Facebook Reality Labs vs Google Hw design (Pixel)

Sep 24, 2021 150 Comments

FB offer:
Level: E6
Base: $275k
RSU: $360k/4
Sign On: $100k/2

Google offer:
Level: L6
Base: $270k
RSU: $400k/4
Sign On: $120k/2

YOE: 13 years

Offers are remarkably similar in terms of compensation and roles. I’m ready to move after spending 5 grueling years at Microsoft Surface where politics is more valued than common engineering sense.
I’m interested in joining an org that is less chaotic and where it’s easier to drive change for good without backstabbing other colleagues. I’m turning to the Blind community to hear the perspective on Facebook Reality Labs vs Google Pixel. Which org has better work environment than Microsoft Surface?

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  • Google
    captainTC

    Go to company page Google

    captainTC
    Google hw is a permanent pet project. Go to FB.
    Sep 26, 2021 13
  • Facebook has PERM issues. Take Google offer.
    Sep 24, 2021 4
  • Join Google, don’t even look at FB.
    Sep 27, 2021 7
    • New / Mgmt
      💥 asicGal

      New Mgmt

      💥 asicGal
      Ah ok, you want to rest and vest. Yup, google is best then.
      Sep 28, 2021
    • Google
      captainTC

      Go to company page Google

      captainTC
      Diversity is overrated. I don’t care if the team is diverse for as long as the people are competent and products succeed. You know why fb hired many from apple and amazon? Because they are good at delivering products on time.
      Sep 29, 2021
  • you’re not swe right? these offers seem very low for l6
    Sep 26, 2021 3
    • New
      logSumExp

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      logSumExp
      These numbers look like HWE. They are actually quite good for HWE, especially base-wise.

      SWE is noticeably higher at each level. It might be that the levels are not exactly the same…
      Sep 27, 2021
    • There should be an EE-related quiz question to gain access to the HW topic to weed out the SWEs
      Oct 3, 2021
  • New
    logSumExp

    New

    logSumExp
    Theres pros and cons to both. FB does have a perception issue, but they are trying hard to up their game at hardware.

    Try apple though…i know a bunch of people there in HW. Some are purely in mechanical product design. Some EE hardware engineers. They all seem to like it. Apple hardware is generally more visible in the market as well, compared to pixel/nest or oculus or fb hardware.
    Sep 27, 2021 1