Leaving Facebook for Google: Questions

Apr 14, 2019 20 Comments

This summer I will complete a year at Facebook and have 2.5 yoe. I’m an enterprise engineer making $155k ($125k base + bonus/RSU). I have interview requests for SWE roles at Google, LinkedIn, Uber, Lyft, Twitter + other companies I’m not interested in.

I’m totally satisfied with everything about my job except comp. I would be satisfied with comp if I didn’t have the opportunity to make more either at FB or peer companies. I’m thinking of leaving enterprise engineering.

I can either transfer internally to SWE at Facebook and try to increase comp through quick promotions, SWE-refreshers, potential DE or interview and go to Google.

I have some questions:
1. What’s promotion speed like at Google? Facebook rewards impact well and in rare cases back to back promotions actually happen.
2. What’s the upper limit of what Google would offer me at 2.5 yoe assuming I do well in interviews and negotiate well with competing offers.
3. Is this just needless pursuit of TC? This is mostly motivated by the fact that I can make more as SWE but I am also somewhat interested in software infrastructure.

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  • Workday
    illililii

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    illililii
    220-300k tc
    Apr 14, 2019 5
  • Google / Eng
    JBK78

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    PRE
    Amazon
    JBK78
    Switching company is often better for compensation compared to waiting to raise. Make sure to keep asquiring marketable and easy to adapt to new company skills. Do not burn bridges with past company and team mates.
    Stay at company for a while, not jump every year (looks awful on resume).
    Interview with all companies you can (and have time). One reason is to get practice and do not do dumb mistakes, second is to get competiting offers and make best company for work-life balance to match best salary offered by other (they have salary high as otherwise unable to attract talent).
    Apr 14, 2019 2
    • New
      AnEngineer

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      AnEngineer
      I have heard many people say that jumping frequently looks bad.

      I'm at my sixth company in 9 years (at least a 10% bump in tc at each) and when I interview it's never even mentioned.

      I know it's anecdata, but I honestly don't think anyone gives a shit.
      Apr 14, 2019
    • Apple
      gBKo45i

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      BIO
      4
      gBKo45i
      AnEngineer probably a rumor to keep people workers in their place under compensated for as long as possible
      Apr 14, 2019
  • VMware
    Flambeau

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    Flambeau
    1. Slow from what I hear.
    2. L3
    3. That’s hard for others to judge
    Apr 14, 2019 1
  • F5 Networks / Eng
    moveon?

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    moveon?
    How's EE different than SWE?
    Apr 14, 2019 4
  • Dropbox
    systest

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    systest
    FB EE to G/FB SWE is a strict upgrade
    Apr 14, 2019 0