Just passed the last interview with a hot crypto startup for a Senior Software Engineer role. I aced all the interviews and I have 7+ YOE.
I live in Geneva and this company is hiring globally. They are a 100% full remote Norwegian company but they hire through some payroll company.
This company comes from a 70M funding round early this year and they have an interesting product that they want to scale.
What salary and equity should I ask? How do I go about that negotiation?
I've just passed another last interview with a company that I also like (Fintech based in Zürich, remote work only from Switzerland) and they are offering me 170k for a Principal Software Engineer role.
As this is via a payroll company it is similar to a time limited contract. You will have to pay both sides of the pension/AVS contributions which will lower your take-home. Do ask your payroll company for projected deductions.
Also note that if you'd like to switch to a bid company later on they do not count startup equity as part of you salary but only base+bonus.
Just to be able to position yourself for salary negotiation if you'd decide to switch elsewhere...
As to how much equity to ask for it depends in what stage the startup is, how many employees and how crucial you are. To me it sounds like you can't get much as %, i.e. lucky to get a promile...