Amazon is good number wise but has its Perm paused and I want to get my i140 process started. Oracle is not great number wise but has its i140 sorted. Startup is great technology wise backed by a16z with a seed round funding of $11 million working in Gen ai space. Ready to support me with i140. They are offering 0.15% of the equity. Just 14 people in the company. Please help me make a decision given my visa parameters.
Amazon equity is terrible without signon to balance the risk of being pipped. Bad offer
Startup 180k Tc in sf is a crime
In this market? That’s actually alright
That’s the base, they can always negotiate equity and bonus but yeah that’s pretty standard for a senior SWE
Oracle is the only real choice
Maybe you won’t even make it with 2 years left. PERMs + I-140 right now here at Oracle are taking over 2 years. Sounds like you should do what interests you most, every company is a gamble when it comes to I-140.
Correct my i140 is still stuck, extremely slow. I started the process in late 2022.
Not sure Amazon files perm yet. Check with recruiter.
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Negotiate with the startup to start your perm process right away. It will be fast with smaller companies. Get that commitment. And until then you can also evaluate the future with them.
Hey I am about to receive an L5 offer as well from Amazon, can we connect over dms?
Startup - high likelihood of passing the recruiting stage in the PERM process
As long as op is employed there for 2 to 3 years
Right! Since it’s a seed round not sure if it’s safe to take that bet. The only reason I am considering it is because it’s backed by a16z