[New Grad SWE] Bloomberg vs startup
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Bloomberg (NYC)

  • Comp: $158K base + $17K bonus (80% guaranteed Y1) + $10K sign-on → ~$183K Y1
  • 401K: 50% match on up to 15% of salary
  • Equity: None
  • PTO: 4 weeks + 11 holidays + unlimited sick days
  • Benefits: Bloomberg covers 100% of healthcare premiums
  • Tech stack Python and C++

SF, Startup

  • Comp: $150K base + 5,000 ISOs (Y1 equity ~$45K) → ~$195K Y1
  • 401K: 3% match
  • PTO: Flexible
  • Tech stack Ruby on Rails, typscript, react, aws

My Situation

  • Prefer to live in SF (love CA, all my friends moving to startups there)
  • Want strong career growth
  • I know equity is practically worthless

Thoughts? Which would you pick? Offer dealine in two weeks!

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