Startup over FAANG ?
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Education: B.Tech Tier 2 non-cs
Years of Experience: 1.5
Prior Experience: SDE 1 FAANG
Current Comp: 31L
Date of the Offer: Sep 2025
Company: Series A to B Startup
Title/Level: SDE-1
Location: Delhi NCR
Salary: 42L (INR)
Relocation: 0
Signing Bonus: 2.5L + 4L yearly performance(INR)
Stock bonus: 20L over 4 years
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 53L (INR)
Other details: Negotiated hard, made them increase initial offer.

Other Details: Heard from prev SDEs that this startup hires & fires, also heard managers are egoistic.
Given current job market, this risk doesn't seem good to me early in career.

What shall I do? Thanks for your advice...

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