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Docker. They made me an offer of around ~210k base + options for a Senior Software engineer a few months ago. Fully remote! I ended up passing on it for differe

Docker. They made me an offer of around ~210k base + options for a Senior Software engineer a few months ago. Fully remote! I ended up passing on it for different reasons on it though.

tgtweak 8y ago
Golang? Seems they've exhausted all the local golang talents and are focusing globally now.
- tejinderss 8y ago
  They are still heavily focused on python
  - sametmax 8y ago
    Jérôme Petazzoni used to sysadmin for a 100% Python shop in paris, so maybe old habits died hard.
- curiousDog 8y ago
  Yes. The people I interviewed with wer actually pretty smart and competent. I am US based though
kojackst 8y ago
Did they require you to be US-based or did that offer apply worldwide?
- nvarsj 8y ago
  From the Docker website it looks like US only.
darkstar_16 8y ago
210k base? This probably needs another topic, but is this normal for bay area companies recruiting at senior engineer level now?
- nvarsj 8y ago
  OP provided no context. So I'll fill in the blanks: Ex-FAANG engineer got an offer at Dropbox. Dropbox needs to be competitive, so made an offer around 200k + full remote. FAANG in bay area pays 200-300 for senior total comp, so it was probably a salary cut for OP. If you're Joe Blow in the middle of the US, you are probably not going to get a similar offer unless you're already on a similar wage.
  - electricslpnsld 8y ago
    > FAANG in bay area pays 200-300 for senior total comp FAANG pays 200-300 total comp for new grads, these days. My new grad friends who land at Facebook and Google are getting 140-160 base salary, 70 or 80 in bonus, and around 80 to 100 in RSU vesting in the first year. Pay is bonkers right now!
    - nvarsj 8y ago
      Okay, in that case OP was probably taking an even larger paycut :).
- curiousDog 8y ago
  Yes, I don’t live in the Bay Area but I am US based. $200k base is fairly standard for reputable tech companies on the west coast I think.
- alkibiades 8y ago
  yeah. if anything it’s low. I know of entry/mid level offers at F/G that are higher.
  - throwawaymath 8y ago
    It's not low, it's actually a little on the high side. FAANG compensation packages are very strong in general, but base compensation is rarely above $200k for senior level. You typically have ~$180k for senior level and up to another $200k in RSU and target bonus compensation. Outside of scenarios involving very specific specializations, everything in my experience (with several FAANG companies) leads me to believe what you're saying about the $200k base figure being met at the entry/mid level is strictly false.
klohto 8y ago
Golang position?

Docker. They made me an offer of around ~210k base + options for a Senior Software engineer a few months ago. Fully remote! I ended up passing on it for different reasons on it though.

tgtweak 8y ago

Golang? Seems they've exhausted all the local golang talents and are focusing globally now.

tejinderss 8y ago
They are still heavily focused on python
- sametmax 8y ago
  Jérôme Petazzoni used to sysadmin for a 100% Python shop in paris, so maybe old habits died hard.
curiousDog 8y ago
Yes. The people I interviewed with wer actually pretty smart and competent. I am US based though

kojackst 8y ago

Did they require you to be US-based or did that offer apply worldwide?

nvarsj 8y ago
From the Docker website it looks like US only.

darkstar_16 8y ago

210k base? This probably needs another topic, but is this normal for bay area companies recruiting at senior engineer level now?

nvarsj 8y ago
OP provided no context. So I'll fill in the blanks: Ex-FAANG engineer got an offer at Dropbox. Dropbox needs to be competitive, so made an offer around 200k + full remote. FAANG in bay area pays 200-300 for senior total comp, so it was probably a salary cut for OP. If you're Joe Blow in the middle of the US, you are probably not going to get a similar offer unless you're already on a similar wage.
- electricslpnsld 8y ago
  > FAANG in bay area pays 200-300 for senior total comp FAANG pays 200-300 total comp for new grads, these days. My new grad friends who land at Facebook and Google are getting 140-160 base salary, 70 or 80 in bonus, and around 80 to 100 in RSU vesting in the first year. Pay is bonkers right now!
  - nvarsj 8y ago
    Okay, in that case OP was probably taking an even larger paycut :).
curiousDog 8y ago
Yes, I don’t live in the Bay Area but I am US based. $200k base is fairly standard for reputable tech companies on the west coast I think.
alkibiades 8y ago
yeah. if anything it’s low. I know of entry/mid level offers at F/G that are higher.
- throwawaymath 8y ago
  It's not low, it's actually a little on the high side. FAANG compensation packages are very strong in general, but base compensation is rarely above $200k for senior level. You typically have ~$180k for senior level and up to another $200k in RSU and target bonus compensation. Outside of scenarios involving very specific specializations, everything in my experience (with several FAANG companies) leads me to believe what you're saying about the $200k base figure being met at the entry/mid level is strictly false.

klohto 8y ago

Golang position?