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These seem pretty standard for 2 years experience?
by akhilcacharya 9y ago
These seem pretty standard for 2 years experience?
- taneq 9y agoReally? Anywhere else in the world they'd be classified as "insane".
- simonbarker87 9y agoLiterally the word I just used in my comment above.
- orjan 9y agoExactly. Even the lowest offer is more than twice my pay, after 10+ years of experience in Sweden.
- akhilcacharya 9y agoWell, add that to the list of things that make America exceptional.
- quickthrower2 9y agoWhat % of developers can get these kinds of offers? Do you need Ivy League? Insane algorithm / whiteboard testing prowess? A hot company in those 2 years of experience?
- hello_newman 9y agoFrom the post > Previously from a unicorn startup I think he graduated (says 2 years experience), picked the right company, and that put him on this kind of trajectory. It could be a different story if the last start up he was at was not a "unicorn".
- notduncansmith 9y agoOP mentioned working previously at a "unicorn" and having referrals. Keep in mind that those signals are much easier to detect (and thus justify decisions based upon). Without these, one faces a number of challenges: - You need to get your resume looked at somehow - It's well-known that when it comes to programming and system design, "Real recognize real" - You need a wide variety of skills beyond programming and system design: social skills (sometimes moreso than anything else), sometimes classic CS search/sorting/optimization techniques - They might realize they need someone with different specializations - You might remind the interviewer of someone they dislike
- akhilcacharya 9y agoGet really good at doing Graph/DP problems on a whiteboard. That’s it. I know new grads who have gotten 200k TC offers with negotiation. That’s all it takes (and sadly I don’t have that..)
- polyomino 9y agoyeah, this is standard for big tech. You can do better in finance though.
- FlyingLawnmower 9y agoIs it really possible to get 180K RSUs per year with just 2 years of experience? That's more than the standard new grad Rsu grant at Google/FB/Microsoft/Amazon, which vests over 4 years. I can't imagine that 2 years of experience plus some negotiating quadruples the stock signing bonus. Everything else seems high, but within the realm of possibility...however, the RSU grants seem to be abnormally high to me. OP claims that he gets the listed amount per year in stock, not vesting over four years.
- Redoubts 9y ago> Is it really possible to get 180K RSUs per year with just 2 years of experience? Well, to be fair that's only from Lyft which isn't even liquid yet. All other offers are half that, but at least you could sell them for cash if you wanted.
- joshuamorton 9y agoKeep in mind that pre-IPO companies are often willing to throw egregious amounts of stock at you, since it is illiquid and forces you to stick around. (and in this specific instance, Lyft is known for above-average stock grants). I got a similar offer (>180K RSU/year) from a company, and I have less experience than this guy.