Compensation & Negotiation
Real salary data points, offer breakdowns, and negotiation strategies shared by the community and gathered from the web.
From the community
ZoomInfo — Interview Q&A — 7. Compensation — Senior SWE (ZoomInfo, NASDAQ: ZI)
Amazon Lab126 Android Telephony SDE: JD, Scope, and Comp Range ($143k-$223k)
Reddit SWE Ads Hiring: 15 Mid-Level Openings, Low Comp (~$208k TC)
DoorDash Hiring Intel: Non-SDE Roles Outpacing SDE, Comp ~$367k TC
Google Staff (L6) IC Comp Breakdown: Base $154k, Stock $130k, Sign $30k (2026)
Luma AI Research Engineer Offer: $4.4M TC, Declined Due to Exodus
Meta E5 MLE Offer: $1.02M TC, Down-leveled from E6
Reddit SWE Ads Offer: $169k Base + $39.6k Stock (Low Comp)
OpenAI L4 SDE Offer: $593k TC, Down-leveled from Staff
ZoomInfo Recruiter Screen: Background, Stack Fit, and Compensation
Meta E5 equity-heavy offer datapoint
From the web (278)
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offer negotiation · third-party services
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