I got an offer from Facebook (Menlo Park), ~240k TC. i was expecting L4 but they put me at L3. no room to negotiate higher TC. I have an offer from Amazon for sde 2 with 275k TC. Is it worth being downleveled and going to fb, hoping for a promo within the next year? is that possible? whats the better option here? Yoe: 2.5
You'll get to E5 at Facebook if you start from E3 faster than getting to L6 at Amazon starting at L5.
I will take fb in a heartbeat. You can tell the recruiter that you have a competing amazon offer in hand and even said you can share numbers. They would say at first no negotiation but they may match that.
All the benefits more than make up for the 35k delta. In 1-2 years you’ll be making far more
275k with just 2.5yoe! I need to move 😅
Microsoft: Yes. Pick a FAANG.
I would that money for E3
Also downleveled me, my other offers are for a level higher and they can't match.
I was downleveled as a 4 and just got promoted to a 5 with a high rating and ~33% raise. Definitely Facebook
240k is outside of e3 band that’s e4 comp
E3 to E4 can be done in just one full half. So, if you join FB and graduate bootcamp within this summer, you can get a promotion in next Feb. If you just get your tasks done perfectly and independently, you can crack it. The reason you were downleveled would be because of weak system design and possibly weak experience in your current company.
If you want to work hard and grow fast definitely go to fb. You can get promoted in a year or even less
If you were actually down-leveled you'll get promoted each cycle until you're at level. Beware that more people think they got down-leveled than got down-leveled. If you're any good, you'll get to IC5 fast.