Google Lowball Seattle

Apr 28, 2021 21 Comments

I got an offer for a google SWE L4 position ~150 base, 230K stock, with ~3 years of experience. This is about 220K a year with bonus, excluding refreshers.

Anyone know what happened here? This is way lower than what I currently make. Google also said this was the max they could go. I’m kind of disappointed, I see some good offers on blind here for G, and thought they could at least match my current comp.

Did I just negotiate poorly, or is it my lack of experience? Not sure how I could have negotiated better because I’m literally walking away due to comp, even though the team seems real good. Maybe they just don’t like me!

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  • Google is the new Microsoft. FB is the new Google
    Apr 28, 2021 4
  • Google
    avata

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    avata
    Lol shit I'm in Seattle L3 and my TC is 240k with stock appreciation now
    Apr 28, 2021 0
  • Sounds pretty good for 3 yrs experience, after all you’ve been working for 3 whole years.
    Apr 28, 2021 0
  • Google
    anonlemur

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    anonlemur
    BS? MS?

    When I received an offer L4 in Bay Area, it was 155 base, 160k stock, 20k sign on. Your offer seems fine.

    You’re over 200k TC with just 3 years of work experience.. chase high TC but I really think spending time on blind is skewing up the perception of average.
    Apr 28, 2021 4
    • Apple
      NewToApple

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      NewToApple
      Do you know why salaries for Google on Blind seem quite high then? Is it largely due to stock appreciation, only people with high total comp sharing numbers, maybe refreshers and raises?

      It seems like the initial offers can be underwhelming but I’m wondering if they ramp you up so to speak.
      Apr 28, 2021
    • Google
      anonlemur

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      anonlemur
      L4 and L5 initial bands are quite large. And then grant appreciation, YoY increase, bonus multiplier, etc takes you way up.

      L4 band starts lower than what this person posted. No state income tax and lower cost of living as compared to the Bay probably affects TC offer as well. Also, literally 3 YOE. I haven’t seen many Blind posts at 300+ TC for someone at G with sub 5 YOE personally.
      Apr 28, 2021
  • Apple
    yopa

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    yopa
    You need competing offers. They don’t match your existing TC
    Apr 28, 2021 2