Does anyone know what Roblox comp looks like right now for DEs? I had a recruiter invite.me to apply, but wasn't sure what the compensation was right now and if it was worth going through a full loop. Does anyone know? I seem to remember them being listed as one of the well paying DE positions but can't find Any good data points on TC TC: $~220K , IC4 DE at Meta (~3-7 YOE depending on what you count, less than 1 year at Meta)
Try Roblox but consider tech valuations and move considering Roblox can go to $20 or less. It’s super unprofitable business. I have studied valuations in very depth. I predicted snap to go below $15 when it jumped to $70 more than year back. I had such predictions for AI from $100 to $20, TWLO from $340 to $90, LMND from $100 to $25, Sofi from $22 to $5 it’s still unfolding, UPST from $350 to $20, EBET from $30 to $1. You can check out the history of prediction of software that I built at https://www.TickerRank.com or search for TickerRank as clicking on link from someone whom you don’t know is not advisable.
I have no grudge against Roblox may be I will try interviewing at Roblox but will only join if they give me very good base salary and high end stocks as the stocks may lose its value over time.
"Over time" is way too open time frame :)
Yes can not control the market sentiment, so can not time it. I may be wrong but many many tech companies still will go down. Roblox is more vulnerable because it is very unprofitable. But that does not mean it would be bad place to work for if you love the work, team and company culture. Salary is just one component in all consideration
Also I have no intention of saying Roblox and above are bad places to work. I want to say their stock is miss priced so much that you need to be careful on choosing your next career move
On funny note I also predicted Intuit stock downside is unfolding from $700 to $300. I sold majority of my stocks at $670 because of blackout period. It’s still unfolding. So interviewing makes sense for me too.. I do not have capital to invest otherwise would not need to do a job.
i work at meta and recently interviewed at roblox, the experience was TERRIBLE. I recognize they are trying to scale and will have aome growing pains along the way, but they couldnt even coordinate a interview in a timely fashion. I have heard they are mandating RTO 3 days a week for ic, 5 days for leadership. I withdrew myself from consideration because the process was so long and terribly coordinated - if a company cant execute simple processes I temd to steer clear because it usually goes much deeper than that once your in
For anyone finding this thread through search, the recruiter never responded so sorry I don't have an update on the salary range
Unlike Meta, I believe data engineers are under the same job family as engineers and leveling/comp is consistent. You have to get through the on-site before they start talking about comp.
Why do you want to leave meta within a year ? Check DE roles at doordash and bytedance for better pay.
I'm comfortable here but working as a product analytics DE at Meta kinda sucks. You don't build anything new. All of the challenges I face in my day to day are people/product problems, not data problems. Also: * I know Roblox SWEs have way better comp than Meta SWEs. But levels.fyi doesn't report DE salaries so I'm not sure how it looks for us. * I joined Meta @ high stock prices. Since working here I've essentially taken a $40k pay cut per year. This would be an opportunity to reset my RSU grant and try my luck again. * This would be a level up. I'm an IC4 at Meta, but could possibly make IC5 equivalent at Roblox if I interview well. All those things combined make me think I could make a lot more with a switch.
Good for you man. All the best