Sharing offer numbers

Facebook / Eng
XavierInit

Go to company page Facebook Eng

XavierInit
Oct 4, 2018 32 Comments

Just joined FB as SWE in ML. 10 years of somewhat unrelated experience (not SWE) and PhD in CS before that.

Base/RSU/BonusPct/StartingBonus/TC. TC doesn't include starting bonus. In chronological order of offer.

Dropbox, IC4. 210/600/20/0/402
FB, E6. 225/1M/20/100/520
Google, L5. 190/920/15/100/449

Startup offers: base/equity(as options). The strike price for all options was close enough to zero

—AI startup in Reinforcement Learning, Series A, no revenue. 125/1%
—Ads startup, profitable, 200M revenue run rate, Series A. 225/0.08%
—Cloud startup, 100M revenue run rate, Series D. 220/0.1%


I didn't negotiate any of these. They were all the first offers presented. Google knew FB's numbers. I should've had a better strategy.

Blind helped me a LOT in my job search. I learnt how much I need to leetcode (I thought 20 solved was a lot). Learnt about Engg levels, and that they matter (I came from a place with no levels). Learnt about expected comp. Learnt not to go work at a startup.

Hope this post helps someone.

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  • Facebook / Eng
    XavierInit

    Go to company page Facebook Eng

    XavierInit
    OP
    Thanks guys!

    I'm not qualified to advise on prep. I didn't know what Leetcode was or what a System Design interview was 6 months ago. I've also never been an interviewer in a leetcode style interview.
    I just followed what folks here recommended (leetcode mostly), and got lucky.
    Oct 4, 2018 0
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    uNSi04

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    uNSi04
    Is that like an ML engineer role? How relevant were interview questions to LeetCode problems?
    Oct 4, 2018 2
    • Facebook / Eng
      XavierInit

      Go to company page Facebook Eng

      XavierInit
      OP
      Interview was like SWE, but system design was replaced by ML focused interviews at Google and FB (but not at Dropbox).
      Oct 4, 2018
    • New
      uNSi04

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      uNSi04
      Thanks!
      Did you work at a startup before this?
      Oct 4, 2018
  • Twitter / Product
    Pdgr

    Go to company page Twitter Product

    Pdgr
    Congrats! What were your startup offers if you don’t mind sharing?
    Oct 7, 2018 1
  • >> Google knew FB's numbers. I should've had a better strategy.

    Can you explain a little ? Why would they offer lesser role and numbers if they knew FB number ? What should you have done differently you think ?
    Oct 5, 2018 1
    • Facebook / Eng
      XavierInit

      Go to company page Facebook Eng

      XavierInit
      OP
      Google's level depends on interview performance and not competing offers AFAIK. I didn't do well on Google interviews. The recruiter said they'd match FB's offer if that's what was keeping me from accepting.
      I think I should've negotiated, but don't quite know how given the circumstances (one offer much better than others). My current comp is much higher, so maybe that should've given me leverage.
      Oct 5, 2018