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Have you had any luck with a counteroffer, or considered that option yet? Of course, what stage the new company is at is meaningful here, but Series B+ they co

Have you had any luck with a counteroffer, or considered that option yet? Of course, what stage the new company is at is meaningful here, but Series B+ they could afford to match; Series A or earlier, I think it depends. Being so familiar with some of their open source code already feels like a nice leg up. I don't doubt that a PM / TPM salary is lower than a backend engineer salary, but it could be good experience early in your career. I wouldn't worry much about being able to transition back into dev work after 1-2 years out given how high the demand for developers virtually everywhere is right now.

71a54xd 5y ago
I'm waiting for counters from two other companies this week, going to counter in the next few days. My technical chops are decent, but I think leveraging these skills as a TPM or PM, eventually potentially shifting into larger orgs will maybe be a better path to higher comp and fulfillment than being a pure developer? The strategy side of things feels very different, but the interview process seems much more sane and less broken?
- this2shallPass 5y ago
  > better path to higher comp Sometimes yes. In general, probably not. Development pays better, and there are way more opportunities. Interest and aptitude matter a lot, short and long term, for both domains. Either way, you won't be poor. Look at available data (eg levels.fyi). I don't think it will be a shortcut to higher comp, unless you are more interested in product work or TPM work. Or if you're better at it (which you might be after several years, but probably not for a while). Also, for truly large organizations, an MBA may be useful. In some cases, it may be necessary. > fulfillment than being a pure developer Maybe. Hopefully! You'll know only if you try it. > The strategy side of things feels very different, but the interview process seems much more sane and less broken? Interviewing for product related fields is also not sane and pretty broken. Same performance. Just different performance skills.

71a54xd 5y ago

I'm waiting for counters from two other companies this week, going to counter in the next few days. My technical chops are decent, but I think leveraging these skills as a TPM or PM, eventually potentially shifting into larger orgs will maybe be a better path to higher comp and fulfillment than being a pure developer? The strategy side of things feels very different, but the interview process seems much more sane and less broken?

this2shallPass 5y ago
> better path to higher comp Sometimes yes. In general, probably not. Development pays better, and there are way more opportunities. Interest and aptitude matter a lot, short and long term, for both domains. Either way, you won't be poor. Look at available data (eg levels.fyi). I don't think it will be a shortcut to higher comp, unless you are more interested in product work or TPM work. Or if you're better at it (which you might be after several years, but probably not for a while). Also, for truly large organizations, an MBA may be useful. In some cases, it may be necessary. > fulfillment than being a pure developer Maybe. Hopefully! You'll know only if you try it. > The strategy side of things feels very different, but the interview process seems much more sane and less broken? Interviewing for product related fields is also not sane and pretty broken. Same performance. Just different performance skills.