Offer EvaluationJun 21, 2023
Synopsystvarum

Samsung ACL offer

Hi all. Please let me know whether this offer to join GPU team is worth pursuing?? Additional 150k/3yr retention bonus in the Samsung offer. #hardware #semiconductor

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Current
TC: $260K
Senior Staff Verification Engineer
San Jose, CA, US • L4
TC: $313K
$250K
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$63K
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$80K
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Western Digital Elliot. Jun 21, 2023

YOE?

Synopsys tvarum OP Jun 21, 2023

19yrs

Intel NwNc78 Jun 22, 2023

Is this GPU DV? Formal? Just curious. Seems like a great offer. Edit: I see thread title. Assuming formal.

Synopsys tvarum OP Jun 22, 2023

Yes. Formal

ARM 🐝 sell🐟 Jun 22, 2023

No.. that's sort of low end offer in Austin itself, very low for bay area

Intel NwNc78 Jun 22, 2023

You think >300k TC is low end for a sr staff HW position in Austin??

ARM 🐝 sell🐟 Jun 22, 2023

I know Samsung Austin is easily paying that for 14yoe.. so I think 312k is low end offer in Austin

Woven by Toyota Code.Leet Jun 22, 2023

Both in bay area?

Meta metatel Jun 23, 2023

Why did you not ask for principal position with that experience.

Synopsys tvarum OP Jun 23, 2023

They said this position is only for SR staff. There is NO chance for principal position

Samsung fdRx47 Jun 24, 2023

Afaik principal generally has to be internal promo. External hire for principal and director requires a number of other people at that level to signoff on it as well. Principal promo requirements are also extremely strict. Only person I know who was hired into principal was a re-hire who was already principal when they left.

Meta metatel Jun 23, 2023

Have you seen this [Blind] Check out this post! How is samsung SARC/ACL division from work perspective. Current TC: $350k New TC : $475k (Hardware & Semiconductor Industry) https://us.teamblind.com/s/w5gTO2rk

Samsung xVKX02 Jul 9, 2023

Did u accept the Samsung GPU offer? The number is good. I am surprised that Synopsys pays such low.

Samsung tWNk33 Sep 28, 2023

Samsung has a high likelihood of cancelling that project. Koreans are good at memory but not logic