Work in LA or SF Bay

Get some offers and see if it’s worth the quality of life difference. From my perspective, if I could find a truly great opportunity with similar TC in LA, I’d do it in a heartbeat.

Move to bay area. It has lot of opportunities for software engineers in terms of quality work and meeting smart & hardworking ppl Just make sure you get paid really well to negate the very expensive house rents

If you’re married or you like men, definitely go for it. Otherwise bring a wife with you, Bay Area is getting worse and worse for dating.

I had to face this decision a few years ago. I had 2 LA offers and 2 Bay Area offers. All unicorns. While LA definitely seemed like the better place to live, the LA offers were significantly less. Around 35% less TC. So yea, it's up to you. What's more important? More diverse social life, better weather, and more living space || more money?