Did previously an ML internship at Spotify and now received a full time offer as MLE I in NYC. Base: $158k Equity: $27500 a year (110k over 4 years) ~185k TC annually I was leaning toward MLE II and I think that it’s kind of lower than I expected! Lowball?! ML YOE: PhD grad #Spotify #MLE #swe #machinelearning #machinelearningengineer #spotifycareers #Spotify #offer #offers #salary #salarycomparison #salarynegotiation
You have a PhD and they are offering you less than a BS new grad
For a phd grad its defo a low ball. For BSc or MSc not so!
That sounds like a pretty standard offer, unfortunately. Equity at Spotify is much lower than other tech companies and it’s near impossible to negotiate. Blame the company’s Swedish roots. PhD doesn’t do much unless you’re going for a research role. You should talk to your manager about how long you’ll be a MLE I, the expectation is usually to move to MLE II in as little as 6 months.
Can we negotiate for level instead of package?! I feel I more fit to ML II than I.
That's pretty low for an ML PhD grad in nyc...