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Promising startup series A funded, headquarters in California, cash flow positive and they don't seem to need more funding. B2B SaaS product in a niche market. ML/AI as machine learning engineer. TC: 48 lac Fixed: 42 Variable: 3 Stocks: 3 Current: Semiconductor industry but working on new AI product in exciting domain, regularly in talks with top management, was about to get promoted. TC: 32 to 34 lac (28 +2) + 2 to 4 lac stocks (Nasdaq listed) vest over 4 years They definitely want me to stay, offered 10 percent counter only stocks that vest over 4 years. But they're clear that they cannot offer competitive pay compared to other tech companies. Which is better? For long term growth?
I thought ML/AI related engineers earned a lot because of the shortage of talent in this space.
I'm not sure how below average my tc is, that's the reason i made the move even though the work was good. And semiconductor industry is known to lowball a lot. (I was also wondering if working here hurts my resume in the long run)
Ask for more stocks and sign on bonus.
What about the counter? I'm currently in a high visibility project, in new business area.