[fooker]

> Compensation is essentially top-of-industry

For junior candidates yes. Anyone with 5+ years of good experience, no, it's about half of what you'd make at Google.

[wildzzz]

For those in the defense industry, Anduril pays pretty well.

[fooker]

I don't doubt it.

Still about half of what a senior role in big tech would amount to.

This is an interesting trend for a bunch of newer companies, pay competitively for junior roles but significantly below industry for experienced candidates.

[therobots927]

Classic cult recruitment tactic. Lure people in, hook them, then trap them.

[rune-space]

Your claim is that they don't practice at-will employment?

[bigyabai]

Obviously not? The bigger issue is trusting them not to lord your RSUs over you.

[therobots927]

Are you familiar with the term "cult"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult

[rune-space]

Sure. Do you have a real argument, or are you just aligned with siblings compliant: "this company sucks: when you stop working for them, they stop paying you"

[rune-space]

You’re talking Google L5? Anduril L5 is similar YOE. I’m seeing ~400k TC for L5 at Google in levels.fyi, Anduril is significantly higher.

[togetheragainor]

If you're using levels.fyi as a reference, Anduril pays its L5s significantly less, not more: https://www.levels.fyi/companies/anduril-industries/salaries...

[rune-space]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45084139

[fooker]

No, when I say 5 years I mean something like a PhD + five years in a relevant job. That would be maybe L6 at Google unless you're coasting.

[rune-space]

Of all the moved goalposts…