Education: BS in CS and Math\nYears of Experience: 10\nPrior Experience: No notable companies, no FAANG experience\nDate of the Offer: Q1 2021\nCompany: Square\nTitle/Level: Full Stack (L5)\nLocation: Remote\nBase: 160000 USD\nRelocation: 0\nSigning Bonus: 13000 USD\nStock bonus: Whatever (total - base) is per year\nBonus: Performance based\nTotal comp: ~300000 USD per year\nBenefits: The usual, can look it up online. I don\'t think this matters that much since your expected to be highly present at L5 and have more responsibilities.\n\nI ended up declining the offer but was very close to taking it; money isn\'t everything.\n\nI think a lot of people here focus on what to study to get offers like these but after a long time I found that the only things that are important are who you are as a person. Awesome people are the same people inside and outside of work.\n\n- Deliver on promises\n- Make good estimations\n- Be emotionally intelligent\n- Be a cogent communicator\n- Leetcode is fun for me, not something to be studied uncomfortably\n- Have an actual interest in technology. I spent many weekends doing side projects for years because I like it, not because I\'m trying to climb a ladder

Education: BS in CS and Math\nYears of Experience: 10\nPrior Experience: No notable companies, no FAANG experience\nDate of the Offer: Q1 2021\nCompany: Square\