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openai fde offer numbers - base, ppus, and how the equity actually works (its confusing)

AAnonymous6/17/2026

posting my offer details bc fde comp at frontier labs is a total black box and ppus confused the hell out of me too. level: mid-senior fde, sf. - base: 245k - equity: ppu grant valued ~500k at current valuation, vests 25%/yr over 4 yrs - sign on: 30k (partially framed as covering forfeited equity from my last role) -…

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