Apartment Recommendations at Mountain View/ Sunnyvale / Santa Clara

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noogler@

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noogler@
Mar 10, 2019 17 Comments

Noogler joined last year, looking to move nearby MTV office. Please suggest some good options with the following criteria:

- 2 bed/2 bath with air conditioning and washer/dryer
- Accessible to Gbus shuttle stops (within 10-12 minutes walking distance)
- Up to 30-40 mins shuttle commute on Monday-Thursday
- Safe neighborhood (gated community would be preferred)
- Overall decent quality
- Rent $3,500-$4,000

* Posting it here as ex-Googlers may have some good recommendations too.

As per blind etiquette -
TC: L4 ~350k (without counting refreshers) + 100k signon
YOE: 1.5 years at FB

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  • Tesla / Eng
    mrDonald

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    mrDonald
    2 YOE and 350k πŸ₯Ά. Wth are you doing for google?
    Mar 10, 2019 4
    • Google
      noogler@

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      noogler@
      OP
      Totally agree to your points. I know many smarter folks in other domains and some even in CS with brighter academic accomplishment, but not making similar or even closer with 3-4x more YOE. I have been in ML system research (non-ML PhD) both at G and at FB. I leveraged competitive offers, so IMO the art of negotiation matters too.
      Mar 10, 2019
    • Microsoft / Eng
      alletuN

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      BIO
      The original, the one and only.
      alletuN
      It's AI right? Lolol totally is
      Mar 10, 2019
  • Google
    preferring

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    preferring
    350k for L4 looks questionable. More like 150k base and 170k in RSU/yr. First part is gettable, but second looks doubtful.
    Mar 10, 2019 2
    • Google
      hooli.xyz

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      hooli.xyz
      $350k for L4 sounds about right. We have L3 SWEs coming in with $250k TC nowadays. Check out our internal salary tool.
      Mar 10, 2019
    • Google
      noogler@

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      noogler@
      OP
      Indeed i got RSU in 600-700k range, almost 90% more than my E4 RSU at FB. You need competitive offers almost always to get any P99 (or even P90) package unless you are one like Ian Goodfellow, Quoc Le et al. And, BTW L4 base can go 170k at least (multiple direct data points). My post is not for any discussion on TC anyway. Check the internal comp sheet and see the max reported offers, and you’d find even higher number (and remember that not everyone posts TC there).
      Mar 10, 2019
  • Uber
    ublinder

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    ublinder
    Checkout Avalon. BTW how you got l4 offer with 1.5 yoe? That’s pretty nice
    Mar 10, 2019 1
  • PayPal
    roughpatch

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    roughpatch
    Monticello in Santa Clara. GBus comes to you :)
    Mar 10, 2019 6