What kind of compensation/package could I expect if I moved to Google, Facebook or Amazon?
lvl 63 IC. TC 200K, PhD from top 20 CS program, 7 years of experience (not including grad school), working in a hot area in a well regarded team. Any chance of getting staff at Google or no way ill get anything more than senior?
I don’t think I did particularly well in my interviews but w 9 yrs exp I got mid 300 tc. No negotiation
Thanks. Did you get a big bump when you jumped to Google?
Yes I was coasting hard at a no name crap co
Well, all of them are darn good schools. I needed some way to qualify it without being too vague nor too specific https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings
How’s your TC 200k breaking down at MS?
Around 160 20 20 for base bonus and stock. +/- 3k on each
Staff would likely require appropriate experience to back it up. HC tends to be conservative with leveling so you're probably more likely to get L4 than L6 but you're experience should set you up for L5 with decent interview performance.
Thanks! That's what I thought. Didn't want to include it in my question to bias it. Google's l5 TC is around 325K right?
All depends on how you perform at the interview. Otherwise it’s just a speculation.
Good point. So, this is the part that I find shrouded in mystery. Is your package dependent on your interview performance or your previous experience? If both how are they weighted?
You clear the interview first, with enough clarity on your skills. Once you set your bar then your previous experience is considered. Nobody considers your experience first. At the end everything is considered but what you do during interview comes first. You do poorly, it doesn’t matter if you were a distinguished engineer.