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Because working as an SWE in bigtech can pay 2-3x as much? Including signing a FB new grad can make up to ~$225k in their first year. There aren’t many industr
by akhilcacharya 9y ago
Because working as an SWE in bigtech can pay 2-3x as much?
Including signing a FB new grad can make up to ~$225k in their first year. There aren’t many industries where this is possible with a bachelors or less.
- mrep 9y agoAlso, most SWE in big tech aren't working crazy hours like investment banking.
- akhilcacharya 9y agoThey really aren't. I have friends at bulge bracket banks that easily worked 12 hours a day and sometimes weekends. At Amazon I was hard pressed to find anybody work more than 10 in the office on crunch weeks.
- Arcten 9y agoNot that it detracts from your point, but the best offers I've seen for FB new grad are 115k salary, 270k/4 RSUs, and 100k signing, giving ~280k first year.
- akhilcacharya 9y agoI mentioned $225k because that's the baseline from what I understand. Rockstars can get $100k signing and more RSUs. I'm very sad I'll never get that...