Hi all my friends on Blind. I recently got an offer from both Snap and Roblox but I’m not sure which one I should go with. The TC from Snap is about 36k higher than Roblox. YOE: 3 yrs Snap pros: 1. I’ll be working on a backend project, which is my interest since I wanna work as a backend eng for my career path. 2. TC is 36k higher than Roblox cons: 1. The project sounds pretty trivial and may prove to be non-profitable. 2. Since Snap is trying a lot of different things, if the project I’ll be working gets cut, I’m afraid there will be layoffs. 3. The manager technically comes from a different background. 4. There is no senior members on the team. Roblox pros: 1. The team members and the manager are really nice people and excited about me joining. 2. The company is doing good from what I hear. The culture is great. 3. Project is challenging. cons: The project I’ll be working on is to build a cross platform UI framework from scratch, which is something I’ve never done before. I’m afraid this would change/limit my career path to a different direction. Any thoughts here? Is Snap doing massive hiring for company growth but will also layoff people if their projects aren’t profitable? Thanks a lot! #engineering #software #swe
TC or GTFO
TC or GTFO
How the interview process at both. LC question level?
All pretty similar, just like normal swe interview process. Lc medium to hard.
Hi, OP if you could just post TC for either of the offers it would be very helpful. Can i dm you also regarding snap?
Snap is around 385k and Roblox is close to 360k. Roblox is close to IPO but idk developing a framework would shut my opportunity to work as a backend swe. Feel free to dm me if you’d like.
Thanks OP left you a dm. Hoping to chat with you.
Snap.
TC split for both?
Why is Roblox getting so many votes?
I didn't know that Roblox was a company. My kid loves it, but I thought it was just a game like minecraft
Same here. This is what the young kids are playing.
There are cool people who work there I'd do it if I was younger lol. Not good TC for more senior people But def would choose it over Snap, if forced
Roblox is going to ipo. No better time to join them now if you care about tc. But if you need convincing to join Snap, let's wait till our earnings report this week?
Thanks for suggestion! I am afraid I can’t wait since Roblox offer is due on Monday and I can’t extend it anymore… I like Snap team since they are doing backend but I am also afraid of being laid off if the product proves to be non-profitable. Any insights if Snap will lay off like 2018 if the product is not profitable?
What "product" are you referring to? DM if you can't say. I don't think any company expects layoffs.
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Snap 100% 👍
Why?
Have gotten offers from both a few years back, just my opinion from the comp package, people I've met, and people I know who work there