Just got an offer from FB London for E5. Base: 101 GBP RSU: 350 USD Perf: 15% No signing bonus (did not ask) Cleared bar as L5 at Google but team matching for almost 4 months and not going anywhere. Google recruiter said US is an option but H1B ban now means I dont even want to try. Is the FB offer a lowball? Room for negotiation? I have no other offers but can keep holding out for Google. Current TC: ~40k GBP. Was running my own startup but went bust in Covid so I gave up. Citizenship: UK YOE: 6 #offer #facebook #london #facebooklondon
Offer ok
Hi binod, how is wlb at Booking?
Hey Binod Unrelated but, can I please get referred in EU location at Booking.com as Software Engineer? I've 2YOE. Thank you!
Google London is not growing and won't be growing for a couple of years (at least until the new office opens). There could be backfills that open up but that's just a matter of getting lucky. Bangalore and Munich offices are growing a lot so you could join there now and then move to London later if you're dead set on Google (and London).
I heard Warsaw office is also growing.
Thanks! My recruiter made it sound like US was the only option. Maybe its my background (mostly Javascript)? I have a strong preference for Google because of WLB and I wont have to defend the latest privacy screwup at Christmas dinner every year. I dont want to let the HC decision expire. The interview was really hard and I feel like I lucked out somehow.
So you basically triple your TC?
Or I took a 70% cut to try my own startup. Depends how u look at it.
It is usually a year
OP, what was your google offer ?
No offer yet. I passed HC as L5 but have to match with a team before I get an offer.
Hmm, their standard offer includes $260K RSUs. Since yours is $350k, I thought you may have shared your Google offer.
Why exactly is your citizenship relevant?
Because it says what my options are. - Can't do Google US because of H1B ban - Can try for other UK offers because no limits on where I can apply - Can consider EU offices (for now) - Can afford to do contracting without visa hassle
Just curious, what space did your startup operate in?
Tourism 😂. No hope now.
How much time did FB take to release an offer? Do they release offer before or after team matching?
Fb has no team matching in most cases, fellow booking.
Hey Unrelated but, can I please get referred in EU location at Booking.com as Software Engineer? I've 2YOE. Thank you!
How did you negotiate the RSU? Average RDU is around 260K to 300K, do you have compete offer?
Google has position in London? Why not try Dublin ?
Recruiter said looks like nothing in London now but maybe next yr. Offered Dublin or Zurich for SRE or Eng Productivity but I declined because I heard one has terrible WLB and Eng Prod has poor promo chances.
My recruiter then lied to me that they hire folks only at L7 and beyond at Zurich from outside... Btw quite a few core products have their teams at Zurich.. Eg. Google Calendar (My interviewers were working there)... Same with London.. While my receuiter lied that London has only Android teams, one of my friends got into Search team at London exactly at the same time..