compiling what I know from my own offer and a few people I know who've gone through their process recently. all 2026 data, SF/NYC unless noted.
senior SWE (their equivalent of L5/IC4):
my offer: $185k base, $120k equity/year (4yr vest, 1yr cliff), no signing bonus mentioned initially. I asked about signing and they added $25k. total year-one on paper: ~$330k, though equity is obviously subject to stock price and they're still private so liquidity matters.
a friend who got an offer from them last quarter for a similar level: $178k base, equity came in lower because the role was on an infra team vs. product. they estimated equity grant around $100k/year.
what I've heard for staff (IC5 equivalent): not firsthand but a contact got: ~$210k base, equity significantly higher. around $180-200k/year was the number they said. at staff level the equity compression vs. FAANG starts to close a bit.
notes on the equity: Robinhood is public now (HOOD), so liquidity is not the same question it was a few years ago. but their stock has been volatile. factor that in when comparing to FAANG offers. 4yr vest, standard cliff at 1yr. no unusual terms that I heard about. annual refreshers came up in negotiation but they wouldn't commit to a number upfront. recruiter said performance review-driven, which is normal.
bonus: nobody I talked to received a formal annual bonus. discretionary, and from what I heard it's not a meaningful part of the comp story. this is consistent with most growth-stage public fintech companies.
how it compares: behind the top FAANG buckets at the same level but ahead of most Series B/C startups. closer to a Stripe or Brex than a Google or Meta.