I have offers from both databricks and Spotify as following (based in Germany and figures in euros)
Spotify: 120k + 40k stocks + no Bonus
Databricks: 130k + 10k bonus + 50k paper stocks (pre ipo thing)
I am bit confused as databricks has bit of work life balance issue, i think Spotify is best at it, but at lower comp. On other hand databricks has more prestige, attracting people from top tier companies and growing rapidly.
TC at amazon L6 manager: 110k+ 35k stocks
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See if you can set up a call with someone from the team to talk about your concerns. I also messaged some folks on LinkedIn to get their perspectives, overall things sounded fine to me so I thought it would be worth the experience.
My impression was that bad WLB is mostly self-driven due to ambition, while management is trying to counteract e.g. with a company-wide day off each quarter (called Databreak). That said, as a manager or senior+ IC you might need to attend meetings with SF late in the evening.
Curious about your level BTW? My L4 offer in Amsterdam has lower base but much more stocks. Maybe you can negotiate a bit. See https://www.teamblind.com/post/bloomberg-london-vs-databricks-amsterdam-eFU1ujwR for my offer details.
The offers are close enough that you should probably decide on the basis of where you think the more interesting work is. I would consider the databricks stock as more valuable as there is generally an IPO bump. But it's also hard to know since the Spotify stock is also far off it's 2021 highs. I have about $15k in old Spotify options that I paid income taxes on when they were worth something like $30k (ex-Spotify).