Hypothetical question, don’t have offer details yet. Salaries are based on levels.fyi. Datadog: - 56k salary (3k net) - first promo after 2 years on avg (3.6k net) - distributed systems role - first vest after 1 year - Paris - I interned here before and had an absolute blast in the city. I’d love to go back here anytime, but there does not seem to be many exit opportunities apart from Google or Meta. - Could potentially work remotely from the south of France instead, which I also adore. Don’t know which one I’d pick between Paris and the coastline. Microsoft: - Dublin - good job opportunities here, but feel really meh about the city. Can’t imagine staying longer than 2 years - 53k salary (3.3K net) - first promo after a year on avg (3.7k net) - Office org - backend role - first vest after 6 months - 2 months corp housing - better brand name(?)
Do you like the managers? Promos can be manager dependent and I wouldnt use “brand name” to pick Microsoft. Microsoft also promotes on half level, don’t know about Datadog. Both are fine companies in my opinion to start your career at.
The comparison here is Paris v Dublin. The question is, do you speak French?
I don’t speak French, but I’d put in the effort to learn it just to get by comfortably. I know it would be damn near impossible to fit into the French’s social circles with less than impeccable French, but I think I’d be fine socializing with other expats only.
If you have the dog in you…join datadog.
But u didn’t mention the stocks, how much stock are u getting in Paris ? It vests over how many years? Any sign on stock or bonus ?
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Dublin is utter sh*t for what i’ve seen, completely unlivable. For same tc just go paris and enjoy life there mate. Datadog despite maybe not being as big as msft is also prestigious. You can learn a lot there too. Later on if you want to move on and get better tc you can move somewhere else but sounds like a fun a and good place to start at. Cheers
Thanks for the encouragement 🙌
Lol what this guy has “seen” is prob a one time visit. City decisions can’t be made on the internet. Compare weather, commute, things to do etc