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- link 3 YOE - 5 Offers - Seattle I’ll lead with this: I’m a straight white guy with a neutral-American accent and US citizenship, so I have a lot of unfair advantages in life that not everyone is lucky enough to get. Blind was a big part of what inspired me to seek out higher compensation and gave me confidence in my negotiation,
- vote Which offer to take up? Received few offers from Fb, Pinterest, Cruise and Uber for L5/E5 level. I have narrowed down to Fb and Pinterest based on team match and overall compensation. However not able decide which one to finalize. Fb - 410k Pinterest - 500k Base is same but Pins is more stock heavy with no annual cash b
- Tired of interviewing I want to move out of Fb, but I am not getting any good opportunities outside. Rejected: Nuro, small startup Awaiting: Airbnb(All rounds done) and Google(awaiting hiring committee) Companies not interested in my profile: Netflix, Cruise, Pinterest, Lyft, TripAction I am not interested in: Amazon, Ap
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and industry lounge. - vote LinkedIn or Pinterest I have an offer from Pinterest but found out today LinkedIn wants to move forward with an offer. Pinterest L4: TC 270 + 15 Signing LinkedIn: TBD I liked the team and people I met at Pinterest. LinkedIn I don't like how they use Ember. What would you chose assuming TC are same. Edit: A lot of p
- Should I go to Snap？ I got offer from Airbnb, Uber, Pinterest all SDEII. But Snap give me senior title and 25% more total comp comparing to those companies, real cash and stock. I have not problem with the team. But Snap can just survive another 12 months right? Die or become profitable. I am struggle.
- vote FB or Pinterest offer FB: - level: E5 - base: 200k - equity: 800k/4 - sign on: 100k Pinterest: - level: L6 - base: 225k - equity: 1.3 mil/4 - sign on: 25k And why?
- Two minutes of gratitude to Blind Thanks Blind community. I know a lot of posts here are shitposting and whining and some racist trolls thrown in but fwiw Blind really came through for me during interview and offer negotiation process. Wanted to share some of my experience here since it seems like Blind lately has lost a little stea
- Pinterest vs LinkedIn Offers Pin: 165k base, 450 rsu /4, 20k sign on TC: 278 LinkedIn: 160k base, 200 rsu, 10% target bonus, 50k sign on TC: 210 +16 bonus: 226 Which is better? Or can I go back to Pin and ask for higher bonus or annual bonus?
- Prolific leetcoder seeking referrals I’ve attached a pic, I’ve done every problem on Leetcode. Also fairly comfortable with system design. I’m seeking referrals at Apple, Uber, Lyft, Pinterest, Dropbox, and Microsoft. I can share my resume and would be happy to jump on a call. Thanks for your time :). https://repher.me/r/-LkaqWohkBV4
- Pinterest and Zoom both IPO! What does Zoom even do again? Lol. Surprised to see that it's doing better than Pinterest today. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/18/zoom-is-worth-more-than-pinterest-after-their-ipos.html
- Group Chat for Incoming Pinterest/SF Interns Hey Guys, Is there some kind of group chat for incoming interns at Pinterest/Uber/Twitter etc...? I accepted an offer at Pinterest and I want start looking for housing early and I assume it would be cheaper to find house mates rather than living alone? So is there a group chat like that here or on o
- AMA - How I got multiple offers from FAANG and Tier 1 companies I see a lot of folks asking about interview preparation and topics to study for the SWE roles at FAANG. Here's a list of topics that I studied and managed to get offers from Facebook, Apple, Lyft, Linkedin, and Amazon. If you study these topics and once you develop a knack of identifying patterns an
- vote Uber vs Lyft vs Slack vs Pinterest, which company is more sh*t show at this point after IPO this year? Tc:300k
- vote Pinterest, Yelp, or Amazon? I have two offers for an L4/IC3 at Pinterest and Yelp, and have another one coming from Amazon, though I am ruling amazon out at this point. My yoe is 4 years with a masters from a decent school. The offers are: Pinterest L4; TC = $290k + 25k signing Yelp IC3; TC = $240k + 30k signing Amazon; Unkno
- vote Shall I move out of FAANG Current TC - 380K for 2020 , 420K for 2021 (Currently with FAANG, will hit cliff after 2 yrs) Offered TC - 510K (Pinterest) YOE - 5
- Pinterest offer Hi, Wanted to check if this offer looks good: Base - 190K Equity - 800K Level- 5 Have other competing offers with similar base but 350-400K equity. Wondering how pinterest is able to give 800K?
- LA vs Seattle (Relocation for Snap L4 offer) Hi All, I’m in the process of getting an offer from Snap for an L4 PM role, and I have been asked to share my preferred location, without being told if it will affect my package. (side question:) 1. Can I expect the standard L4 SWE package: 190k/750:4/0 => TC = 377k? Or should I expect less as a
- is 6 onsites with top tier companies in two weeks too much? Doing six onsites, one every other day in the span of two weeks. Im hoping I will get more offers interviewing at the end of the year from managers trying to hire with their leftover budget. I need a Christmas miracle to get a top tier offer lol. Shameless plug: there are still companies such as S
- Twitter or Pinterest? Which offer seems better Pinterest L6 570 TC (350 in rsu) Twitter L6 510 TC (220 in rsu) Are the levels of Twitter and Pinterest really comparable? What about the direction of the company and culture?
- Pinterest L5 TC. Should I have pushed for more? Accepted an offer for an L5 role at Pinterest. Could I have pushed for a higher TC? Base: ~200K Stock: 1.1M Signing: 50K YOE: 7
- vote New Grad offer comparison: Self driving car vs APLUS Got new grad offers from the two companies. Pinterest is a pretty solid offer, and the engineering culture there seems pretty good; on the other hand, Cruise is working on self driving car which motivates me to work more, but culture there seems problematic Pinterest TC: 135k base 140k RSU/4yrs 55k
- Pinterest Offer - Room for Negotiation? SWE: $160 Base / $400k RSU / No bonus YOE: 6 I think I'm coming in at L4 based on those numbers. I have 6 YOE but not at tech companies, consulting like EY and smaller firms. I have on sites with LinkedIn, Uber Eats and Amazon coming up, plus an existing offer. Is there any room for negotiatio
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and industry lounge. - New Grad Referral 2020- former Uber Intern Hi everyone, I'm looking for SWE new grad referrals for Lyft, Airbnb, LinkedIn, Robinhood, Twitter, Snap, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Pinterest, and Stripe. I am a MS student at UC Berkeley with focus on databases and computer systems. I also interned at Uber this past summer but given the recent si
- Did I make a mistake by not joining Pinterest? Ok, so at the time I got an offer as New Grad, Pinterest valuation was $7.19 at estimated $14 billion valuation and I was awarded 36000 RSUs and could have negotiated even more but didn’t try cause I wasn’t joining. Now they’ve IPO’d and I’m confused. Their stock price is $24 at $9 billion valuatio
- Offer Negotiation Got multiple verbal offer without numbers for Sr software engineer. Kept them in hold saying, will finish all my on-sites and discuss the numbers. Question: is that a gud strategy or should start negotiating with the ones already has offers? Any other suggestions with negotiation? Offer: Box, Cred
- Pinterest L5 offer, room for negotiation ? Got the following L5 offer from Pinterest: Base 202k RSU: 945k over 4 years Sign on: 55k Yearly bonus: 0 Any room left for negotiation ?
- Should I work for Uber or Pinterest? I have an offer from Uber for Software Engineer II, 147k base + 13k target cash bonus + 52k target refresher RSU + 240k RSU over the usual 4 year vesting schedule schedule. Do those numbers seem ok? I’m expecting an offer from Pinterest as well in the coming days. Better or worse place to work tha
- Take Bloomberg or stay and study more? Got rejections from a few companies and right now only have a verbal approval from BB (Data License team). Haven't talked offer TC yet but I think my base will likely be 175 based on initial conversation with recruiter, and from what I understand 20-30k annual bonus probably? Have only been at curre
- Pinterest I had an onsite last week with Pinterest I think 3 interviews went well and i dont know about the last round. I just got an email from the recruiter asking for a 15 mins call. Is it possible to be rejected over the phone? Edit: It was an offer
- Getting an offer but have more interviews scheduled Hey, I'm getting an offer today, however I have 4 on-sites scheduled with other companies, two this week and two next week. Companies like Pinterest, LinkedIn, Atlanssian. Im not confident in my ability to pass these on-sites so I don't want to turn down the offer I have guaranteed. What's a reco
- link RSU sale strategy after IPO lockup period expiration Hey guys, My ex-company (Pinterest) IPO'ed this year and all my RSUs vested on the IPO date (mid-April-2019). This is the first time I'll be receiving a decent amount of money in bulk so I'm trying to read up on how to approach liquidating my vested RSUs. I'm hoping this thread can yield a good disc
- Laid Off Out Of Money I was laid off 4 months ago at the worst time. I have a 3 year old, and it has been an extremely trying time for our family. I have been studying all day, everyday since the day I was laid off, but I’m running out of money. I’m currently pre offer for two great companies, but would feel more stable
- Facebook SWE intern looking for full time referrals I got a return offer from Facebook for full time after interning as a SWE this summer. I have strong interviewing skills and I am looking at referrals to companies that could beat Facebook TC (118/160/70) Apple Cruise Automation Lyft Palantir Pinterest Quora Robinhood Slack Snap Sumo Logic Twilio
- Dropbox and Uber onsite experience Thought I would share my onsite experience with dropbox and uber. Currently at FB E6 with TC ~570k. FB (7 YOE) is good but wanted to give a shot outside and see how things are (also nothing wrong to keep to those interview skills sharp) Dropbox interview process is fairly straight forward. Phone sc
- pre-ipo companies what are some good pre-ipo companies to join especially ones that do stock buy backs. top of my head I can think of airbnb robinhood anymore ppl can think of? edit: not pinterest thanks for pointing out!
- FB vs. Google Got L5 offers from both FB/Google with comparable numbers, TC ~$400k plus $100k sign on. Currently L5 ML engineer at Pinterest. YOE: 6-8. TC is slightly higher but wanted to diversify and save commute. Currently favoring G based on the superior engineering culture. How hard is it to negotiate a
- Eight Onsites For the past three months, I’ve had eight on-site interviews and I only managed to get an offer from Symantec (don’t really want to join them). Has this ever happened to anyone else? Assuming all things equal (not douchebag, not arrogant, just completely normal guy), how can one be good enough to pa
- Harsh Job hunt story - 11/11 Rejections Sometimes it gets so tough. I have a friend of mine who is looking for job as a masters new grad international student with 2 yoe outside US before masters. She also has an offer from the company where she interned. And to tell things in perspective- she was the first one to get the internship offe
- Linkedin vs Pinterest offer eval base, bonus, stock, sign-on Linkedin 180k, 10%, 400k, 55k, senior level (equivalent to l4 at other companies so please stop discussing this particular matter) Pinterest 163k, 0%, 560k, 40k, (l4, sde2, whatever) YOE is somewhere between 0 and 5 years. Which is better? Teams are equally interesting
- vote Pinterest vs Facebook offers 4YOE, live in SF, SWE Facebook Base: 170k Bonus: 10% Stock: 350k Refresher: 87.5k Signon: 75k Pinterest Base: 175k Bonus: 0% Stock: 430k Refresher: 95k Signon: 55k
- “At Will” Employment with Pinterest I have an offer from Pinterest for SWE Intern, however it says at will employment. should i be scared of being fired for no reasons ? is there anything i should be aware of about “At Will Employment”
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and industry lounge. - link Will San Francisco’s housing market be overwhelmed by IPO millionaires https://www.curbed.com/2019/3/19/18271522/san-francisco-real-estate-tech-ipo-airbnb-uber Over the next two years, some of the decade’s biggest tech firms, among them Pinterest, Uber, and Airbnb, are expected to go public, with Lyft alone just announcing it would seek a value between $21 and $23 bil
- Normal people like me can’t buy a house in Bay Area anymore With Lyft IPO few thousand millionaires going to storm the housing market . The Bay Area home prices will go up and up .. Next Uber, Slack, Pinterest, Postmates etc
- Which unicorns are worth joining for massive upside now? With Pinterest having filed for an IPO alongside Lyft, Uber, and Slack, it's a little too late to "get in on the ground floor". With that in mind, what up-and-coming startups are worth joining now that might net a large cash-out after a few years of earning shares? Off the top of my head, Airbnb
- Lyft vs Pinterest vs Square Hi! I have offers from Lyft, Pinterest and Square for L5(senior engineer), 9 years of experience. The compensation is pretty even (around 180k cash and 10k bonus), though I plan to negotiate some raise. I’m trying to figure out what to choose and the choice is not obvious for me at all. My main requ
- link Pinterest IPO Ready Congratulations PinStars -- 250 million active users https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/29/pinterest-puts-an-ipo-on-its-pinboard-hiring-goldman-sachs-and-jpmorgan-to-lead-an-offering-this-year/
- Getting discouraged I have about 5 years work experience and L63 at MS. Recently I've been interviewing in the bay area. I've spent almost 2 months now preparing for interviews (EPI book most problems chap 5-15 and recently started leetcode). I can solve many problems at home but getting rejections! I know 1 interview
- Next career move - Pinterest , Cruise Automation , Gusto Considering moving to Pinterest, Cruise, Gusto. I like all three for different reasons. Don’t have numbers yet. Just a congrats message from the recruiter/HM. Not optimizing for comp anyway. Wanted to get a pulse from engineers working at these places on how their careers have progressed. Would you
- vote Google vs Pinterest 4 yoe at Google already, seeing a 4 year cliff. Got an offer from Pinterest. Google came up with a counter offer (effective at year end refresh) but still 10%lower as comp team wouldn't completely match pre ipo companies. Both places attract me in some ways. PM role. Google: stable, very recently o
- When to Start applying I'm looking to start a new role around July next year. I intend to apply for Google, Fb, Stripe, Pinterest, Lyft, Some quant companies. Can someone who has completed a round of applications please answer these questions. 1. When is the best time to apply. When do applications open up for junior ro