My team at AWS is cool, and I wouldn’t mind sticking around. With the current stock price, my TC will go up by $40k next year to $220k as an L4. I currently make ~$185k. I’ve been trying to go fully remote because I’m not a big fan of the location and internal positions for L4 are fairly limited, making transfers hard. Applied to Square for remote SWE position and heard back from the recruiter! Needless to say, I’m excited. Which is the better option, Square L4/L5 or AWS L4 on promo track? 2 YOE total TC: 185k
How many years of experience? And what's your base pay SQ stock has a lot of room to grow
2 YOE atm Base: 140k Will be 3 by the time I get promo at AWS You are right about Square stock. It could in theory go up by 400% 🙂
Get an offer first lol
If you’re in a good position, stock is growing, and you’re presumably on path to L5, why leave now? I’d definitely suggest pursuing square though - better to have an offer in hand than not. It may end up being a way better deal, you’ll have to interview to find out
Thanks for your feedback. I’m going to interview simply to get ready for hiring season if anything. Feel like I have nothing to lose either way. Hopefully it goes well!
With the experience I had with Amazon, I would leave in a heartbeat I won’t even care losing money
I’d recommend the same if this person was on a toxic team. But from their description, they’re not. So logically, leaving for less money just because “oh amazon is toxic”, in hopes that the grass is greener on the other side, is nonsensical.
I doubt we will see SQ reach heights. Bag holding a ton so I want it there but I don’t see it.
Is it the business model? Don’t know much about fintech
It’s saturation of players. Too many providing a service that has been rapidly commoditized
You are early careers. You do not need to be remote dude. You need to be in office learning shit. Its an unpopular take but its true.
Are you nuts? Block is at the beginning of layoffs. Fintech is the first place to see cuts in down markets. That’s why you see block and PayPal laying off.
This is like you see a beautiful girl on the street and managed to talk to her, and now thinking if you should dump your toxic girlfriend and marry her.
😂 my present team is cool though. A few months back, I would’ve totally jumped ship if given the chance. Still going to interview for sure. Hopefully it goes well!