Meta vs Google vs Anduril vs Databricks vs Microsoft | cscareers.dev | Page 1

minor monolith Dec 2, 2025, 11:47 PM

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does intern mean u have to push back starting ft?

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or is it an ro from an internship for full time

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tc in 3-4 years if ur a grinder meta would be the highest w their career growth

hoary hornet Dec 2, 2025, 11:48 PM

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goddamn😭

minor monolith Dec 2, 2025, 11:50 PM

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meta loses in exit opps but other 2 areas they win, if u care abt exit opps more than the other 2 combined + opportunity cost of later grad then it's dbx imo

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im looking at levels for anduril their comp doesn't seem to scale

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nearly as well as meta or dbx

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exit opps they're prob quite good for but i don't think it's by a significant enough margin

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i think if u want career growth and tc within 3-4 years google isn't that great unless u care abt wlb a lot

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but that wasn't mentioned in the initial post

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yea work wise im guessing meta is the least interesting

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dyk ur team/pillar?

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the thing with meta is u can hit e5 in 2-3 years which will be hard to beat from a tc/career growth standpoint

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idk abt anduril but dbx is known to promo quite slower + it's only intern

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3 is like slightly above median

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2 i've seen multiple teammates do

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5 means ur fired bro

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meta up or out is 4.5 years

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from e3->e5

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although dont expect 500k, promos always get paid less

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but that's the case for every company on this list i believe

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is levels accurate for anduril

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it seems like they don't scale well after l4

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^ 💀

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meta and google aren't exactly saints either

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dbx is fine ig in that regard

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is ro rate for dbx good? ig u also need to account for the risk of no ro

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hmm

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is it strictly perf based or org hc based?

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i would def not do it if it's the latter

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what would u be doing for the summer if u don't take dbx intern

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yea do that

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this is like

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the last time you'll get a fr break

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before ft 😭

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idt the benefit that dbx would have is worth giving that up

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this all assumes ro is even a guarantee tho

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o yea ig he wouldn't need to deny those

rancid hare Dec 3, 2025, 12:10 AM

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and u dont end up like ruining ft for just db internship

minor monolith Dec 3, 2025, 12:10 AM

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what do u have signed rn?

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or what would u have signed

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meta doesn't gaf

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yea

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by career growth are u referring to internal promos btw or being able to hop somewhere at a high/higher level

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yea makes sense, ig it boils down to how bullish u are for dbx and anduril

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yea, i feel like for dbx getting over double snowflakes current market cap would be a pretty crazy scenario but high upside for anduril is doable

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how much of anduril is equity and r their refreshers good enough to give u more upside?

sly dagger Dec 3, 2025, 12:26 AM

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Dropbox

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*datbticks

minor monolith Dec 3, 2025, 12:33 AM

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im seeing this on blind, i feel like it's between dbx and meta if this is actually the case given their initial grant

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mainly bc would there even be that much upside left if ur refresher is after 2 years

red drift Dec 3, 2025, 12:44 AM

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why isn't meta exit opps good?

minor monolith Dec 3, 2025, 12:44 AM

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not as good compared to dbx and anduril, it's still overall good

red drift Dec 3, 2025, 12:45 AM

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what does db and anduril unlock that meta doesnt

minor monolith Dec 3, 2025, 12:47 AM

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nothing specific but it's just the value that it has on ur res, dbx is more highly regarded and anduril is autonomy which they seemed to be interested in

plush heron Dec 3, 2025, 3:39 AM

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since when is Meta new grad 225 k? R u doing Base + Stock + Bonus + Sign on for year 1?

gray blaze Dec 5, 2025, 7:07 AM

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Genuine question

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Wnats the point of adding companies that u don’t have an offer for to a poll

hoary hornet Dec 5, 2025, 2:13 PM

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Lol flex

silver badger Dec 6, 2025, 6:39 AM

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Gets the huzz

gray blaze Dec 6, 2025, 6:39 AM

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Go meta then

solid iron Dec 6, 2025, 8:24 AM

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plush heron since when is Meta new grad 225 k? R u doing Base + Stock + Bonus + Sign on for ...

probably it checks out if u add perf bonus asw

open blade Dec 9, 2025, 11:45 PM

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poll_question_text

Which one?

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Meta

meager tendon Dec 10, 2025, 3:00 AM

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So did you choose meta?

zinc tapir Dec 11, 2025, 8:33 AM

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anduril mogs ngl

heavy ruin Dec 12, 2025, 5:30 AM

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why not DB intern? isn't RO rate from DB high?

heavy ruin Dec 12, 2025, 7:46 AM

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true but if db ro rate is high, is it not worth the risk? i think db has more long term upside because of equity

radiant lotus Dec 12, 2025, 8:39 AM

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@random spoke

meager tendon Dec 12, 2025, 6:11 PM

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Both prob really good that it doesn’t matter right?

green cedar Dec 12, 2025, 9:24 PM

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one of the best takes in this server @unique stag

minor monolith Dec 12, 2025, 9:28 PM

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ppl over index on what's prestigious here

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when it's mostly 18-24 year olds

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yea

green cedar Dec 12, 2025, 9:30 PM

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yea the zon clowning is crazy

minor monolith Dec 12, 2025, 9:30 PM

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maybe once our age group is older it'll be different just like how ibm and cisco used to be considered really good in prev generations

red drift Dec 12, 2025, 10:52 PM

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doesn't prev faang solve this then

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why would it matter what firm you went to if you already have proven big prev

craggy holly Dec 12, 2025, 11:03 PM

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the average hm 100% knows db lol

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maybe not ramp

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at the end of the day if you pick ramp or a younger company, you should not be looking to attract 50 year old uncs at FAANG anyways

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the trajectory you pick will be completely different

minor monolith Dec 12, 2025, 11:10 PM

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do recruiters even matter later in career

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they only matter for our level bc there’re sm ppl applying

craggy holly Dec 12, 2025, 11:10 PM

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im having a hard time imagining a scenario where an ex-ramp kid is interviewing for a company where any technically competent hiring manager would value amazon over ramp

minor monolith Dec 12, 2025, 11:10 PM

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higher u go the more an hm matters

craggy holly Dec 12, 2025, 11:11 PM

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yeah but why does that matter, if you have ramp you have the freedom to not choose those type of environments lol

minor monolith Dec 12, 2025, 11:12 PM

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craggy holly im having a hard time imagining a scenario where an ex-ramp kid is interviewing ...

if in 20 years ai labs plateau in ur head u will prob still view them more highly than the new unicorns in 2045

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for them faang is like that

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bc its what they grew up with and views of prestige like that dont change easily

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