Which to join as a mid-level engineer, offers being equal? Bonus points for elaborating why. TC: $230k + $70k sign-on YOE: 2 #discord #plaid
What are da offers
Plaid
Why?
FinTech > Chat app for sweaty nerds
Doesn't meta pay more than this for your yoe?
Maybe for external hire E4s, but since I was promoted internally I'm at the bottom of range Plus, there's the potential upside of joining one of these pre-IPO companies
I see. I suggest Discord since they seem to be the next big thing
Discord is exceptionally obnoxious with vally politics
Mind elaborating?
Didn’t you have to submit some SJW essay during the application?
I feel like Discord has a big advantage in this poll by being much more known publicly. I bet a sizable amount of the people voting don't even know what Plaid does, or how much they're dominating their area
You are welcome to DM me if you have any questions about plaid!
That's a big assumption.
I voted Plaid. My experience with Discord interviewers left a sour taste in my mouth. Senior leadership and folks at Discord who have been there for >3 years think they are better than anybody else. Interviewers at plaid on the other hand were very humble. I’ve friends at Plaid who are very happy with the company’s transparency and culture.
All data is good data. I am not trying to argue for/against. I would just like to know more about this feedback. Would it be okay for me to DM you about it? For instance: - what made you feel they are better - which part of the interview process felt like your strengths were not being discovered? - in the meet-n-greet round did you feel that employees were not happy wit transparency and culture?
https://www.notboring.co/p/discord-imagine-a-place I found this essay very informative. Both are great companies and congrats! Does discord only hires yoe >= 2?
Hiring YOE < 2 is rare, perhaps similar to the early days of Google. However, it is really up to the hiring manager. In the ML team for instance, we are trying to shift towards a more balanced team structure.
Hi congrats on your offers! Would you mind sharing your prep for coding and sys. design? Were most of your coding questions medium difficulty? Thank you in advance.
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Coding is not very leetcode like. It requires a lot more comprehension of the problem, but the basic elements of understading requirements, bounding the problem with an example and then talking through your thought process, building a baseline and preferably in a modular way that is testable applies. System Design question is fairly standard. Prep should be same as in other companies.
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