hey blind, got two offers. both tc ~400k. affirm or carta? that is a question! wagt would you choose? YoE: 13. in US 2 years.
Carta
Lol, why?
Actually I’m being cheeky. I think eng management is well done here. But our code is in chaos from rapid expansion.
Affirm’s vision is grander. Carta works at a lesser scale, isn’t it ?
I think carta is big as well
How were the interview process for both ? Distribution of rounds ?
Complete outsider view without knowing much on either... I would guess Affirm is more recession-proof (and may actually see an uptick in business if a recession happened) than Carta. If there’s a pullback in economy there would be less startups getting funded and I’d think startups that primarily serve startups (Carta) would feel the most pain.
Slight insider: yeah, if VC funding tanks Affirm still has a shot. I don’t think I can say the same for Carta.
Wow! Thanks! That is amazing point of view!
Does affirm offer rsu or option?
RSU
I have friends here that came from Affirm. If you already got an offer, I would say this is the right moment to join Carta. This is the only company I worked with that made me feel I am in a rocketship and EVERYONE is extremely helpful. Culture and WLB is amazing here. Base compensation is pretty good and equity quadruple the valuation every year. The company often runs tender offers so you have liquidity on your equity even though it is private.
Op: what did you end up choosing ?
How are the interviews at Affirm for EM ?
Role ? Division of 400K among base and RSU ?
Both engineering manager. 220 base - 180 rsu + bonus
Base is good, but I guess RSU is up in the air