> GP is much closer to the truth, but still low
> Source: I was a senior engineer at Netflix.
OK, suppose it was $400K+. How do you describe your life (-work) balance? Also, may I ask you - was it your decision to leave Netflix? (and what you didn't like there?)
Another thing: as you can see one can have wrong expectations - e.g. on salary negotiations one can ask for 250-300K while as you say, the norm is much higher... So do Netflix propose alternative much higher salary compared to what you've asked?
Work life balance was great. Sure there were crunch times, but for the most part it was 40 to 50 hours a week. If you were at the office at 7pm, you were there pretty much alone.
When I started at Netflix, I asked for what I thought was a crazy salary, almost double what I was making previously. My boss said, "No, that's not high enough, lets give you 10K more". Every subsequent raise after that, my reaction was generally, "oh, that's more than I expected".
Netflix knows that there is no point in low balling you, because you will soon find out and then be upset/leave. They never want to lose someone over a matter of money. They only feel good about losing someone because they no longer enjoyed their work.
Thanks, really interesting. One more thing to clarify - on top of that "$400K" salary, does Netflix also pays for social/health insurance (including family)? If not, how much you normally pay for such insurance?
I mean, I've heard many times that while NET base salary e.g. in Microsoft or Adobe might be lower, when you add up all the benefits, bonuses, stocks - it becomes quite competitive to Netflix compensation. Also factor in the job security and family-friendliness and it becomes much more attractive... What do you think about this?
Basically they either cover your health insurance, or you can opt to just get paid extra and not take insurance (if say you have it from a spouse's job or something).
And yes, the other big companies total comp does come pretty close to Netflix. The difference is Netflix gives you cash to spend however you want, and those other companies force you to consume benefits that you may not want to get your "full comp".
No it's $350k+. First off, I got this information first hand from someone I know who got a job offer there. Second, go check the H1B salaries from 2015, that shows the real salaries, not glassdoor.