Nordstrom vs Bank of America Offer Evaluation

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HRcN56
Mar 27 53 Comments

Hello!

Please help me evaluate these two offers. Here are the details:

Bank of America:
Role - Data Scientist (Modeling)
Base - $130K
Bonus - $10K (Target)

Nordstrom:
Role - Data Analyst (SQL, Dashboarding, a Little bit of analytics using Python)
Base - $90K
Bonus - 5K (Sign-on)

Current Base - $79K
Bonus - $2-5K
YOE ~2
Education - Masters

To me, it looks like an easy choice, BofA. The money is way more than Nordstrom plus the Data Scientist role should open more opportunities in the future. Just can't figure out the career track after working in a bank. I posted here about the BofA offer last week but did not have a Nordstrom offer then.

Please let me know what you guys think about it and what are the possible career paths I can choose in both offers. Just if we think from TC perspective.

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  • Google
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    I see big Finance as the #1 feeder into FAANGs. There are really 2 common paths; small tech startup to FAANG, or any megacorp to FAANG. Of the megacorp path, finance makes up a significant portion. Don’t think BofA would limit you to a career in finance.
    Mar 27 6
    • Google
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      I see a lot of ex-Bloomberg, ex-Amex, ex-Goldman people at FAANG. You have to be exceptional to make it into a FAANG, and some companies make it easier to get interviews, but the bar is the same for everyone
      Mar 27
    • Phoenix Children's
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      OP
      Thank you for clarifying and putting my mind at ease :)
      Mar 27
  • Meta
    me,u,zuck

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    me,u,zuck
    what level is that for at boa? b3?
    Mar 27 22
    • Band 6 is junior engineers. Band 5 is middle of the road SE II/III. Band 4 is senior engineers and tech managers from my experience. Band 3 is like principal engineer and lower/mid level executives.
      Apr 1
    • Phoenix Children's
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      Thank you for this! Appreciate it.
      Apr 1
  • SAP
    RzDl47

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    RzDl47
    The career path after working at a bank is the same as it is working anywhere else.
    Mar 27 1
    • Phoenix Children's
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      OP
      Thank you!
      Mar 27
  • I had the same choice nearly five years ago for product director roles. Chose BofA and have never regretted it. Easy choice.
    Apr 2 3
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    • Phoenix Children's
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      Wow that's quite reassuring. Were you reached out by FAANG recruiters as well?
      Apr 1