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There are a lot of people who interview at the big tech companies + a couple small impact oriented startups, but it's very rare for them to take the small impac
by estsauver 8y ago
There are a lot of people who interview at the big tech companies + a couple small impact oriented startups, but it's very rare for them to take the small impact oriented startups offer. It's hard to turn down 250k a year.
- partyshah 8y agoI actually don't think this is true. Many computer science students are not only looking for morality in companies but also excitement. Also it's not 250K. Big Tech might give advantage of like +15K. Also, the work is not nearly as exciting. It's safe and cushy, but as a person in their 20s out of college, safe and cushy isn't fun.
- estsauver 8y agoNot all new grads will be making 250k, I know at least 2 were making around that 1 year out of undergrad. (+-20k) https://www.paysa.com/salaries/facebook https://www.paysa.com/salaries/facebook I saw an offer for Facebook that included a 100k signing bonus. I believe one acre funds highest salary for a software engineer is in the neighborhood of 120k. I'm also speaking from experience, I am regularly trying to hire top tier talent to work on ending poverty in subsaharan Africa. I, and other I talk with in the space, have all seen this phenomena in Bay area candidates. I honestly don't blame people, it's an incredibly expensive place, it's just meant we do a lot less recruiting out of the us/bay area.
- thedufer 8y ago15k? Maybe it widens as you gain experience, but my last job search (at ~3.5 years of experience) resulted in a 90k difference between the highest startup offer and lowest non-startup offer.
- pqn 8y agoAs a new grad out of college with friends at FB, I can attest that it can actually be 250k (base + equity + returning intern signing bonus). At least for year 1.