1. Comp 2. Less toxic as compared to others 3. Slow moving resulting in less pressure (in certain parts)
1. Hires less and only senior people. So no growth path for management and IC. 2. Extreme top down. Nothing happens without CEO's decision making 3. Bi-yearly launches which are better suited for hardware world than software. 4. Lot of super senior people in rest and vest mode.
How long does the L3 to L4 promo usually take for SDEs and what does the pay bump look like post promo? What is the terminal level at Airbnb? YOE: 0 TC: 20L (India) #tech
anyone have an Airbnb promo code or coupon that they’d be willing to share or sell?
I’ve concluded my interviews for this year, after many many interviews these are the offers I’ve gotten. I’ve filtered out some other companies as the comp wasn’t that great or had offered too much paper money. I will be taking some time out to reflect on past interviews and figure out what to do ...Read more
I have a competing offer from Airbnb (~450k TC), my FB TC is ~400k. 4 YOE. Anyone from Airbnb or (those from FB that transitioned) care to comment on work-life balance at L5/L6? Comparatively how’s career growth at Airbnb (promos, reviews, etc)
I’m L5 doing L6 work since 2 halfs and looking for promo next half. Airbnb has a L7 role with requirements matching 100% my experience. Is it realistic to consider that move? Tc 450, 10yoe+
Airbnb Pros: - Great Manager and team - Comfortable with the job, lots of domain knowledge - Good WLB & completely remote Airbnb Cons: - Promo path is super hard - Afraid that I’m stagnating in my career Mid Size Startup Pros: - Potential for high IPO payout in 2-3 years - Get to work on somethin...Read more
Title says it. Am borderline HV/TT at Amazon and know I’m up for promo in Q1 (Seattle location). Have opportunities at Airbnb and DocuSign for equivalent and likely even higher level roles in both but don’t yet know comp offering, just know it’ll be higher than anything the promo will give me at Ama...Read more
I received a verbal offer from Airbnb (after a few rounds of negotiations). Base: 245k Bonus: 25% RSU: 1M (over 4 years) Sign on: 20k 1st year TC: 580k I’ve tried to negotiate for 1.1M RSU and more sign on but they don’t bulge. Not sure if I want to risk and keep pushing as I think highly of Airb...Read more
I joined Google at an L4 level in spite of having higher level offers from other companies (level 5 and 6). My TC is 350k including 150k stocks and at the time it seemed ok. But I’m not satisfied with my level as I have 6yrs of experience. I have L5 offer from Uber n L6 from LinkedIn and yet to tal...Read more
Recieved an offer from Airbnb, L4 position. Have a few questions that I hope people here can answer. 1. How does performance review at AirBnb work and what is the process? 2. Are perfs yearly once and what is the cycle - Jan to December? 3. What is the criteria for a promo - how hard is it? Do we n...Read more
I have been an L6 SDE for about 4 years. Manager wants to target promo for the Q1 cycle in 2024. However I'm not willing to wait that long and I find my Manager's reasoning inadequate. He states a minimum 58 months tenure is preferred for sure shot promo. I suspect he is going to leave soon so he is...Read more
Google L5 - 400k TC FB - 500k TC Airbnb - similar to FB (numbers not counting bonuses and refreshers) WLB is good at Google and work is reasonably interesting. Promo oportunities are harder to come by though. would be curious to get the perspective for those of you who made a similar move.
Just received a verbal offer from Airbnb for G10(L6) role. No numbers yet. I am an ICT4 at Apple. No real path for ICT5 promo in the next few years. I didn’t interview at many places as I am looking for both good TC and flexibility. Yes, I know I sound entitled but Airbnb is probably the sweet spot...Read more
Planning for 10 day vacation in Alaska. Anyone have an Airbnb promo code or coupon that they'd be willing to share or sell?
We = SWEs who are busy working hard, getting a Tc, trying for promo, leaving little time for anything else. The most recent gold rushes were: The 2000 tech bubble. (Think Mark Cuban, pets.com, Alta vista, many many more) Web 2.0 in late 2000s (Uber, Facebook, Airbnb). Mobile Apps also in late 2...Read more
Google used to be among the best but the last few months: -lowballs -downlevels -low TC -misleading offers (front-loading scam) -slow promos -no impact -very slow hiring -forced return to office And now Google is going to start putting people in Pip much more than before. Unlikely to remain a chil...Read more
Looking for Security Architect/Engineer referrals. Currently an L5 Security Architect (on promo path for this year, but probably getting carrot dangled). I have been a remote employee my 2 years here but manager told me that likely won't continue past September for RTO. Therefore, looking for referr...Read more
Have an offer to join Airbnb in Seattle. Perks, comp, wlb all look great. My one reservation is finding infra heavy work. My understanding is that Airbnb organizes teams vertically, so almost everyone is full stack. Are there teams in Seattle that just build back-end and have good growth/mentorship ...Read more
Do more: - with less base pay - with less RSU vest - with less % increment during promo - with less morale - with less headcount - with less perks benefits - with less frequent SSA awards - with less motivated teammates - with less passion - with less AirBnb, more Amazon-like culture - with less of ...Read more
I’ve been thinking about making the switch back to SWE after 6+ years as an EM. I’m a senior manager, possible promo to Director soon, but I’d love to join a top tier company like Airbnb or Netflix (remote friendly). I miss development but fear I can’t hang anymore at 45 yrs old and having been out ...Read more