and has less work to do. I'm not sure what to do and in a dilemma to which one...Read more
Need help in evaluating offer Salesforce (LMTS) - 1.18 cr BCG (Director) - 90L Startup (Director) - 99L Microsoft current (L64) - 99L YOE:13+yrs All numbers are CTC including base and stocks.
I received an offer from a startup for 275K base 10% bonus. It’s for head of marketing. I like the team, I like the culture, I like the product. It’s not my first time in start up. I’ve had a great journey in a previous startup. I’m also in the process with Snowflake for a manager role. Base is sim...Read more
Both offers are in London. AI/ML field: Apple ICT3: 95k GBP base 25k GBP sign on 8k GBP relocation 148k USD RSU Hybrid RTO Startup: 150k gbp base Paper stock options at 300k USD Fully remote anywhere in London Work seems promising Startup Recruiter said this is Google L5/Apple ICT4 equivalent App...Read more
Okay so what will you choose Currently Google L4 TC:350k Base:180k Memo: I might get promoted end of next year, and TC should be around 420k or above Offer 1 Startup Senior SWE Valuation 3B TC: 170k or 310k (if counting paper money) Base: 170k Stock: 700k over 5 years = 140k a year Offer 2 Start...Read more
You have a year to build something that will help you escape the rat race what are you focussing on?
Which one would you be? YC Founder with 500k pre seed funding with possible 2-3M funding 3 months later Meta E5 with 450k TC #google #meta #netflix #apple #amazon #microsoft
Got L4 offer for Netflix with $360k TC and a startup offer as with 3 YOE. The startup is a series B firm, worth about $1.5B, and has a bunch of strong engineering talent. The startup would need to roughly 2.5x to match my Netflix TC. Here are my arguments for and against the startup: + More interes...Read more