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I interviewed for a Data Scientist/Data Engineer (VP) role for Finance. But the formal offer letter just mentioned it as VP in the Administration division. Wondering if Finance comes under Administration division? Any thoughts on the offer? Base: Negotiated from 170 to 200k Bonus: No guaranteed bon...Read more
Have an offer from a bulge bracket competitor. Negotiated a total comp number but offer letter only has base salary in it. Bank is saying bonus is βin the systemβ and will be met on a handshake agreement basis. They also told me no banks will write the bonus number as a guarantee in the offer letter...Read more
Assuming compensation gap is up to ~20-40k with Amazon offering more, which would you go for? I am currently L4 Amazon with guaranteed promo in next few months, and am rated TT. My pros & cons: G: Pro: - Top of band compensation for low expectation L3 - Great team (work & WLB) - Brand name Con: -...Read more
I am currently interviewing with FB for a contract position and their hourly rate is much higher than my current position. However, the team here at Uber is converting me to full time. It isnβt a guarantee that FB will offer a full time position after the contract ends, but if they do, Iβm sure the...Read more
I just got an offer from Amazon for SDE1 in NYC for 160k base, 40k sign on, 125k RSU so first 4 years of comp are roughly 186k, 198k, 210k, 210k. Currently Iβm making around 150k with around 3 YoE, was hoping their offer would be for SDE2. One option is to stay at C1 and the pros for that is: - I k...Read more
Please help review this offer against my current comp for a non tech program mgr role. Company is not well known. Current base -150,000 Stocks - 30 vesting over 3 years Sign on - about 10k left on the payment schedule Location- onsite Offer Base -151,000 Stocks - none but they are going to pay th...Read more
I have an offer from a tier 1 trading firm and amazon (aws). The work at the trading firm seems more interesting, but since itβs somewhat of a different world, I have some questions 1) Is the non compete enforced if you want to leave to go to FAANG or any other non trading firm? 2) How easy is the...Read more
Meta TC: 470k + 100k signon (E5) Jump TC: 450k (guaranteed) + 150k signon (core dev) Meta Pros: - Unprecedented upside opportunity at a public company with all-time low stock and great offer for my YOE. With stacking refreshers the guaranteed comp here is rock solid - Large networking opportunity...Read more
I'm a SDE II at Microsoft right now and have received an offer to work for an UK based startup that currently has four people: the two cofounders and two C-suite level hires. Because I don't want to leave my current gig yet (want to finish current project + lock in bonus by staying till at least Jul...Read more
Meta is one of the few Big Techs that has generous and guaranteed refreshers irrespective of how high your initial grant was or how much your previous stocks have grown (Sorry Amazon and Microsoft). These refreshers stack up and makes your TC continue to go higher in the first 4 years. Each refresh...Read more
Hi Blind friends! I recently cleared the L5 loop and got a verbal and an email confirmation of it. The recruiter is trying to schedule a negotiation call soon. I am currently living in Singapore and will have to relocate to Canada. I just needed some advice on a few things: 1) what compensation s...Read more
Received offers from both companies, heavily deliberating as it seems they will lead to very different outcomes depending on which one I choose. Citadel Securities (SWE Intern) TC: $4.3k/wk, $5k signing Pros + Interested in quant finance space, internship gives me a non-committal way of trying it o...Read more
JPMorgan made me a verbal offer: $175K base + $60K bonus (10% of that bonus is RSU spread over 3 years). The bonus is based on personal performance, and we all know how subjective it can be. In other words, I don't count on it. My current base is $220 + 15% bonus ($33K) or $255K total. The bonus is...Read more
I am an ED@MS and have received a verbal offer from GS to join as a VP in NY/NJ area. I have a few questions for this community, would highly appreciate if someone can help 1. Are the bonuses (especially the first year) guaranteed and NOT prorated. the recruiter suggested that even if I join on Dec...Read more
I graduated from a Russell Group university in 2017 and joined one of the best performing quantitative trading firms in NYC as a Software Engineer. Before that, I spent a summer interning as a Trader at a smaller shop. Let's get the obvious question out of the way: my first year comp was 250k and ha...Read more
Hey guys, I joined the start-up in 2017 as one of the earliest employees. Spent five years at my current company. Harvested about 4.5 million USD after tax (equity + cash). Liquidated 2.5 million USD. Current TC is around 400k USD, including equity. Company size is around 200. I will be promoted to...Read more
citsec qr in miami, hrt algo dev in nyc, comp is similar (both 60-70k tc) My main goal is to find out whether working in quant is I'd enjoy. People i've talked to say a lot of it depends on who you're working with, so culture is pretty important to me, along with the actual content of the work. Ge...Read more
Assessing the Effectiveness of Practical Project-Based Learning in Data Science Education We all know that right now the demand for skilled professionals in Data Science has surged exponentially. With industries harnessing the power of big data to drive innovation and strategic decision-making, ind...Read more
Seeing many posts asking about TC at GS, hoping to clarify here (TC <100k not accounted for in polls) August 2019 TeamBlind Poll: Analyst (0 - 3 yoe): 100-150k: 44 votes (88%) 150-200k: 6 votes (12%) 200k+: 0 votes (0%) Associate (2 - 6 yoe): 100-150k: 12 votes (52%) 150-200k: 5 votes (22%) 200
Hey community, I have had a weird week. I recently applied for an internal Data job at my company and have been told I got it. This should be great news! However, some of the details around it have changed dramatically. Here is the timeline of information: - I saw the job in an internal board and...Read more