Facebook vs. Startup Offer and Career Opportunities
I have an offer from Facebook and an offer from a Series D startup. The roles are similar, in the product analytics area. Would love to hear your advice which one to take. In my opinion, the startup offer is higher (by about $30K per year considering the current valuation of equity). But Facebook has better prestige which will probably open up more career opportunities down the road. Anyone in the Valley knows if the $30K difference is worth the trade-off on brand name (also startup equity could end up being worth nothing, I know)? I assume having FANG on my resume will get me a lot more interviews when I jump in the future. Is that true? Not sure what kind of exit I'd be looking at if I go to a startup. Facebook Base: 150K Bonus: 10% Sign-on: 20K Stock: 160K / 4 years Startup Base: 180K Sign-on: 20K Stock: 280K / 4 years at current valuation YOE: 5 #tech #salarycomparison #salary #startup #facebook #datascience
Go for FB. Startup is already series d meaning politics are already there and all the important places are already taken, if the infra and tech stack is not built by good engineers you will be dealing with problems which will not contribute to your career. imo if it was series b I would go for it as you will learn lots and your reward will be huge. FB is the safest choice and you will have the opportunity to learn the best practices and going to be a crazy fast start in your career.
Is start up giving you a number of shares or a monetary value?
I'm given the number of shares. The 280K I put there is considering the current net value (current price per share - strike price).
Good offer
Is this for a SWE role?
It's a product analytics / data scientist type of role
Do you believe in the startup?
It looks promising to me as it says it's valued at 1B ish currently. But I guess there is alway big risks going to startups and if anything goes wrong these additional stock options will be worth nothing.
I'm not strictly talking about valuation. Do you believe in the product or what they're doing or the leadership? If you don't have those, joining a startup isn't going to be better than raking in the TC at FAANG
Try to get FB to match startup base
Yeah I asked. They said it's impossible because they need to make sure people they bring in are within the range of that level. So sounds like 180K is out of the range for L4 there. Let me know if that's not true.
I don't know about FB. Look on levels.fyi
Married? Visa? Personal obligations etc
No concerns in any of those so far. Between taking the startup risk earlier on in my life and getting a FAANG name on my resume as early as I can, which is better?
I will go with startup personally if the tech and product is interesting there
Im in a really similar boat and havent decided yet.
Make a poll. I'd definitely go for the startup since you're early in career. FB will always be there
Nah. We'll probably be dead this time next year if the media is right
That's true. My only concern is that startup may not be as helpful for future career growth while FB is like a golden stamp on your resume that can be carried to anywhere. Thoughts?