Got couple of offers... SE3 at company A: 125k base, 130k stock Accepted the offer, they filed LCA and just filed h1b premium transfer couple of days back. One of the top 10 companies is glassdoor. Got another offer yesterday, Sr. SE at B: 155k base, 35k options pre ipo.. A big company too but not public.. Role, team, culture, manager, at A and B are something I like in both places. I wont regret choosing 1 over the other. Now, confusion is I like company B due to senior title and high base pay. If A gives more base I might join them. But scenario now favors B. B is yet to start filing h1b transfer. They will do in 1-2 days in premium. Given this situation, can I negotiate with A for more salary. If that is not professional, can I turn down As offer now? Feeling bit bad to think about turning down the offer, but same time dont want to leave so much money in the table. Not sure if I'll stay long time in the company or shift in 2 years.. Blinders, what would you do if this is your situation. Advise and suggestions please.. TIA. Edit 1: A is VMware.. so its MTS, SE. B is Optimizely SFO its Sr. SE.
This is Blind app for a reason. Go ahead and give the company names, OP. There are more factors that could weigh in while folks here give their perspective!
Done
You definitely cannot renegotiate an accepted offer. Extremely unprofessional.
So should I just decline A?
If you are choosing vmw for stable secure job then, you should go for B. Read about dell vmw in the news.. if it is for the project / team then go for vmw
What is the vesting period in both? If it is 130 k over 4 years and considering the other is pre IPO, I don't see much difference in total compensation between the two. But base and title is something which always help in next move.
Both 4 years.. RSU over 4 years with 1 year cliff.. Options are like 20-20-30-30
Yup , base and title help if planning to move in couple of years. I will go with B
In general all companies have the compensation scales. They may/may not be able to help you in base salary. But they may offer extra stock or joining bonus. Explain your situation to company A and ask them if they can adjust base or stock to fit in B’s TC.
Is it mts 2 or mts3 in vmware. Also how much exp do you have? I would go with Vmware
Mts3.. 4 yrs relevant, totally 6
What would make u choose optimizely?apart from the money of course
Title plus future.
Did u make a decision?
Is it 35000 $ worth of options or 35000 options
Depends of which company are u talking about , senior at A might be SDE1 at B .. better if u name the company
Dont want to name them dude... But here is the info. In A its level 3 which is level 4 of B. Position at B is level 5. Level 5 in A is manager, Level 6 in B is manager.
Amazon and something else :)