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> Am I looking at it wrong? It all depends on what you want out of your work. The balance has shifted semi recently so that if you want to maximize your expec
by ska 6y ago
> Am I looking at it wrong?
It all depends on what you want out of your work. The balance has shifted semi recently so that if you want to maximize your expected earnings, for most tech area engineers the answer has shifted from "pick the right startup" or maybe "go be a quant if you can" to "go work for FAANG".
Things get a lot more complicated if you are not merely optimizing for income.
- Mehdi2277 6y agoQuants still pay a silly amount that being a quant at a top firm (citadel, jane street, HRT, etc) still out pays FAANG most of the time. A candidate that interviews well and negotiates some can go for 300-400k new grad bachelors to those firms. That's not doable at FAANG. For FAANGs, over 300k without equity growth requires senior level or top band mid level. 400k needs senior level. While for citadel they're willing to immediately go that high. The growth in pay is also high in finance although it is very bonus heavy so performance matters a lot more than other places.
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- lotsofpulp 6y agoQuality of life and pay per hour is better at FAANG, from the people I’ve seen at both.