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Am in a similar position. To me, comes down to balancing comp vs a fresh start and interesting problems to work on
* Go do a startup: If you can afford to put the work hours in and you appreciate the product that's being built and you can afford the pay cut, this could be interesting. I went from a high growth startup to Google and I do miss the autonomy and speed of that world, esp Series A - C or so.
* Take your skills to another industry: I've really liked this as an idea, and have had some interviews on this topic. Biggest challenge has been that orgs seem to both want deep expertise in that industry (e.g. banking, retail) but the refresh perspective from tech. That said, what does surprise me is what seems "normal" in terms of comprehension within Google and the Bay Area / NYC quickly evaporates in smaller cities. Point is that you could find your skills in demand in companies you might not think about and that work could be really interesting.
* Go to a diff tech company: There's lots of other, public tech companies. Are any of em interesting?
* Go to another Faang: clearly the "ladder" / pay bump option. That said, I'm not sure how interesting the work would be necessarily.
Feel free to DM. Happy to riff on this.