Worried about layoff after being last in first out. Want to shield myself for first year and negotiate a fatter sign-on rather than salary (assuming no clawback). For example, if the offer is as follows: Base: 150k -> base: 140k+30k sign-on Tc: 0. Laid off once already (was 165 before) Yoe: 6
• Chinese users didn’t stop trading despite the ban, they are just abandoning Chinese exchanges • Chinese users stop trusting centralized exchanges altogether and flock to decentralized exchanges, strengthening DeFi • as a bonus, US states start competing to become the best bitcoin mining friendly p...Read more
Recently got a job offer from an exchange firm. 95k + 5k signon + 15% bonus. Tc: 115k. Almost 2 yoe. Thoughts?
Recently accepted an offer with Airbnb and have a question around RSUs. Does Airbnb offer ESPP or the option to exchange the yearly cash bonus for RSUs? Also, do folks get RSU refreshers in the first year(assuming someone joins around May) TC: 220K
Industry: Information (Market, Exchange) Position: Senior Quantitative Analyst YoE: Master's + 3 yrs TC: 77K + 10% bonus New Jersey Just wondering if I was offered the right TC. Asking if it is good or bad. Any thoughts? ================ Thanks. Now I can tell it is definitely a shitty offer.
Aside from the obvious “go out of your way to help people and do good work”, do you have any specific things you do to increase your overall odds/frequency of receiving peer bonuses at Google? Such as, giving peer bonuses to people who are likely to reciprocate? Hinting at a desire for a peer bonus...Read more
Hello Blinders, which do think is a better offer. Company A is offering me CAD 170k cash compensation, no bonus or stock options. Company B is one of the largest stock exchange, they are offering 125k base, 15% Bonus and 4% stock every year - 4 year vesting period (note that stock are bonus are ...Read more
I’m trying to sell family assets in India and convert them into USD. Any suggestions from folks who’ve done this without paying banks exorbitant fees? Bonus question: if I sell real estate in India, can I purchase real estate in the US as an exchange and not pay taxes?
My booking.com recruiter mentioned that the RSUs are not under 30% tax benefit. The reasons that he gave was along the lines of - because booking is registered in US stock exchange, government only gives tax benefit for base and bonus, not stocks ? Can anyone working from Netherlands confirm this p...Read more
I can’t land a job for the life of me, been looking for a year now. I’ve devolved from looking for Remote Exchange Admin positions to in-person tech support and I can’t find anything in the range I need. So what’s wrong with this resume and/or my experience? Is the lack of a degree or certification...Read more
Anyone who is at a crypto trading/exchange firm as software engineer, that is still alive lol. What bonus are you guys expecting, specifically for HK based firms? TC : 125k usd Location : HK YOE: 2
I’ll be starting at Microsoft in the U.K. in a few months. I’m curious about the company cars offered in their fleet. Can anyone provide insight? Current TC (using today’s exchange rate) Base - $105K USD BONUS - $21K USD RSUs - none, lol (I’m an idiot) #Cars #CarFleet #UK #Microsoft
App nexus - ad-tech: 160 base 11% guaranteed bonus 10k signon •go/js •very small team •younger •can WFH Interactive brokers -electronic brokerage firm: 140 base 15-25% bonus, 15-25% stock vested over 6 years (10% starting then 15% for 6 years) •c++ • tickers team. Working with market data, excha...Read more
It is likely this exchange that tugged at Elon’s ego and ended up with him signing a deal without doing due diligence and then tried his best to weasel out of the deal for months. Amateur negotiator: I will buy it for $54.2 Master galaxy brain negotiator Elon Musk: I will buy it for $54.2 ... no w...Read more
I am new to the US and not sure of 401k options as my current employer doesn't provide one. I will be starting a new position with Intercontinental Exchange next month. So, looking for some suggestion on average expected return on 401k and any good options to maximize the return. Current TC : 110k...Read more
Been working in Front Office Soft Eng since I graduated (market making, hft, Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income etc). Making decent money atm, but am getting bored as the work has lost variety. What are the best options to move to in London which are realistic? What would be a good way to get to it. ...Read more
Hello, I just received several offers from different industries as a software engineer. I worked in the HFT industry for 7 years and then moved to crypto development for 3 years. 1. mid-size HFT shop with 200 people, 230k base + non guaranteed bonus (last year range was 100 - 400k), more infra-si...Read more
I'm moving from Google NYC to Google Zurich later this year. I'm an L3 Software Engineer. My current base pay in NYC is ~146k USD. I'm being offered ~139k CHF in Zurich. Stock/bonus are unchanged. As per the current exchange rate, my base pay is getting lowered and I've heard Zurich is more expensiv...Read more
- 192 LC solved. Will be 200 by this weekend. - I've read 350/553 pages of Designing Data Intensive Applications. Will be totally finished by the end of this month in addition to reviewing other system design resources. - 3.5 YOE. Happy to send resume once we exchange emails via DM - Open to all ...Read more
Got an offer from OCI in Seattle on the marketplace team. Offer looks like this: Base: 155k Rsu: 6800 (~93k per year) Sign on: 20k Tc: ~248k Currently an l5 at Amazon. Tc ~180k. Base of 142k, still on my second year signing bonus of 25k which ends in May. 1.5 years at Amazon, total experience is h...Read more