(UPDATED) I currently have two offers from public companies(offers are better than my current job at Symantec which got sold off to broadcom) Offer1: Austin, TX Position: Sr Staff software engineer Base: 148500 RSU: 20k No signing bonus 15 percent performance bonus with chance to go till 30 percent Good espp plan and 401k matching Providing relocation Will sponsor/transfer visa H1B quick and will start gc right away Job is for a new team rearchitecting core piece of software for company for multi year project Offer2: Bay area, Pleasanton ca Position: Sr software engineer Base: 175000 RSU: 25 percent of base Bonus for performance in options stock No espp plan Poor 401k match Will transfer H1B quick but will have to wait for 1 year to file gc Job is mostly related to spring boot , AWS Offer3: Broadcom Position: staff software engineer 130k base 96k RSU vesting quarterly 1/4th yearly grant every quarter Bonus 20 percent Same other benefits as previous company broadcom acquired (401k,espp,etc) I currently have 9 years of experience from Bay area Confused which offer is good to take. Any good opinion is appreciated
Have lived in both areas. Your bass salary will go about 1.7x as far in Austin, and you wonโt be paying state income tax. Real estate is more affordable. But itโs hot. Really hot. Also, being an immigrant in Texas is different than being one in California. CA is much, much more diverse.
Correction: Texas is colder in winter, hotter in summer
Austin never really gets that cold. Itโs not steady year round like the Bay, though.
Looks like overall offer in Tx is better. Personally I like California more
Pleasanton isnt what you imagine California to be. Take the offer in Austin
That Pleasanton company insulted you with that bottom tier new grad TC. Tell the hiring mgr ๐๐ป๐๐ป
Very likely the number is from hiring manager. Do not assume hiring manager is on your side
Austin. you would not be disappointed ๐
New grads make more than that in CA. Sure, somewhat lower property prices in Pleasanton, but you still have ca taxes and higher col. Not to mention it's Pleasanton.
I thought new grad start around 150k
I'd say interview more in the bay area. It seems like you're only targetting 210-215k TC. In the bay area you can easily bump that to 250-300k range at non FANG. Austin on the other hand. You're making top bucks. Cannot really increase the salary more
Got kids? Do you know how competitive it is to get in UC?
No kid yet
Just comparing the 3 offers, Austin one wins no-brainer. If you specifically want to be in California then itโs a different story.
170K in Austin is 350k in bay area