Tech Prestige Ranking

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Jnhn44

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Jnhn44
Jan 16, 2020 78 Comments

Inb4 "omg another google circlejerk"

I want to compile a list from a purely >>>recruiter and brand recognition standpoint<<< on the most prestigious companies as a SWE. The purpose is for us to be able to better compare having which company on our resume will give our careers an advantage when looking for the next step.

For me:

Tier 0 "classic top tier tech fixtures": FB, G, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft
Tier 1 "high valuation consumer tech startups/elite HFTs": Stripe, Netflix, Airbnb, Lyft, Uber, Square, Dropbox, Twitter, Linkedin, Reddit, Yelp, Two Sigma, HRT, Jump, Citadel, PDT
Tier 2 "doing well but less brand penetration": Salesforce, Pinterest, Cisco, Nvidia, Groupon, Bloomberg, Palantir, Slack, Paypal, Ebay, Peloton, Wework
Tier 3 "banks and less cool tech": JP Morgan, Cap1, Morgan Stanley, Oscar, Flatiron health, Yext, Wish, Snowflake, Databricks, Robinhood, Oracle, Redhat, Expedia, Zillow, Compass, and other companies among these lines

Any recruiters want to chime in? Other knowledgeable people please comment with your rankings if you disagree.

TC 130
#prestige

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TOP 78 Comments
  • To be fully honest I generally consider AppAmaGooBookSoft to be Tier 1 (i.e. not Tier 0)

    They hire so many people that with the exception of specific teams and orgs I can't consider them T0 as a whole.

    Dropbox, Airbnb, Netflix, and the like I view as T0 because they're smaller, more exclusive, and can offer more competitive TC than Big 5
    Jan 16, 2020 9
  • Lyft
    5et5FVtJ

    Go to company page Lyft

    5et5FVtJ
    we are T0, there are more higher caliber G/F folks here than G/F themselves.
    Jan 16, 2020 8
  • In what world is Amazon more prestigious than Citadel?
    Jan 16, 2020 2
    • OP only makes 130k, what insight do you expect from them?
      Jan 16, 2020
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      Jnhn44

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      Jnhn44
      OP
      True 😢, but I'm trying to gain more insight and make it public accessible
      Jan 17, 2020
  • Netflix
    YvCj13

    Go to company page Netflix

    YvCj13
    FWIW recruiter prestige is the same as prestige among tech peers.

    Maybe you mean prestige to people outside of tech? Eg. Microsoft is Tier 1 prestige to people outside tech but Tier 2 in tech/among recruiters
    Jan 16, 2020 8
    • Or probably you're talking about SDE positions having lesser experience. If you've less than 10 yoe then yes maybe Netflix would pay more generally, but no one in Netflix gets paid as much as distinguished engineers here I guess. Plus if Microsoft as a whole is solving more complex problems, who do you think are solving those problems?
      Jan 26, 2020
    • Netflix
      YvCj13

      Go to company page Netflix

      YvCj13
      Listen man.. Believe what you want to believe.

      The more complex problems are being solved by the 150k employees. More employees = less ownership and work per employee. At Microsoft, you could take a month off and noone would notice. This is coming from someone that worked at MS before.

      When I worked there I used to believe MS had the best TC, best benefits, best 401k. True career growth happens when you open your mind to what the real world has to offer and not what you believe it offers.
      Jan 26, 2020
  • Google / Eng
    magagaga

    Go to company page Google Eng

    PRE
    Amazon, Qualcomm
    magagaga
    Wouldn't elite HFTs be higher than faang
    Jan 16, 2020 3