Hi y'all, I recently got Data Science offers from Stripe and Figma. I would appreciate any feedback on where you all think I should go or simply pros and cons of either. Both offers are for L3 positions. Based on the numbers, it seems like going to Stripe is the clear choice, but would love other opinions especially considering Stripe's annual grant policy. They both seem like great opportunities. I got more of a positive signal in terms of culture from Figma. I also think I'd like the work more; however, Stripe has a (slight) edge in terms of the manager. Figma TC: $365k (215/0/150) + 50k sign-on bonus Stripe TC: $420k (195/30/195) + 48k sign-on bonus Current TC: $301k (268k before equity appreciation) YOE: 5 Level: L4 SWE Edit: Stripe is currently offering 473k after negotiation with 59k sign on. #figma #stripe
If you are looking for upside I’d say Figma - it’s smaller and has a better equity policy (figma is one of the places people leaving Stripe target). Stripe is good if you prefer more stability among the two
Thanks for responding. Yeah, I think Figma can do very well over the long the run and my equity has the potential to be higher than Stripe. On the other hand, Stripe is closer to a liquidity event so the equity will be cash sooner. How do you like Stripe? We can also move to DMs if you feel more comfortable talking there.
It depends on how risk averse you are. If you don’t have any big purchase on your mind I’d over index on equity and not how long it’ll take for it to become liquid if you believe in the company. As far as Stripe - it’s pretty decent but with our current size ymmv depending on your team/org.
What type of roles are these? Seems too high for product analytics, is it more ML heavy?
Wow, that’s equity for a single year? Or equity over 4 years (so 150/4 and 195/4)? Congrats!!
Wow did not know Stripe Data Science pays that much. That's incredible
Hey Op , congratulations for the offer , can I Dm to know more about your interview experience
I recently had offers from stripe and figma where stripe beat by 100k+ but I decided to go with figma. My equity grant value has already 2x. Upside potential is huge and the team is great. I also don’t feel like I’m completely selling my soul and the culture is a lot less intense/cutthroat at figma.
Hey OP, congratulations on your offers. Would you mind sharing your interview experiences. .
Asshole. How did you get that high offer and why the heck they hired SWE for data science role. Are they out of mind. Why the heck they couldn’t find data scientist right here
It’s not a product DS role, it’s more like FB core DS and G DS which are closer to SWE comp and SWE-heavy in terms of work.
How was the interview process?
Awesome offer from Stripe. 800k in RSU is a lot.
Thanks!