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They should still get props for the rate at which they were able to recruit from Stanf/MIT/Princeton etc.
by curiousDog 10y ago
They should still get props for the rate at which they were able to recruit from Stanf/MIT/Princeton etc.
- Zigurd 10y agoBig presence at CMU career events, too.
- honkhonkpants 10y agoWhy should they "get props" for duping graduates into wasting time joining their flailing business? That sounds like a trick, not a benefit.
- curiousDog 10y agoWell yeah, you should be incredibly smart to trick the smartest graduates in the country to dedicate their lives to your so called "mission" :P. You should read some of the answers from their Director of Engineering, so incredibly cheesy.
- stale2002 10y agoYeah, CMU grad here. My impression of Palantir is that they hire the top 1% of developers and pay them what a 50 percentile developer would make. If you ever get a palantir job offer, you'd be better off just forwarding it to Uber, or Google or FB, and waiting for them to give you a 50% increased counteroffer on the spot.
- freditup 10y agoCurious what your estimate of a 50th and a 99th percentile developer salary is for a new grad? And do you mean a 50th percentile CMU grad, or a 50th percentile CMU grad developer, or just overall?
- stale2002 10y agoPerhaps I exaggerate with the 99 percentile number, but the people I know who work at a top(high paying) company like Uber or Jane Street will get something like 150k easy (and maybe a signing bonus), and Palantir is more middle of the road with 100k base salary or less, and stock options of dubious value.
- dreaminvm 10y agoAre you saying 150k salaries for new grads or total comp? ASAIK, Goog/Uber/FB starting salaries are closer to 110k base with $40-50k RSUs vesting per year (refreshes each year), performance bonus 10-15% salary and sometimes a generous signing bonus.
- jonathankoren 10y agoWhy? Those kids are just as dumb as anyone from anywhere else.