Initial comp was great; refreshes are harder to get and you have no leverage
Very fragmented; too many product areas; lots of bureaucracy.
You get to work with some of the best folks in tech, at least you used to. There are interesting problems to solve at scale.
Leadership used to be highly energetic, smart people with vision. The current CEO has slowly replaced those with corporate drones with limited tech experience who can mostly run a tape loop of asking for KPIs and keep folks busy with useless tactical reviews. Innovation has basically stalled and endless slide shows of almost the tiniest details have taken over.
Hi, I’ve recently got offer from Google at L4 and Uber eats for senior software engineer. I’d like to work on consumer space product so eats seems to be more attractive regarding projects. However google is google at the end of day and so many potentially interesting projects inside. Also personally...Read more
Backend engineer offer in SF Bay Area Current TC- 260k YOE 9 Google L5 ~ 440k Base 200k RSU 1st yr 190k front-loaded sign on 50k Uber L5A ~ 445k(excluding bonus) Base 207k RSU 1st yr 195k front-loaded signon 45k Discretionary Cash bonus 35k Doordash E5 ~ 455k Base 220k RSU 1st yr 200k -same for ...Read more
So I have an offer from Google for Staff SWE, same level that I have at Uber. I am leaning towards not taking it, given Uber is doing well as a company (my tc has shot up due to stock appreciation) and that I have a shot for promotion to Sr Staff next year. Numbers Current TC at Uber: 705K Offer TC...Read more
Title says it all. Role equivalent to SDE2 Google Cloud: 75 L Uber: 80 L What should I choose and why? Priorities: Comparatively better work. Easier to move into leadership roles. Good work life balance. I just started a family. Current TC: 63 YoE: 5
I have offers from both. Uber is for 5a while Google is 4. Assuming pay is similar after negotiations, which do you guys think is the best choice? These are my pros and cons: Uber - free promotion, probably higher tc and more upside, more impact in terms of work Google - better commute and wlb, bett...Read more
Got 2 offers, Uber senior 2: TC 400k per year assume $40 per share Rsu Google l4: TC 330k per year I knew level wise Uber senior 2 is much better than google l4 which is not negotiable But google is much closer for commute, better team gcp, better benefit, culture and prestige. Wondering am I t...Read more
Both for senior (L5 and L5a). For some reason google didn’t match uber’s offer: Uber 203k base, 35k bonus, 715k RSU. TC 417K. Also eligible for refresher this year. Google 195k base, 15% bonus, 580k RSU. TC 367k, but due to front load, first year is around 430k. Google is Google... Uber’s offer ...Read more
I am an L4 PM at Google who will get to L5 by the end of the year (yes there is uncertainty but it’s just a matter of time because a launch is imminent). My compensation is pretty high for my level (TC: $450k this year) thanks to an additional stock grant. My manager and team are very happy with my ...Read more
Current tc 195k( base 130k rest stocks) in Seattle. SDE 2 yoe 6.(3 in Amazon and 3 in Deloitte) ALL OFFERS ARE Bay area and final post negotiation G - L4 , 141k/50ksignon/200k stocks-4yrs/15% ( initially offer had no signon and 180k stocks) N - SSE, 260k cash + 5% stock (No negotation) U -SrSE ...Read more
Do you get annual stock refresh during your first 3-4 years at these companies while you still have sign on RSU grant vesting?
Asking for a friend. She has 4.5 YOE. Current TC: 290k Both for senior (L5 and L5a). For some reason google didn’t match uber’s offer: Uber 196k base, 35k bonus, 715k RSU. Average TC: 410k, due to front load(35/30/20/15), first year TC: 481k, second year TC: 445k, last 2 years: 374k, 338k Google ...Read more
Hi All, have to decide between 2 offers. Not adding a poll, as I find it less relevant, instead looking for insights, specially from folks who have worked with either or both. I have always wanted to work with Google, but Uber comp is too high to ignore, hence the dilemma. Things that are important ...Read more
TC is similar. Google is paying less fix and more stock but overall TC is similar Both Level 4 Yoe: 4 Uber 29+12+3.8 Google 25+15+4
Assuming I could pass interviews, what is the probability of succeeding in the role?
Hi Team, First of all THANK YOU for such a great community here!! Blind helped me with a lot of useful information! This post is to give back to the community. I recently received 7+ offers for Senior SWE engineer at most of the companies I aimed to get into. It was a great experience interview...Read more
I’m an ex FB E6 engineer currently working in a startup (posting from a friends account). I’ve tried interviewing for Google L6 and Uber 5B a couple of times, but always end up with L5 at Google and 5a at Uber. I usually prep really well for the interviews, but out of the 5-6 interviews one of them ...Read more
Need your help in figuring out what's best for my career. I want to choose something by which I can have max street cred in the near future so it's easier to switch roles make more money. I have 5.5 years of experience, working as a Team Lead for last 1 year. Mostly worked in Python internal backen...Read more
Got 3 offers, debating what to choose. TC at Google and Uber is about the same at 390k, Microsoft is 370. Google L5 Great WLB, reputation, and hard to pass on this psychologically. Internal mobility is said to be good. However, financial and career growth is probably slow. Microsoft 65 Boring, gre...Read more
Google 140/260/30, 15% bonus, 225 tc Uber 154 base + 9.6k shares, 13.5k bonus, 265 tc assuming 40/share How can I negotiate from here? Both are L4. I read on here that google only matches FB and Uber so I didn’t bother interviewing with OCI, Twitter, etc. That might’ve been a big mistake. 5.5 yoe...Read more
I learnt a lot about interviews from blind community. This is my effort to give back to the community. This thread is not about TC, but for the curious ones, I have multiple offers around 550k and I still negotiating, I will start another thread with comp details. Offers I got - Facebook (E6), Uber...Read more