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.
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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.
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L5 refreshers at Google are also much lower than L6 refreshers at FB.
Did you work at a startup before this?
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 ?
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.