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the 4/6 year ones are way too high unless you're going for some sort of specific role they need. like if you specialize in robotics or machine learning
by teen 10y ago
the 4/6 year ones are way too high unless you're going for some sort of specific role they need. like if you specialize in robotics or machine learning
- dlubarov 10y agoThe 4 year number is mostly from my own experience. I interviewed recently, and my highest offers (after significant negotiation) were ~316k from a public company 290k~350k from a private company, depending on which valuation you use (409a vs preferred) Again, this is including equity, expected cash bonuses, etc. I have 4~5 years experience and no unique skills. The key is to get at least 2-3 offers around the same time, do a lot of research, and be mindful about what info you share when negotiating. When a recruiter asks about salary expectations, I think it's good to share a number, but it could be your current salary, a competing offer, or just a (substantially high) target number. And it could be base salary, or blended compensation. Share the bits of info which are most advantageous to you, and keep the rest private. The new grad and 8 year numbers are from some info friends have shared with me, and some public info (like the spreadsheet that appeared on HN a while ago, and some info individuals have shared on Quora).
- te 10y agoHow did you value the options?
- dlubarov 10y agoI didn't have any offers involving options. The ~316k offer involved public stock, and the 290k~350k offer involved private RSUs. 290k is using the company's 409a price and 350k is using their preferred share price.
- home_boi 10y agoAre these numbers before or after pitting competing companies against each other?
- dlubarov 10y agoAfter; my first offer was substantially lower.
- mquander 10y agoThat 4-year number is roughly consistent with both the SRE offer I got recently at Google and the SWE offer a similarly-qualified friend got, and we have no super special domain knowledge.