Tech Industry
Yesterday
404
Do you think you will be able to confidently find a high paying job in the next 30 year span?
Tech Industry
15h
3043
Asians - what are your thoughts on asian female white male ?
World Conflicts
Yesterday
1270
I am Columbia alumni
2024 Presidential Election
12h
384
Heartwarming peaceful protests
Jump ship from big tech to startup? Current TC: 356k Edit: back weighted vest schedule (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%). #equity #startup #amazon
100% leave the shit hole
Are you L5 at amazon?
yes
That’s amazing TC for L5. I know a few friends who are under 240k
OP, how was the interview? leetcode and sys design?
non leetcode coding session and sys design
Giving up unvested 2000 Bezos RSU's is the only thing that would hold me back if I were you. I obviously don't know if you are miserable at Amazon in which case you don't know if you will ever cash out that stock, so I'd make the jump. If you're not miserable, low PIP risk- I would shop around more.
for sure. i’m super low pip risk. i’m just not on the most exciting team (ads org) but it’s relaxed and i get along with everyone.
Stick it out then, until you find a higher $ value gig. No need to self low ball out of pure boredom.
How bilt equity works? They are not public traded company. Will you be able to cash out the stock? Do They have but back plan?
yes buy back is offered
You should discount startup equity at 50-70% and then compare
thanks all for the responses! going to stay at amazon
Startups are a fantasy. I left to work at one. They misle you with fake numbers and projections, but at the end of the day unless they have repeatable growth, it doesn’t matter. IMO- you need to ask about the business side: What’s your M/M growth %, what’s your close rate? What’s your ACV, etc Forget the bits and bites, leetcode, and flipping binary trees in logn time, the real world and only side that matters is the revenue growth. Otherwise it’s flipping paper for fake products no one is buying. Why most series A are getting monkeyed out
F Andy, there's a reason you even interviewed in the first place
Absofuckinglutely not. In this market and at a $50k pay cut you’d have to be insane. Your worst case scenario is being focused and pip’d by Amazon and getting a fat severance to walk away and look for a new job. This is crazy to even consider. After working at several startups, nope nope nope never again.
fair points. what about the potential upside of IPO or sale?
How good of a product do they have and how much time have you spent talking with leadership? Even if the product is good, if the leadership sucks and can’t share the vision or articulate well then it might as well be worth $0. These are all questions I’d be asking if you are honestly considering moving, but I can’t believe you’re considering it out of hand. Nobody gives a shit about 99/100 startups and it won’t look better on your resume than Amazon. You should always take the job at the start up on the merit of the offer that puts real money in your hand and not the promise of what it could be if they IPO. They’re all just out here ‘optimizing for growth and market penetration/cap’ and it’s utter nonsense.