Hello, I got two offers and the decision is hard to make. Rivian (staff): 210k base + 62k/yr RSU = TC 272k Zoom (L5): 220k base + 75k/yr RSU + 17k annual bonus = TC 312k Rivian's TC include the uncertainty of IPO and doesn't have annual bonus. The cons of Zoom is need to have after-hour meeting with people in China. I look for long-term career investment and development, could you please share your opinion? Thanks.
rivian
Make this a poll. What position is this for?
Depends on which you prefer working on, Rivian seems more exciting to me., Zoom feels pretty solid as it is currently as a product so you probably will have more impact at Rivian. You should negotiate with Rivian.
YoE?
Skills?
What role OP? Rivian has higher up side.
Both are IC
What IC? PM?
IPO wins
Rivian, no question in my mind. A lot of innovation happening in that space. Zoom is mostly a solved problem and more about scaling infra at this point.
agreed. but zm isn't about that as they want to build lots of new features. @Op is into ML background btw.
Little biased, but auto is more engaging than tech IMO (especially a company like Zoom). I would think of the $40k dif in TC as risk-cost for Rivian IPO. Lose out on $40k YoY in the short-term for materially more upside in the future seems like a ~fair bet~, but I am 25 and have time to correct my mistakes before retirement so do you man🤷🏻♂️
Zoom offer. It’s an actually successful company. Rivian is doing well so far but still trying to prove itself. Also, 40k difference in TC is nothing to sneeze at. Both are good offers though.