Cool technology, probably the leader in the field. Mostly a high hiring bar for engineers Lot of the good of a startup but with more money and benefits
WLB is terrible Uncertain future so can't value compensation clearly
Got initial offer from Waymo for L5 IC SWE base: 200k + 15% bonus RSU: 325K over 4 years sign on: 30K What would be a good TC for this level? Thanks #compensation
Hey Waymo friends! How are the offers structured at Waymo? Do you receive Google stock? Is there any part that is illiquid? Thanks in advance. TC: 400k
Recently I get the waymo L5 offer as internal transfer, 205k base + 15% bonus + 30k sign on + 400k/4 RSU at 409a price. But I also get the E5 offer from FB which is 205k base + 15% bonus + 100k sign on + 700k/4 RSU which is very similar with my TC at Google. Any advice on those offers and mostly h...Read more
160 base 26 bonus 20 signon 150 equity (60 options/40 stock) over 4 yrs Tc: 223 Current TC: 147 base 187 equity / yr Tc: 334 Yoe: 7 Role: security engineer How do I hardball them into giving me atleast 300 ? That offer is low af Edit: He came back with 165/30/210. I just flat out told him my ...Read more
Got an offer from waymo Base 130k RSU 3.6k over 4yr @$11 Options 10k over 4yr @$11 Sign on bonus 20k Total comp ~ 170k (to begin with) Seems low (current comp is 350k and expecting promotion this year, 6 yoe, 1 year as manager). Asking for renegotiation (though recruiter says they may not be able...Read more
UPDATED Waymo comp: Need feedback on whether to stay where I am vs. jumping to Zoox or Waymo. Currently discussing offers - verbal with recruiter at this point, don't want to start official offer process until I decide to actually pursue. Zoox: TC=325k : L5 / 205k base / 35k signon / 446k RSU (not ...Read more
Waymo L5: 205k base + 30k bonus + 93k (at 409a price) stock = 375k TC 205k base + 30k bonus + 204k (at preferred price) stock = 439k TC (say, if IPO) 30k sign-on, 10k 401k match Nuro L5: 210k base + 25k bonus + 170 (options in $, preferred - strike) = 406k TC Both pre-negotiated and units in $ per...Read more
Recently got an offer from Google: T4, ~250k TC. Also expecting an offer from waymo. Wondering if Google would compete against waymo ( or other alphabet subsidiary)? Any experience or insight to share? Thanks 2 yoe, 220k tc
#waymo #google I received a Waymo offer, and wanted the community's opinion of how good an offer it is: Total experience: 4.5 years software engineer Google current TC: L4, $156K salary, 15% annual bonus, $187k unvested RSUs Waymo offer L4, $156K salary, 15% annual bonus, keep and continue to ve...Read more
I have a verbal offer from Waymo (TPM role - no comp yet). Few questions - 1. How does Waymo stock + options work (since it is all liquid) ? 2. Any liquidity event until now if so what happens to vested stocks in that event? 3. Is internal transfer from Waymo to Google a possibility, if so in wha...Read more
waymo offer: $178K base, $31K performance bonus, $250K equity over 4 years. no sign on bonus. Aurora offer: $230K base, no performance bonus, $50K sign on bonus, $600K equity over 4 years. current TC: liquid $300K equity in alphabet bet: $1.2M yoe after PhD: 6 I want to switch for continued lea...Read more
Got an offer from Waymo as a senior engineer but it’s contract for 1 year as a TVC and then maybe I might get converted to FTE. Since my 60 day grace period is going to end this Sunday. I have no choice to take this job and keep looking. I did FAANG interviews and they’ve been extremely slow to pro...Read more
Base 220k 400k WMU over 4 years L5 YOE 8 I'm transferring from Google so maybe numbers are a little different, but under the new policy I don't get to keep my unvested GSUs so I don't know how different it is. Does anyone have offers for comparison (either external hires or transfers)? Is this a ...Read more
About to get an offer from WayMo and am wondering if there is any upside compared to Meta. Do folks think their equity will be worth much more in the near future? Will self driving tech including things like trucking grow exponentially, or are we a long way off? How is the sentiment within the com...Read more
L5 SWE base 215k bonus 30K (15%) stocks 525k / 4 = 131k sign on 60k tc ~380k What do you think? Probably , I can push for a bit more stocks? At least, 600K? YOE 7
I'm interested in moving into the AV space soon, of which Waymo seems the clear winner for now, but reading through Blind, their offers seem really low in comparison to other AV companies. Base is lower than average, and even if Waymo wins big in the future (HUGE if), 10xing on 20k worth of RSUs an...Read more
Same level (L4), Bytedance offers higher TC. But I would emphasize more on: 1. Job security and stability 2. Career growth 3. PERM speed #offer
Waymo Offer (Operation Manager) Base = $210k + 20% annual bonus Sign On = 30k Equity = $350k 8 YOE L6 Vs Current Role @Meta (2yrs vested) Base = $198k + 20% annual bonus Original equity = $200k With layoffs looming, I’m considering jumping ship before it’s too late. Even though I love the ...Read more
Blind- need help deciding what offer to choose: current TC is 220k Roles below are non tech Uber- L5b, senior 2 Base: 165k Equity: 290k Yearly Bonus: 25k TC: 262.5k Waymo- L5 Base: 165k Equity: 150k Yearly Bonus 15%: 25k TC: 227.5k (liquid is 190k) Which one would you take? Is Waymo considered p...Read more