New grad offers | Meta, Affirm, Datadog, Coinbase, Amazon

IBM / Eng
LowT(C)

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LowT(C)
Feb 28 33 Comments

Hello -

I was lucky enough to get five great offers this new grad recruiting cycle. I need to decide relatively quickly (next two weeks), so I'd like help in making a good decision. I value remote, learning, opportunities for growth, resume equity, TC, etc. If you had these offers, which would you choose?

My prep: LC 66 Easy / 160 Medium / 22 Hard. No system design because new grad. Hardest interview was Affirm (not algorithmically challenging but implementation-heavy, unique problems), and easiest was Amazon (all common LC).

TC Breakdowns (Base | Stock | Bonus):

Meta: $130k | $150k / 4 | $50k
Datadog: $135k | $40k | $50k
Affirm: $135k | $72k | $30k
Coinbase: $140k | $50k | $7k
Amazon: $129k | $95k / 4 | $60k / 2

Affirm and Datadog stock listed as amount that yearly vests. CB is one year grant.

Which one should I choose? Meta, Affirm, and Coinbase can be remote, others in office.

Current TC: 0

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  • Google / Eng
    BatChest ๐Ÿคฉ

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    BatChest ๐Ÿคฉ
    i would not go full remote at the very start of your career. you will learn/grow so much more by going to office.
    Feb 28 2
    • IBM / Eng
      LowT(C)

      Go to company page IBM Eng

      LowT(C)
      OP
      The downside is that I have to move.
      Feb 28
    • Google / Eng
      BatChest ๐Ÿคฉ

      Go to company page Google Eng

      BatChest ๐Ÿคฉ
      unless youโ€™re caring for sick family members or some other important obligation, it is 100% worth it. being able to tap the shoulder of a senior member of the team to ask quick questions and building your professional network is priceless.
      Feb 28
  • IMDB
    CrOo05

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    CrOo05
    Amazon and Meta will give you crazy good growth opportunities. But your WLB will take a hit.
    Feb 28 3
    • IBM / Eng
      LowT(C)

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      LowT(C)
      OP
      @Affirm your company is bad if I'm ambitious? lol
      Mar 1
    • Affirm
      ncmajg14

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      ncmajg14
      It's not that affirm is "bad" w.r.t career growth, it's still probably above average. But FB and AMZN are the kings of career growth. Put in the hours there for a few years, then jump 1-2 levels when joining another company. From there, it's life on easy mode

      I joined from amazon, where I honestly did more impactful work in one month than I've done in a year here. But I learned so much from my time there that I'm still miles ahead of people with my same YOE
      Mar 1
  • IBM / Eng
    LowT(C)

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    LowT(C)
    OP
    Can I ask why more people aren't saying Affirm? I thought it would be a popular option given the offer was solid... is Meta just that much better?
    Feb 28 7
    • New
      GoRuby

      New

      GoRuby
      Joining Datadog as a new grad soon, havenโ€™t done team selection. Any backend team recommendations?
      Mar 3
    • Affirm
      Ps6k8C

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      Ps6k8C
      Affirm has a lot of..... volatility... In our stock price
      Mar 9
  • Amazon
    ๐Ÿš€QQQ๐Ÿš€

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    ๐Ÿš€QQQ๐Ÿš€
    Iโ€™d probably go with Meta to get a big company on your resume. After that youโ€™re golden for future career moves and opportunities
    Feb 28 5
  • Amazon
    ToxicAMZN

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    ToxicAMZN
    Meta or Coinbase. If itโ€™s aws then might be a good opportunity but be ready to work a lot. Either of these 3.
    Coinbase might go bust soon, so thereโ€™s a risk. Iโ€™d chose meta, you can jump to aws later as well if you feel like..easier than meta.
    Iโ€™d not even count datadog or affirm.
    2 cents: be ready to move, good initially to get some office setting experience
    Feb 28 2
    • IBM / Eng
      LowT(C)

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      LowT(C)
      OP
      I thought Datadog and Affirm were both super cool.. I know they're non-FAANG, but comp was competitive, I had a good time interviewing with each, and there seems to be a lot of room for growth. Can you explain more about why not either one of them?
      Mar 1
    • Amazon
      ToxicAMZN

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      ToxicAMZN
      Datadog is just cloud watch, you can do that inside aws
      Not sure about affirm but definitely not up there with FAANG
      Mar 10