Hi Blind Fam, please advice on which offer to pick? (Hopefully with your reason in the comments 😇)
CURRENT JOB
- Senior SE, 3.5 YOE (5 months at ServiceNow)
- Estimated 2022 TC: 270k to 280k
- Cons: Work isn’t challenging and is very very boring, Platform skills aren’t that easy to transfer, Old Stack, Lack of Diversity, Most people dislike the product
- Pros - 30hr workweek, Chill Manager & teammates, Great Stock
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Offer 1 - RIVIAN (Sr. Engineer)
- TC: 190k + 10% Bonus + 220k RSU = 264k
- Sign-on Bonus: 15k, Brings 1st year to 279k
- Pros: Fully Remote, Awesome Manager (worked under him in a different company), Cool product, New space that I haven’t worked in, Smart Manager and Director who are solid engineers (I like not being the smartest person in the room), good opportunity to make long term impact (resume browny points), Somewhat better brand name
- Cons: Definitely 50hr workweek, Remote Role so couldn’t bring TC close to Max Bay Area offers. I do plan to stay in the Bay area at least for a year.
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SAMSARA (Sr. Engineer)
- TC: 165k + 10% Bonus + 12172 Shares(3043/yr) = ~252k ($23 a share) to ~262k ($26 a share)
- Pros: Remote, eCommerce overhaul work(relevant to past experience), good interview experience, better in-depth technical rounds
- Cons: Young Manager and Teammates, Lower TC, Not a well-known name though they are great at what they do (IoT)
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OTHER INTERVIEWS
- Google's Onsite in Late February
- Starting the process with Meta & TikTok
- Potentially interviews with LinkedIn, Microsoft, AirTable, Affirm
Thanks 🙏
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You definitely don't want to join Samsara then. Boring work and bad technical practices.
Not sure if you can get a better offer at FAANG though, since you're a senior with only 3.5 YoE.
I’m 32 and I used to crave challenge as well, until I worked at AWS for 2 years and now sugar is all I want.
At PayPal I consistently had 2 hour work days and I didn’t miss the hustle for one second
As someone who was at Samsara and now at FAANG, I appreciate the experience at Samsara but very happy with where I am now.
Finish your interviews if you have the time and are seriously interested in going into big company. If you’re still interested in working super hard but make an impact, take one of the offers.