[pastor_bob]

Shopify already pays at the low end. I mean, not even relative to FAANG; you can make a similar salary at a government job as an engineer.

[dvdhnt]

This hasn't been true for the last couple of years.

source: I was a Shopify employee until today and can confirm my salary was closer to FAANG than not.

[mattgreenrocks]

Sorry to hear that. Hope you can find a new job soon!

[dvdhnt]

Much appreciated, thank you.

[exhibitapp]

this is absolutely not true, I know engineering managers with around 5-7 years of total experience ( aka people under 30 ) making $400,000 CAD in cash compensation at shop. They recently did a cash/equity split where employees could choose their split and not a huge surprise many chose the maximum cash

there are no government engineering positions in Canada paying anywhere close to this

[burke]

This was partially true at points (though we've always done quite a bit better than government), but categorically stopped being true with: https://news.shopify.com/rewriting-the-story-of-compensation -- now it's pretty competitive.

[zeroxfe]

Totally not true. My Shopify offer was slightly higher than my Google offer (as a re-hire), both base + stocks, about 3 years ago. However, going with Google really paid off because of the stock performance.

[amrocha]

They pay competitively now, but it took half the company quitting during covid covid for them to get to that point

[_jesse]

When did this change? I interviewed in fall 2021 and got a decent offer but ultimately took a higher offer elsewhere.

[inerte]

Last September. You now get $X per year and chose how much you want in stocks or cash. Depending on your level, a certain minimum of stock is necessary. Most Sr / Staff engineering had a floor of 10% stocks, but the rest is plain cash.

Shopify wasn't paying like FAANG, but also not like a startup. I would say 75% of a FAANG.