Offer: Confluent vs Uber

Rubrik
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Dec 7, 2021 41 Comments

Hi all, need help in evaluating the following two offers:

Confluent:
210 base, 630/4 equity, 12% bonus, signon 25, 185/4 refresher
1st year tc: 418

Uber:
193 base, 800 equity (35, 30, 20, 15), 35 bonus, 65/2 signon, unspecified refreshers
1st year tc: 540.5

both equity grants are front loaded.

people and team seem better at Confluent but the offer at Uber is huge.

I am on H1B visa

current tc: 370
yoe: 4.5

#software #swe #engineering #uber #confluent

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  • Rubrik
    confused5

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    confused5
    OP
    I am going to accept the Confluent offer. they have added a sign on as well (updated in the post). The total compensation is still significantly less than Uber but I am very much liking the work and the people at Confluent.
    Dec 13, 2021 8
    • Welcome to the team! You'll like it here!
      Dec 13, 2021
    • New
      poqpmxaw

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      poqpmxaw
      You can't really judge teams or work just based on the interviews or talking to them as a candidate, try to get some insider info. Their core is Kafka, so if you are already into Kafka it might work out for you. I would think twice before leaving a lot of money on the table and get them to match the offer.
      Dec 14, 2021
  • New
    poqpmxaw

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    poqpmxaw
    Both are risky bets, Confluent does Kafka and theres a limit to how much their revenue (and hence their stock) can grow compared to Uber.
    Dec 8, 2021 2
    • I don't know why people are so much risk averse. Yes I understand if visa is a constraint. But other than that, you are not going to marry the organization. You can try it for a year or 2 and see how it goes. Everything has some trade off. As long as you are mentally strong or able to keep your strength, risk should be fine.
      Dec 8, 2021
    • Datadog
      nzqX53

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      nzqX53
      If you look at the stocks since IPO, you would think otherwise. Why do people still think Uber stock is attractive? Uber stock has gone nowhere since IPO.
      Dec 16, 2021
  • if its about money
    4 years tenure at Uber (keeping refresher aside as you do not have details)
    4 * 193 + 800 + 65 = ~1665
    At Confluent (. not considering refresh and assuming salary does not change)
    4 * 210 + 630 + 35 * 4 = ~1610

    so every year around ~15k more. Now you decide to work Vs money. Also, uber stock Vs confluent, etc as the majority of uber money comes from stock.

    Note: you should at least target for 4 years in any company (at least while joining) also refresher is very subjective and Confluent is aggressive so if you perform well you should get equally good.
    Dec 8, 2021 2
  • Rubrik
    confused5

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    confused5
    OP
    For people who chose Confluent over Uber, could they please mention the reasoning? the uber offer seems too good to leave
    Dec 8, 2021 1
    • Uber handled their employees horribly during their pandemic layoff. They have no employee empathy and the upside of stock is not Great.
      Confluent is a bit of unknown on the stock side of things, but the founders seem to have better integrity
      Jan 16
  • Google
    MetaPls

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    MetaPls
    540k is a crazy high number for <5 yoe without a PhD, congrats.
    Dec 7, 2021 1