Facebook, Uber, or Dropbox?

Jan 16, 2020 14 Comments

I left Facebook a couple of years ago to pursue an "exciting" role that didn't really pan out (not where I'm working now). I've just wrapped up final inteviews with Uber (Seattle office), Dropbox (Austin office), and to return to Facebook (Austin office).

Assuming I get offers from all three, any advice on which I should choose? I've read through so many posts here, but it's only making my decision more difficult.

Note: Was an IC4 when I left FB, but was on track for promotion to IC5 when I left.

Thanks all!

#facebook #dropbox #uber

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TOP 14 Comments
  • NIO
    turding

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    turding
    Ofcourse FB. Uber and Dropbox are lower in league when compared to Facebook.
    Jan 16, 2020 4
  • Google
    zOKe30

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    zOKe30
    Definitely FB, and definitely stay in Austin. Dropbox hasn’t been doing great lately and may not be growing much in the future. Last I read, FB backed out of a lease for a new space in Austin but I imagine they’ll be looking to expand there still. You should also interview for Google in Austin if you’re in People Ops. They have an awesome office and are leased an entire downtown skyscraper currently being built that they’ll expand into in 2022ish
    Jan 16, 2020 1
  • Yelp / Eng
    baldwoman

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    baldwoman
    Fb if you’re feeling it. Else dropbox
    Jan 16, 2020 0
  • When did you leave fb? Are you sure fb gives you IC5 given you left at IC4? It seems like you are not SWE? If I were you, I would choose the highest comp offer, and also taking wlb into consideration.
    Jan 16, 2020 1
    • I left almost exactly two years ago. No guarantees that I’ll be brought in at IC5, but in the two years since I left FB I’ve moved into a lead role, so I hope they’ll take that into consideration.

      Thanks for the advice! FB and Dropbox are where I’m leaning right now... Dropbox is enticing due to the better WLB, but FB for everything else. Gonna be tough to choose!
      Jan 17, 2020
  • Dropbox
    xbedt110

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    xbedt110
    The only engineering team in Dropbox Austin I know of is custom engineering, do they have other engineering team now?
    Jan 16, 2020 1