Senior SWE - Etsy NYC vs. Affirm SF
Here's what I've gathered: Company: Affirm > Etsy Affirm wins as a rocket ship startup in the world's tech capital. Learning potential: Affirm > Etsy Affirm seems to attract more ambitious and tech-centered people. WLB: Etsy > Affirm Etsy just seems like a more chill company in general, with better hours. More time to [have fun in NYC, start a company, Leetcode for FANG interviews, etc.] Location: Etsy > Affirm As a single male who spent his whole life in (and got bored of) the Bay Area, NYC beats SF by a landslide. TC: About 210k for both, depending on how you value Affirm's options (preferred - $5 strike). Etsy is liquid, but Affirm has "jackpot" potential. "Prestige": Not sure. Affirm probably looks better on a resume for SF jobs, and Etsy for NYC jobs. I don't have any fancy schools/companies on my resume yet, so this is kinda important.
WLB is what you make of it, also what team you are on! Affirm also does have a NYC location, but they are tiny and as of now a lil more siloed, so I wouldnt go.
The NYC location is supposed to be growing and expanding to more teams next year so moving later could be an option? Agree on the WLB comments, if you set boundaries you can definitely have a healthy WLB...expectations are VERY different based on team though, PM me if you want details
Never heard of Affirm, not sure it'd help your SF future opportunities except by location, and Etsy has a SF office too.
Etsy SF (at least when I used to work in NY and visited) was tiny and didn't really do anything important
+1 Affirm, Etsy after it's acquisition by Tiger is not so great and most the core eng top staff that built out it's engineering reputation left or were forced out :/
What acquisition?
3 YOE, PM'd