Atlassian vs SpaceX New Grad | cscareers.dev | Page 1

stoic badger Sep 18, 2025, 2:06 PM

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Atlassian (SF):
Pros:
• Can go remote after 1 year in SF, I’d like some flexibility with location for the first few years so this is a big plus for me
• Interned there this summer and was pretty chill wlb wise
Cons:
• Performance reviews every 6 months with people around 5% getting pip’d

SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA):
Pros:
• More interesting work, would be working with StarShield team probably in C++
• I’ve always been into aerospace so I’m passionate about the work they do
Cons:
• Notoriously bad wlb with lots of hours and working weekends
• Is fully RTO in Hawthorne
• Slightly less TC than Atlassian
• Might also pip? Not too sure about this

Primarily looking to get the most career growth. Not sure which has better resume value, also not sure if it’s worth it to take SpaceX even if it’s cooler work due to WLB and location reasons. TC is basically what’s on levels. (Also this is kind of a repost but I wanted to see results without Bloomberg)

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snow rover Sep 19, 2025, 4:08 AM

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SpaceX always

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Although starshield has some boring teams

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Dyk what part of starshield ur on

stoic badger Sep 19, 2025, 5:17 AM

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snow rover Dyk what part of starshield ur on

Nah I don’t

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What makes some of the teams boring?

snow rover Sep 19, 2025, 5:48 AM

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Idk it depends on what u like

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Some teams just do full stack so if u don’t like that beware

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There are def some lower level and more algorithmic teams though

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Regardless u will learn much more at SpaceX than any big tech

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I only have experience at meta out of the big techs but imo the people are much smarter at SpaceX and you have much more autonomy

olive patio Sep 19, 2025, 6:41 AM

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spaceX bad

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no wlb

snow rover Sep 19, 2025, 6:54 AM

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Yea but if u don’t care about that then it’s the better choice imo

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Ifl if you want to go far u shouldn’t care about wlb early in ur career

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But to each their own

violet meadow Sep 19, 2025, 7:49 AM

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snow rover I only have experience at meta out of the big techs but imo the people are much ...

😭😭😭 how do you know this

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Do not work for SlaveX

snow rover Sep 19, 2025, 1:41 PM

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violet meadow 😭😭😭 how do you know this

I worked at both

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SpaceX and meta

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I’d imagine atlassian is similar to the other fangs

scenic nova Sep 19, 2025, 7:27 PM

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heard of a dude that went to spacex and ended up getting interviews everywhere

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he ended up with 7 offers from top ai labs and quant firms

stoic badger Sep 19, 2025, 7:51 PM

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scenic nova he ended up with 7 offers from top ai labs and quant firms

What school did he go to?

scenic nova Sep 19, 2025, 7:52 PM

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not super great but i dont remember

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i could be wrong

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point is that

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spaceX opens a massive amount of doors

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that atlassian doesn't necessarily have the same access to

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and atlassian culture has went to shit

stoic badger Sep 19, 2025, 7:53 PM

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what do u think about bloomberg too

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im in process w them

scenic nova Sep 19, 2025, 7:55 PM

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this is prob closer

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better WLB, much worse growth and work, but it's a pipeline to quant

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i'd still go spaceX tho

final relic Sep 19, 2025, 11:54 PM

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Starshield is fire

violet meadow Sep 19, 2025, 11:58 PM

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Do not go to SlaveX

snow rover Sep 20, 2025, 12:35 AM

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Starshield is chill

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My team during my internship works closely with them and the work like 50 hrs max

final relic Sep 20, 2025, 12:36 AM

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The WLB at non-Starship teams are not any worse than other big tech

snow rover Sep 20, 2025, 12:37 AM

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I think DTC has pretty bad wlb but that’s the exceptions and not the rule

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 1:24 AM

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atlassian clears

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 1:24 AM

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stoic badger what do u think about bloomberg too

atlassian v bloomberg is kinda tuff ngl

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 1:28 AM

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sullen jasper atlassian clears

Why?

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 1:29 AM

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spaceX is private and it's an elon musk company. atlassian is also much more chill

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 1:32 AM

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sullen jasper spaceX is private and it's an elon musk company. atlassian is also much more chi...

Yeah makes sense, I was leaning Atlassian cuz of wlb. What do u think about Atlassian vs Bloomberg?

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 1:34 AM

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stoic badger Yeah makes sense, I was leaning Atlassian cuz of wlb. What do u think about Atla...

honestly pretty much neck-and-neck. depends on what u want. if u never want to interview again, go with bloomberg

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also ig also depends on what u want for location

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like do u like nyc vs sf more

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 1:40 AM

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sullen jasper like do u like nyc vs sf more

Don’t really have a preference for either, more worried about name brand and prestige since I plan on job hopping in a few years anyways

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 1:43 AM

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bloomberg is prob a bit more well known

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but it's like also marginal

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 1:44 AM

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sullen jasper bloomberg is prob a bit more well known

U think Atlassian has better name brand than SpaceX?

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 1:45 AM

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stoic badger U think Atlassian has better name brand than SpaceX?

no spaceX is a household name but i in terms of wlb, location, company culture, i think its magnitudes worse than atlassian

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also spaceX pays less

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but how often does spaceX have buybacks or tender offers though?

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are there limits?

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also is spaceX RSU or stock options?

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icic

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yea bc i assume u get it at a discounted strike price

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i assume you work / have worked at space x?

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so new grad total comp is like $250K?

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like liquid tho right

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the compensation numbers on levels are so low tho

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icic

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but space x is already at $400 b

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how much growth is there really going to be from there?

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 1:59 AM

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Damn I always thought the consensus was that SpaceX underpays and overworks

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:01 AM

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@merry olive how's the work tho. are u sending emails to elon at 2am saying what u did in the last week?

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honestly not bad

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but idk if i would want to put that much trust in a stock

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:04 AM

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What’s wlb like on starshield

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Yeah makes sense

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Do u still work at SpaceX?

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What are the exit opportunities like

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Yeah fs

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Howd u like location

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Were u in Hawthorne

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:10 AM

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@merry olive how does one break into spaceX

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can u give referrals

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:13 AM

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Did they get the offer, I heard proc is pretty hard and they reject a lot

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I’m in proc rn

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For SpaceX

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So it’s hypo

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:15 AM

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oh but u have atlassian in the bag right

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:15 AM

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sullen jasper oh but u have atlassian in the bag right

Yeah

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It’s RO

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:16 AM

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when is the deadline for that

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:16 AM

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It was a while ago lmao I already signed

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:16 AM

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are u gonna hear back from bb and spaceX before then?

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:16 AM

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So id be reneging

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:16 AM

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oh lol

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just stick with atlassian honestly

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:19 AM

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Ideally pivot into some sort of ML/robotics stuff instead of just regular SWE

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I plan on doing part time masters while I work

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:20 AM

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part time masters where?

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:20 AM

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OMSCS lmao

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:20 AM

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oh lol

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how much is OMSCS

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:21 AM

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sullen jasper how much is OMSCS

Like 8k, way cheaper than anything else

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:21 AM

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did u go to a top undergrad

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:22 AM

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Nah my state school

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:22 AM

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bro went to uc berkeley lmfao

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:22 AM

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Nah it’s like t30

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 2:22 AM

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i didn't know ut austin was just a "state school" these days

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 2:23 AM

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sullen jasper i didn't know ut austin was just a "state school" these days

Not that either lol

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It’s not known for CS

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But yeah GT is def better so OMSCS worth it for me

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Yeah ik Atlassian covers enough so that it’s free

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Also I go through TM process for Atlassian again so I could try to get placed on a Rovo team which is AI adjacent

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Overall

vestal wren Sep 28, 2025, 3:33 AM

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SpaceX

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Easy

final relic Sep 28, 2025, 4:40 AM

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sullen jasper how much growth is there really going to be from there?

Lots

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Starship isn’t even functioning yet

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And Starlink TAM = all of internet

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Mc will hit trillions

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Easy

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 4:50 AM

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ok head to spaceX @stoic badger i guess

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i do agree the resume value at spaceX is a bit higher than atlassian

scenic nova Sep 28, 2025, 5:32 AM

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it's significantly better than atlassian

sullen jasper Sep 28, 2025, 6:40 AM

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spaceX is more prestigious than Bloomberg

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but if u want to chill and prob never have to interview again

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Bloomberg would be better

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 6:41 AM

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vestal wren SpaceX

What about SpaceX vs Bloomberg? I’m interviewing with Bloomberg as well

stoic badger Sep 28, 2025, 6:41 AM

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sullen jasper but if u want to chill and prob never have to interview again

Yeah makes sense ik Bloomberg is pretty stable

vestal wren Sep 28, 2025, 6:46 AM

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stoic badger What about SpaceX vs Bloomberg? I’m interviewing with Bloomberg as well

Personally I think SpaceX is cooler work but bb in NYC is hard to pass up

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Also more money for bb

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If loc matters go bb

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If work matters go spacex

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Don’t pick atlassian if you get all 3 don’t know the benefit

violet meadow Sep 28, 2025, 8:44 AM

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The benefit is better wlb

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SlaveX is among the worst in the industry

violet meadow Sep 28, 2025, 11:12 AM

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Elons favorite slave

stoic badger Oct 2, 2025, 2:08 PM

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stoic badger

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unique seal Oct 2, 2025, 3:14 PM

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vestal wren Also more money for bb

fwiw, spacex comp over the past 5+ years has been quite high cuz of internal stock growth/liquidity events twice a year

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i had both bb and spacex offers last cycle and spacex comp was quite a bit higher. obv contigent on spacex's growth

obtuse warren Oct 2, 2025, 6:18 PM

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@stoic badger i'm former atlassian intern i would say it's hard but do spacex

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i think they're equal in other terms and yes SlaveX has bad wlb but it has better exit opportunities

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u would have to ask a former itnern about spacex pip/security but idt it's as bad as tesla

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i think take bloomberg over both if u get it tho

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atlassian is fine it's just a pretty mediocre tech company as big ones go

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idt it's much resume value

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not seen as a place with specific skillset or a high talent bar and the reviews aren't great

stoic badger Oct 2, 2025, 8:09 PM

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obtuse warren i think take bloomberg over both if u get it tho

Do you think Bloomberg has equal/better exit opportunities than SpaceX?

violet meadow Oct 2, 2025, 8:11 PM

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SlaveX is technically not tech

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Bloomberg is old tech

obtuse warren Oct 2, 2025, 8:27 PM

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stoic badger Do you think Bloomberg has equal/better exit opportunities than SpaceX?

absolutely

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some bb teams can get u quant

obtuse warren Oct 2, 2025, 9:18 PM

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ya but bb also probably better respected for FAANG+ exits and unicorn

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spacex prob seen as elon culture

sullen jasper Oct 2, 2025, 9:18 PM

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Y’all are heavily underestimating the res value of spaceX

obtuse warren Oct 2, 2025, 9:20 PM

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idt resume value should be as much of a priority though when you're looking for ng

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compared w/ intern

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i think bb exits are slightly better, probably just as good if not a little better for quant dev, and better for chiller tech companies

north willow Oct 2, 2025, 10:03 PM

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SpaceX > Bloomberg >>>> Atlassian

vestal wren Oct 2, 2025, 11:37 PM

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north willow SpaceX > Bloomberg >>>> Atlassian

Bloomberg is not significantly better than Atlassian

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Atlassian name is stronger in tech recruiting for sure

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Bb does mog for quant recruiting though

snow rover Oct 4, 2025, 9:21 PM

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stoic badger Don’t really have a preference for either, more worried about name brand and pre...

if u want exit opportunites take spacex

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