Education: PhD in Math
Years of Experience: 4
Prior Experience: Machine Learning Engineer at Spotify
Date of the Offer: Nov. 2019
Company: Cisco Meraki
Title/Level: Grade level 10
Location: San Francisco
Salary: $185k USD
Signing Bonus: $10k
Stock bonus: $90k / year for 4 years with refreshers
Bonus: 15%
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): $235k
Benefits: 31 days off (20 PTO + 10 holidays + birthday) + 5 volunteer days. Onsite gym. 401k 100% match up to 4.5% of salary. 13 weeks parental leave. Employee stock purchasing plan. Out of pocket health/vision/dental insurance with dependents and maximum deductible is about -$10k
Questions
- What are the salary bands for grade level 10 data scientists at Cisco?
- How long do people typically spend at level 10 before getting promoted 11? What’s the salary range for level 11?
- What should my expected title be (senior/staff ?) for someone with my experience?
- What are some things I should negotiate if I’m hoping to stay there for 2 years? 4 years?
- The role would be doing machine learning. What’s the equivalent grade level and salary range a software engineer?
- Are there any other questions I should consider?