4 years at Lyft from new grad to L5 SWE. ~400k TC ~1M NW Where should I go next? 1 - FAANG for the prestige 2 - late-stage startup for the upside (Stripe, Databricks) 3 - another Lyft-scale company for the diversity of experience (Airbnb, Pins, etc.) 4 - early stage startup for the career growth (e.g. Ramp, AirTable, Modern Treasury)
2 is more prestigious than 1
Are you sure? What about G?
Still more prestigious than G. Databricks is like joining G in the mid 2000s
You have little upside with Stripe, or any companies on an AVG schedule. I’d go to #4, get in early-ish (series C-D), <1000 employees with a lot of good mid/senior talent
seems Airtable should belong to 2, not 4
same with ramp as of their latest funding round
How’d you get 1M NW in 4 years?
Luck
Meaning? It’s gotta be some form of high-risk investment, as that’s impossible on that TC