Facebook E4 (London) vs Salesforce SMTS (India)

Nov 23, 2021 45 Comments

Hey Folks,

I received two offers last week, both final (non-negotiable) and approaching deadline. Please help me choose the better one.

1) Facebook
Location: London, UK
Position: E4
TC: 85k £ Base + 10% Variable (on Base) + 180k $ stocks (over 4 years) + 15k £ JB (1 year only)

Pros:
Work can be exciting.
Good refreshers.
Internal transfer is easy. Not too difficult to move to US (As per other posts on blind)
Can get promoted quicker.
Good to have Meta/FB on my resume.

Cons:
Bad WLB.
Lower-level if we go by my YOE (Not sure if this is a con. I believe I will get some time to get accustomed to the fast-paced culture at FB as E4 instead of E5, since I have gotten quite lazy at MS)

2) Salesforce
Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad (India)
Position: SMTS
TC: ~77 Lakh INR (77.45k £)
47L Base + 15% Variable (on Base) + 90K $ stocks (over 4 years) + 6L JB (1 year only)

Pros:
Higher-level (as per levels.fyi).
Good WLB.
No need to relocate.

Cons:
Work might not be very exciting.
Low/no refreshers.
Difficult to transfer to other teams internally. Almost impossible to relocate outside India.
Slow Promo.
Politics.
Not as good a brand as FB (Not to boast, just for the sake of my resume, since I don't have a good company on mine yet).

Which one do you think is a better pick?
I'm very confused at this point.

PLEASE add your opinion and the reasoning behind it in the comments. It will be very helpful to me.

YOE: ~5.5
Title: L61
TC: 40 LPA
Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad

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TOP 45 Comments
  • Dont lose the chance of facebook, you will definitely like uk .
    salesforce you can clear later also , fb is difficult to crack again.
    chose fb op
    from how long you are in microsoft ?
    Nov 23, 2021 9
    • You will be earning 1.5x times than sf if you have cheaper lifestyle.
      Comon op, wlb is cool in fb. 40-50hrs is common in both places.
      Think about future and your roadmap to become architect. Don't ruin your career with mundane work.
      Good luck
      Nov 24, 2021
    • OP
      Yup @Microsoft, I just mentioned WLB since it's the only pro in the case of SF (over FB). Not that I'll be joining SF for WLB.
      Nov 24, 2021
  • Amazon
    LaLaLa.69

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    LaLaLa.69
    Any tips for FB interviews
    are FB tagged LC questions enough?
    Also how did you prep for sys design
    Nov 23, 2021 3
  • Facebook is far far better than salesforce . There is no comparison op.
    Facebook stock will go to moon after their meta version .
    Facebook is strong tech company where you will learn a lot and grow .
    if you like to coast with minimal work then chose salesforce.
    For better work, tech stack , better quality life chose facbook.
    Good luck
    Nov 23, 2021 3
    • Yes exactly , career is far better than temporary saving. By the way you will have roughly same tc in hand and trust me fb stock will be gold mine after their meta innovation.
      Once you become senior level, knowledge will help you become big architect of any company and your earning will be many fold in future.
      Dont miss this opportunity , go to facebook without blink of thought.
      Nov 24, 2021
    • OP
      Thanks, dude. That's quite motivating.
      Nov 24, 2021
  • New
    zxcv99

    New

    zxcv99
    By seeing yoe, I hope u r not married. enjoy this phase of ur life. Visit European countries
    Nov 23, 2021 3
  • Amazon
    jeezwhyos

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    jeezwhyos
    Congratulations OP!
    Just one thing, SMTS is not a higher level for you. Internal promotions take 3-3.5 years to reach SMTS.
    Nov 23, 2021 5