Oracle OCI vs Tesla selection

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yeetcoding

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yeetcoding
Nov 26, 2019 16 Comments

Am BS new grad. Recently got an offer for OCI in seattle and about to go onsite for Tesla SDET/automation position.

OCI: 120k + ~37k/yr + 20sign (non-negotiable)
Tesla: 120-130k + ~35k/yr + 0 sign
Series C/D startup in socal: 115k + paper equity + 0 sign (non-negotiable)

Leaning more toward OCI because work seems interesting and TC is good but im worried that the name would look bad on my resume than Tesla/startup when i look to switch later. Or maybe its just Blind that looks down to the name.

While Tesla has big name, i dont know if Ill be pigenholing myself to being a tester forever and potnetial WLB problems.

Startup’s work looks promising (backend go and ruby) and has strong potential but TC is low.

Any advice would be appreciated!

TC:0 Yoe:0.4

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  • Do you want to be a developer or a tester. Forget companies and decide that first. Also yeah people talk down about Oracle but it's fantastic company. And it carries a brand value as well. Good luck. Don't worry about money.
    Nov 26, 2019 2
  • Amazon
    thule

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    thule
    Oracle isn't much lower prestige than Tesla. OCI/distributed systems work looks good on a resume.

    It's much easier to go from SDE to SDET than the other way around (if you enjoy testing though...)

    Oracle would be what I choose.
    Nov 27, 2019 0
  • Amazon / IT
    zjXV38

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    Flipkart, Amazon
    zjXV38
    OCI without any second thought.

    Don't consider OCI as Oracle. Work quality, culture and compensation are much better there as compared to other teams in Oracle. I know people who moved to OCI from Amazon and Microsoft. My fiance graduated last year and turned down Amazon, Microsoft & Facebook offers and joined OCI. WLB was one reason, also OCI was offering higher position with better compensation comparing other offers.
    Talking about Tesla, one of my friend joined there and quit within a week. It's among one of the worst WLB companies to work for.
    Also, it's SDE vs SDET. It will be difficult to switch the role in future.
    If brand is your only concern, I'm sure you'll know more about OCI once you're in Seattle.
    Nov 27, 2019 3
    • Oracle
      bittorrent

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      bittorrent
      Well this is a first. Someone is actually speaking good things about us on blind
      Nov 27, 2019
    • Amazon
      thule

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      thule
      Blind can be kinda circlejerk-y about prestige tbh - to the point people infer bad career moves out of it.

      I've known several very smart engineers from OG Oracle. Additionally, OCI is a great place to be if you want to work on distributed systems with a lot of green fields
      Nov 27, 2019
  • Oracle
    k-9

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    k-9
    Oracle employee here, name doesn’t matter. Go with what you like. People say bad things about Tesla too
    Nov 27, 2019 0
  • Mind sharing about your on site with OCI?
    Nov 27, 2019 3