I have been working for oculus on VR/AR for 5 years, as my first job. Not CV ML expert. Just system generalist SDE. Now I'm looking for a new job in possibly autonomous vehicle or AR/VR. Which companies would Waymo match offer to? I do have a list of AV companies. TC: $290k last year due to stock appreciation. This year expect lower. 5yoe. E4, stuck with promo to E5
For good L4 candidates TC ~ 280 - 325k if you believe their valuation. But 1/2 TC is paper money so take that into consideration. FWIW I interviewed with Waymo; the panel was a mix of good and meh interviewers. The interviews themselves weren’t that hard. One of my interviewers gave me the worst interview experience I’ve ever had. I was surprised she had such a big ego! Made fun of me and my solution as I was typing. I decided to keep it professional and stay classy. Didn’t get an offer but I wouldn’t have accepted the offer anyways because of how poorly I was treated. Hopefully there aren’t too many bad apples and this is an exception.
Some speculation is that waymo and Argo may go IPO this year. I prefer not to go a company that offers equity that's illiquid for long time. I don't want to pay income tax on the paper money for a long time. I heard some places interviewer may deliberately be harsh on candidates, just to see how they react and handle conflict. Not sure if you had this case.
You don't pay tax on paper money either it's RSU or option (depending on if you exercise)