Hey Blind, I recently got an offer from Netflix. TC: $380k (all but 5% is cash) A bit about me, 4 YOE in a mix of software eng roles and data eng roles, with my most recent role being at Facebook - IC4 - TC: $190k (with good performance reviews) I’m kind of floored that Netflix more than doubled my FB TC. Am I jumping into a job that I’m unqualified for? Or does Netflix just pay insanely well?
Fake it till you make it. If you only make it half a year you're still half a year ahead of your current comp.
Are you a Data Engineer at Facebook? It's a very good move.
Congrats
Holy crud. This is an amazing offer for 5 yoe. You are in the top 0.0001 % of people at your level. Congrats
I'm amazed that 350k of that is pure cash... can you give us more detailed breakdown
It’s 365k cash + 5% of that in stock.
Dang dude, congrats. Work your butt off and crush it. I was going to say that your FB comp sounds low for E4 but I guess from other comments and the being downleveles to E3, Data Engineers at IC4 are paid less than E4?
DE at Facebook makes the same salary but half the equity of the same level SWE
Interesting. That sucks on the equity given how big a portion of FB comp that often is
Take the job. You got the offer because they know you can do the job. It is common to get nervous before starting a new role/position. You will catch up in no time. Congratulations.
We pay insanely well, no way to know if you are in over your head. At least you'll get 4 months of that in severance if it doesn't work out.
So does Netflix give you all this Cash plus benefits like healthcare etc as well?
Yes but it’s a bit cheeky in how it’s handled. The intention is to be true to the culture’s thoughts on comp and the Freedom & Responsibility philosophy. Netflix gives a stipend to cover benefits so that employees become aware of how much it would cost the company if they hid the amount from you like other companies. If you want to buy benefits beyond the stipend amount, it comes out of your salary. Same sort of deal with the tech grab cabinets. “Free” iPhone cables and chargers and stuff, but everything displays the price tag so employees know how much it costs.
Is this for a swe role or de at Netflix?
Take it.
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Perhaps he just reserved a comment spot and will elaborate later?