- Interview Cycle: Facebook M1, Google L7, Microsoft L68, and Local Public Company Hello all. I recently interviewed for positions at a local public company, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft and promised in another thread to recount the experiences, since there’s not a lot of Blind info for the experienced/higher level folks. So I don’t have to GTFO, TC is currently $396k (was $5
- link [AMA] Interview tips after a recent round of offers (380~500k) TLDR: Offers ranging 380k~500k from Facebook, Uber, and 2 other companies. Non-exceptional IC with 5 years of experience. Interview tips are nuanced and its your loss if you don’t read. ### About me ### Software engineer with 5 yoe in the bay. B.Eng (not comp sci) in a well-known school. Mostly se
- Offer seems too good to be true First post! Currently a Health and Welfare Consultant with TC 100k with a global broker got an offer with a health startup for 90k with stipends on office and internet, corp cc, equity and 100% remote with traveling too good to be true?
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and industry lounge. - ServiceNow Interview I am an ex MSFT Principal Engineer, currently working in a startup. I was approched by a ServiceNow recruiter for a Principal role (back end ) based at Santa Clara. I was asked for my salary expectations and I was not sure what to answer. TC these days is way more than what it was 2.5 years ago. Loo
- Thinking of joining startup Background: Im a full stack react/node developer, 3+ YOE. My current contract position in Los Angeles is ending in the next couple of months, current salary is at 130k. Got an offer at an early stage startup TC: 115K + 0.5% equity + benefits. I actually really like the product the company is buil
- Series C startup equity What's a reasonable amount of equity for a SWE at a Series C startup? Is 0.15% good? I have 9 yoe. Valuation between 70-80mil. Most recent raise was in 2019, total funding raised from all rounds is around 40mil. Looking to IPO in 1-2 years. 60-70 employees. Coming from Uber, the value of the equ
- joining a 5G startup LMTS at Salesforce with 350k TC approx, doing ML. Got approached by the founders of this series A startup. They are working on network optimization of IOT/ streaming traffic on 5G/ LTE. It's a leadership position where I get to start and direct the ML development. How do I evaluate this offer again
- Expected equity at unicorn in exec position How much equity can be expected (%) in a unicorn startup post series E? As product director reporting into CPO? I know it’s hard to tell, but any rough ballparks would be great.
- Got asked to be a startup’s exec. Negotiating offer Got offered to be a C suite exec at a “hot” startup that is likely raising significant funding in its first round. The equity offer is substantial but any advice on negotiating other aspects like potential exit clauses and salary?
- 900k (illiquid) TC but severely burned out Joined an early stage startup a few years ago when it was 20 employees and the business has been doing well with 300 employees now and valued at 500M. But I’m super burned out and there’s no way to fix it, no changing team, nothing else. I dread going into work every single day and am depressed all
- vote Oracle OCI vs Tesla selection Am BS new grad. Recently got an offer for OCI in seattle and about to go onsite for Tesla SDET/automation position. OCI: 120k + ~37k/yr + 20sign (non-negotiable) Tesla: 120-130k + ~35k/yr + 0 sign Series C/D startup in socal: 115k + paper equity + 0 sign (non-negotiable) Leaning more toward OCI be
- FANG vs PhD in AI with own startup So im currently slated to start at FB this spring and will be on track to make ~200k+ new grad in comp. If you go on cscareers, all the children will decry phd routes as non optimal, which i agree, given you just return to fang anyways and dont do shit in your life. But right now AI startups ran b
- Full time job + bootstrap or full time Startup and fundraise? I'm an ex govt systems engineer and been running my own biz for two years, I've recently acquired a just out of seed funding but pre-profit tech startup I am very passionate about and am in an incubator and able to segue into an acceletor if the next few months go well. I am a solo founder doing bo
- Need help evaluating a startup offer Just got an offer for a Sr level PM at a 50 person enterprise startup. Base is 165k, equity is 0.1%. How do I evaluate is this is a good or bad offer? I currently have 7+ years of PM experience.
- Thank you y’all Before Blind, I thought the typical engineer was going to max out at 200k when they’re 40 and then waste away in management for the same TC. I thought the only way to be rollin in it was to be an early employee at Soft Banks next cum dumpster of a company. But a few weeks ago I abandoned my startup
- I'm a co-founder, stepping down as an employee. What happens to my equity? I'm the co-founder of a SaaS company (startup) that's been around for 9 years, no VC funding, and no Vesting Agreement in place. We currently have ~20 employees, but main leadership and other shareholders are all from the same family (not mine). I have 15% equity in the company per our OA. TC is cur
- Microsoft offer negotiation(have competing offer) Interviewed with Microsoft onsite which was followed by an additional interview to get a "stronger signal". They offered me verbally: Software engineer 2 - Redmond 120k base salary(said they are flexible on this) Equity 40k/4, 10k per year Said they offer relocation as a lump sum, also mentioned si
- Comp range for series D startup in LA? Hi, what would be your expectations for an offer from a series D startup based in LA? Sde role, 3-4 yoe. Current TC 205k. Not sure what the usual base to equity split is, what % of market cap is fair, etc. Thanks!
- Side gigs: Post your secondary TC What do you do for secondary income streams and how much do you make from it? Side gigs, contracting, rental properties, part-time startup, equity, name it all. However, don’t include your salary from your day job or equity that you would normally count into your primary TC. Let’s have a massive ba
- Signs of a healthy startup? I'm eyeing this startup which is in series C. They got 100 million downloads for their product and 50% customer growth increase for 2019. Founders already sold a previous startup couple years ago. They have 3 offices. I'll be number 150. Are these decent enough stats? What other indicators do you
- decison , decision ! i have two offers 1st in bay area. work is eda tool development, 165 base 15 % bonus and 60/3 stock, 20 joining 2nd in boston in a self driving startup. 195 base 15% bonus 250/4 stock, 25 joining i would be much more excited about the work in job2, and will likely have a much better exit option
- Renegotiating my TC 35m / SoCal / TC $140k (all cash) I work at a startup that's grown from about 5 employees to just under 100 in the 7 years I've been here. I'm currently underpaid, and the company owner knows it. He actually came to me yesterday, and said we're going to renegotiate my compensation package and that
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and industry lounge. - Am I underpaid? VP of Product at pre series A startup TC 100k 1% equity (4 year vest) At will what should TC be? what should equity be? is employment agreement standard at this stage?
- Any blinders want to help evaluate my startup offer in socal? 155k base 10k sign on 65k equity over 4 years, 0.01% SoCal late stage startup, 3 yoe What would it take for you to accept if you have my yoe? Current tc: 205k
- vote Net worth to annual TC ratio For example: $300k net worth (cash, liquid stock, equity in assets like home and cars) $400k TC (pre-tax gross income) 300/400 = .75x My net worth is .75x my gross income. So OP is option 1. Exclude early startup or other non liquid equity.
- Google Offer Evaluation Current TC 165 YOE 5 (2 small startups, nothing too impressive) now Wayfair Trying to decide how to leverage current position to put myself in the best location here. I got an L3 offer from Google, but with a front loaded equity bonus, 40% distribution in the first year, so I'm not entirely sure ho
- Do I leave my startup? I was employee #2 at my startup, which is on the brink or closing a solid Series A. I am a product manager but am suffering from bad micro management, which is stemming from the CEO instilling that type of culture. My manager may have a PhD complex and is very difficult to work with. I am applying
- Backfilling boss’ position + comp negotiation My manager (company founder) accepted an offer for a top c-level position for a different company. Part of the reason why I was so pumped about this job was to work more closely with this person as there was a lot I could learn from them and they were very accommodating of the entrepreneurial spirit
- Is this bad TC for an LA startup? Started job at FB in MPK <6 months ago and I hate it. Accepted a startup offer because the team seems solid and the founders have exited $100mil+ companies before. Only thing is I was too afraid to negotiate (I know, I'm stupid.) How bad is this offer? Still haven't quit current job but I really wa
- equity dilution in startup i will be offered a role in a startup. They are in seed with 3mil+ in funding. i will be the #5 employee and most likely they will give 5%. how much should I ask. Also, with every round of funding the percentage will dilute. I dont know how the math works and is it worth even taking the risk. Jus
- How to vet early stage startup? Also equity? I screwed up at last startup I joined and failed to vet the founders properly. (They ended up being low IQ scumbags.) Assume you have connections to founders of a startup you’re considering joining - what questions would you ask about the founders to vet them? Also if joining as an early employee (e
- I have the biggest golden handcuffs: startup equity I was an early employee at a startup and would really like to leave, but I’ve done the math on TurboTax just now and exercising my vested options would incur into a payment of 240k between exercise cost (40k) and AMT payment on the hypothetical gain (200k). The math is unfortunately correct and matc
- Perfect TC, remote job, but I want FAANG: am I crazy? I was a very early employee at a startup that was fully remote from the beginning. The startup did well, and now my comp is pretty high, ~800k. The 800k is based on the last preferred share price (Series E late stage), so a big part of it is still illiquid, but my base of 250k is pretty good and I h
- vote Lowballed by Google(EDIT: Google pays up) EDIT : Updated communication from Google; see bottom edit Location : India YoE : 3 Offer : L4, 50k USD(35L INR) Competing : Microsoft L61, ~60k(42L INR)(65k/45L including 10% perf+reloc) Current : 50k(43k cash+ options; series H startup). This is a core data science engineering team that I'm reall
- My manager suggested me to leave?! Here’s the deal. I was a very early employee at a startup and as a result the value of my equity package grew significantly in the past 3 years, to the point where my TC is now around 900k/y (200k of which is base). Obviously it’s not liquid, but in the past the company has offered limited buybacks
- Any of you have a large interest in venture capital? Do many of you share an interest in the venture capital/growth equity space? Do you guys follow a lot of news pertaining to successful startups, fundraising, series financing results, etc.?
- New to SF, how to hire ex Uber SWE? I recently moved to SF. How do I go about hiring ex Uber SWE for my startup? 120k-140k TC, 0.05% - 0.6% equity.
- How much equity for a series A startup, 30-50 people How much equity should I ask for from a well funded series A startup with between 30-50 people (mostly engineering)? Salary is well below market rate, and less than I'm getting currently, so trying to figure out what amount of equity would make it worth it to join. Extra details: - huge A around -
- vote Startup offer eval 2% equity vested over 4 years $120k for first three months then $20k bonus and $225k salary after that. Run rate $980k Company has $3.4 mil raised and is worth $16 mil coming in as C suite 7 yoe current tc $230k base Is this normal conpensation for C suite at this stage startup?
- vote startup equity percentage Hi, I cleared the interview process of a startup. It has been founded by some rock stars of silicon valley (still in stealth mode, so cant reveal much). the team size is 4 as of now: ceo, cto(still codes, over 12 yoe) designer and 1 engineer with 10years of experience. how much equity should I expec
- Need help evaluating startup compensation Hi guys, I'm a backend software engineer (mostly into distributed systems & c++). Worked at couple of big companies and a late startup. I have 9+ years of experience. Now, i have an offer from an early stage startup company (not even series A) funded by vc. They have 4 million funding. Founders w
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and industry lounge. - What’s fair TC at startups (pre series C)? Am I being lowballed? My TC at Uber was ~500k (at the time i signed the offer letter), and i’ve received comparable offers from other unicorns. Google / facebook / netflix / etc all offer around this range for senior 5b at uber. I interviewed for some pre series C startups in LA, SF and NY but their TC offer is only aro
- vote series c startup or fb? what would you do - i am non-tech, early 30s, no kids but likely getting married in a couple years a) cush job at fb, 35hr weeks, no learning, i am respected and encouraged to transition to management, 380k tc b) high growth series c startup, lead and grow out organization, high learning, 200k sala
- I rejected an offer from UBER in mid 2013... I rejected an offer from UBER in 2013 because I thought it was overvalued and not a startup anymore ( Yes that was stupid). I do not know the exact numbers but salary was much lower than what I was making. Ended up joining a smaller startup with good paper equity that did not go anywhere . Any one f
- Number of stock options at a startup Hey fellow tech industry folks, I have a following offer from a startup: Base: $220k Options: 80k at $1 strike price Startup revenue: $100M Size of startup: 300 people Location: San Framcisco Position: Principal Software Engineer YOE: 15 years They are not able to share the total equity pool so do
- Miserable at work due to manager I feel my life is insanely miserable, I dread waking up every single weekday and weekends are just an anticipation for the crap that’s going to come on Monday. My manager is horrible, she is the most untalented, uninspiring, political and bureaucratic non-leading leader I’ve ever met in my career,
- Why some swe don’t care about comp? I work at a startup with these couple brilliant 10X engineers, much more talented than me and with more experience than me. Yet, I know they make 30% less than me and 25X less equity (!) despite having joined in the same time span. They say they don’t care about comp, they care about doing cool stu
- vote Will you prefer a 100% work from home even if it means 20% lower pay Serious Question asked by someone who is planning a startup in the SF bay area. I guess his USP is less cash up front but you employees will make money via IPO. Given the commute and WLB costs, how may would accept this business model. Edit: US time zone working hours. $180K + Benefits +0 .4% equit
- Should I stop climbing the ladder? I’m currently a software engineer at a well known large tech company (left airbnb a while back), but all I do is pretty boring stuff. I’m paid around 150k base and the equity is about 80k per year at this point. I’ve wanted to pursue my own projects / startups for a while, but I keep getting pulled
- How much Senior PM (Amazon) to expect from a startup? Hi Startup Gurus, I am currently L6 Senior PM @Amazon making $300K = 160(base)+140K (stock/year). YoE (as PM) : 8 years YoE (lifetime): 14 years I am done with Amazon now and had multiple interviews last week and I am expecting offers from two startups in the next 2 weeks and after reading so many