Google L4 SWE offer - Bay Area Base: $167,000 Bonus: 15% Equity: $331,000 (33%,33%,22%,12%) Sign-on: 23,500 TC first year: $324,780 Current TC: 230k, Seattle YOE: 5 What is the max TC for L4 band for SWE role at Google? Trying to see how can I negotiate more and where to. This TC is after competing offers.
Are the refreshers there good?
Even I have the same question, with front loaded vesting how is Google planning to maintain the TC for year 3 and 4.
Yeah thatās what I thought. Although wouldnāt be tough to beat Amazon in the refresher department LOL
How did you get such a high offer ?
I thought itās avg offer for bay area!
Did u negotiate
Yes, after having competing offers this is what I got. What is max for L4 band?
What were your competing offers? Thanks!
Don't know max but as a hiring manager, this is par for L4. Keep in mind G doesn't really have much range in L3 and L4 offers. You might get more if you are really wanted but then the HM needs to escalate to the director which is a bit annoying.
Can I dm you? I am in team matching phase have some questions.
Does HM decide the range and comp or is it independent comp team?
This is pretty good
Holy shit 33% the first year. What a Chad. I'm over here sucking Jassys ass hoping 5% will fall out.
TC will fall a lot for year 3 and 4.
It will not. You get refreshers which will stack, year 3/4 will be highest TC.
This seems like top of band, there are some internal promoted new l5 making this TC Your competing offers would have been good, congrats!
Thank you! Do you think TC will remain the same for Seattle area as well? I am currently in Seattle
Seattle is less by small amount, I think 7-8%, not sure
Safe to say this is Top of band given the new front loaded equity. Back when there was 25% vest each year, top of band was ~400k equity. But now it's difficult to achieve since vesting is skewed. Since you receive equity upfront, you can diversify earlier and gtfo in 2 years without the golden handcuffs.
Makes sense. Do you think I can get same TC for Seattle area?
Seattle equity should be similar but cut the base by 10%
You had to have had competing offers for an offer like that, what were they?
I had similar offer from another FANG and they matched it.
Congratulations, looks like your hard work paid off
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looks like a pretty decent L4 offer imo