8 offers out of 11 Apps AMA

Cruise
amanything

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amanything
Dec 29, 2021 189 Comments

Recently was fortunate enough to receive offers from 8 of the 11 companies I interviewed with. Would like to do an AMA to try and provide useful information.

Offers I received:
- Amazon
- Google
- Meta
- Doordash
- TikTok
- Startup (people)
- Startup (Fintech)
- Startup (Fintech)

I interviewed for mostly L4/E4 roles and a few senior positions at the startups.

Rejections:
- LinkedIn :/
- Startup (Metaverse)
- Mobile App Company

Happy to go over what worked, what didn’t, my biggest takeaways, helpful tips, etc.

YOE: 3-4
Old TC: ~250k (200k liquid, 50k Cruise equity, so personally valued at 0)
New TC: > 400k

P.S. if anyone thinks Im bragging, to be honest, i am slightly. Never expected this many offers and feel totally blessed. But as someone who struggled to land a job out of college, i’m very proud of myself :’)

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  • Grab
    covd_kiler

    Go to company page Grab

    covd_kiler
    What was your strategy for leetcode? How many did you solve?
    Dec 29, 2021 9
    • Slack
      ganjedi

      Go to company page Slack

      ganjedi
      +100 to the being likeable part.

      No matter how smart you are - if you come across being unlikeable your odds rocket.

      In the meanwhile if you cant solve a problem but work with the interviewer and build a rapport that'll go a LONG way to get hired.

      Leetcode count aint everything. High EQ to a degree can help offsets high Leetcode.
      Jan 6
    • Too bad there is no LC to work on EQ😂
      Jan 8
  • Uber
    rpsI14

    Go to company page Uber

    rpsI14
    Where are you going to
    Dec 29, 2021 7
  • Axon
    pewpyoo

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    pewpyoo
    What is new TC breakdown?
    Dec 29, 2021 20
    • Amazon
      R-66Y

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      R-66Y
      Insane that Amazon is offering basically a top senior salary for L5. Tenured L5s who were promoted internally make like $210k tc. Don’t know why any L5s would stay now.
      Dec 30, 2021
    • Oracle
      chicken_nu

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      chicken_nu
      Seriously. Oracle used to crush Amazon offers, now they are crushing us 😂. I have heard from a couple friends that a lot of orgs on running retention programs w/ 30-50% raises.
      Jan 14
  • Google
    420asdf

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    420asdf
    What were the breakdowns for all your offers?
    Dec 29, 2021 6
    • Google
      oooооо

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      oooооо
      That’s Amazon’s trick to look better than others on paper. What Amazon calls sign up is in fact a replacement for larger stock grant. Seems ok until you account for stock growth. On the other hand, no one prevents you from investing the bonus into the stock of your choice.
      Dec 30, 2021
    • Google
      MetaPls

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      MetaPls
      That isn’t really a trick, it just means that you get more cash initially and more equity down the line. Either way you’re getting 380k-400k a year for as long as you’re there. I’m kinda surprised FB offer was only 330k though. I thought their first year comp was 370k for Bay Area/NYC.
      Dec 30, 2021
  • Amazon / Eng
    jzsteam12

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    jzsteam12
    I got offers from snap, citadel, fb, Google, Robinhood, stripe, msft, tiktok, instacart Passed all my onsites and people said I was lying. If you prepare well, the interviews aren't that hard.

    I've also had years of competitive sports experience so I don't get nervous so maybe that helps. I think alot of the time people lose to themselves rather than to the interview.

    I also think I'm pretty personable. I'm able to establish a connection and joke around during the interview. Although no amount of rapport will save you if you don't solve the LC question, I think it definitely helped in the behaviorals and created a better environment overall.

    Also did 500 LC
    Dec 30, 2021 9