Would you choose Amazon or Airbnb in Seattle? Amazon TC: 285k year 1 (160 base, rest is equity) Airbnb TC: 385k year 1 (220 base, options, 75k sign on) Amazon is corporate in Seattle and I’ve been for 8 years vs. Airbnb smaller office but growing and likely to go public in the next year. Move or stay put?
Seems like a no brainer to me.
Airbnb. Nothing to ask here. Congrats on the great offer.
Amazon L6?
Fairly easy to get into Amazon with some preparation. Airbnb much harder and definitely a more unique experience you can always get away from if you don’t like. Go for it
Getting in as L6+ is difficult, maybe sde1 or sde2 is relatively easier.
Getting as L6 at Amazon is still relatively easier IMO
Non-tech offer btw. My only question is really growth opportunity being in a satellite office vs. corporate. I do like the unique culture at Airbnb and think they have a lot of promise long term, just more of an unknown versus Amazon
Seattle office is great! Growing a lot. Solid work/life balance. Bunch of lovely folks. Flexibility to travel to Portland and SF offices if you’d like. We had a PM that traveled between the offices frequently. Seattle and Portland offices work together a great amount and in complimentary ways.
I agree with xpSI75
Airbnb
Seattle office. Corporate is downtown SF
I heard Airbnb was having some culture issues recently but from a comp standpoint it seems like an easy choice.
They were midyear. Fixed them
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