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How to Negotiate Stock Compensation at FAANG
Lucas and Luna break down how FAANG engineers negotiate equity compensation — RSUs, refreshers, and the signing bonus trade-off. Using a real case of a Facebook offer from 2022, they explain why the four-year cliff matters, how to read a stock-based total comp sheet, and why negotiating RSU count is harder than salary. They also cover which levers actually move: sign-on bonus, annual cash bonus targets, and the rare but valuable front-loaded equity request. If you're an engineer with a FAANG offer or thinking of switching jobs, this episode gives you the exact language and logic to use in the…
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