Hello y’all. So I’ve cleared the L4 interview loop at google and got the initial offer:
30L (base) + 15% bonus + $100k stocks front loaded. Total TC: 60L
Yes, it’s a low ball offer (did not expect much from Google these days). So I’m negotiating with my recruiter to get those numbers up.
My current TC at LinkedIn: 26L + 10% bonus + $25k per year (appreciated). Total TC: 47L. YOE: 6.5. 2 years at Li and WITCH before.
Pros at Google:
- Better Brand.
- Better stock refreshers.
Pros at LinkedIn:
- Established rapport.
- Easier to get to staff at Li than become L5 at Google.
What do you think I should do? (Assuming the recruiter refuses to increase the current offer)
Update: in an interesting turn of events, I ended up getting a better offer: 35L base + 15% + $125K stocks. But now, my manager at LinkedIn has mentioned that they would match the Google numbers too. So I’m staying at LinkedIn :)
Thank you for all the good advice, fellow blinders. Adios!
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- Google HR calls me and says there won’t be any raises. So I tell her that I’m staying with LinkedIn.
- Few hours later, she calls back with better numbers: 35L base, $125K stocks (did not see this coming)
- Setup a meeting with my current manager and told him that I’d be moving to my next play at Google. Surprise surprise, he told me that LinkedIn would match Google’s offer.
So I’m staying at LinkedIn :)
AFAIK, getting from L4 to L5 in both companies takes 3-4 years on avg in India.
I had friends at LinkedIn and Google and got referrals with personal recommendations from them.
Practiced LC every day for 6 months to get better at competitive programming. Flopped Google interview the first time, somehow cleared LinkedIn with a bit of luck.
Kept practising LC and now interviews are substantially easier (although I personally think I suck at it and get really nervous before every round).
Good luck!
I'm not a recruiter, EM here. I'm at 90th percentile wrt TC from competition max. I'm good with that. But thanks! I've teams in India as well, hence I know about MRP there, thought it might be useful.
Signing off!