Plaid Offer: 135 base, 62.5/yr stock, 35 signing TC: 232 yr 1, 197 recurring [No bonus/refreshers to my knowledge] Meta Offer ("rockstar" offer): 124 base (10% bonus), 55/yr stock, 75 signing TC: 266 yr 1, 191 recurring Wanted to update post with narrowed down options since deadline is coming up soon. Honestly leaning towards Meta for the career growth, stock upside, and pretty solid year 1 pay but it feels less "exciting" than going to a unicorn like Plaid. Also not sure how interesting the work at Plaid is compared to Meta (Meta sounds like it would have more interesting engineering problems despite the company size) Would really love to hear people's thoughts especially if you work at Plaid/Meta! YOE: 0, TC: 0 (New grad offers) #engineering #software #swe #tech #plaid #newgrad #fintech #facebook #meta
Are you prior meta intern? Masters? Phd?
Given how hard fintechs have been getting hammered in the public markets, that Plaid equity grand is probably worth 1/3 of what they say it is at the moment So if you’re risk averse and want something more stable FB. But the quality of engineers and impact will be probably be better at Plaid If I were in your shoes I’d take Plaid solely for the growth but I have a high risk tolerance
For a first job, I’d vote for the more established company where you can get better mentorship and network
Agree with this. Startups can sometimes ingrain bad practices (tho mileage may vary) due to their by the bootstrap nature. OP can always go back to any unicorn with way higher offers later after Meta.
BS or MS? Which school?
Very hard to say without knowing your personality, if you think you can thrive with ambiguity and have high risk tolerance than plaid. If you want something more structured go to Meta. Great offers!