About

The Compounding Engineer is written by a practicing tech lead covering two things: personal finance for engineers, and navigating life as one. Practical, general-principles writing grounded in lived experience.

Not financial advice

I write about money because I've had to make these decisions myself, not because I'm qualified to make them for you. Everything on this site is general information and personal experience. It is not financial, legal, or tax advice, and I am not a licensed financial advisor, attorney, or accountant.

Comp, equity, and tax situations are genuinely individual, and the details that decide the right answer are usually the ones a general framework can't see. Use what's here to ask better questions, then take the specifics to someone licensed to advise on them. Any decision you make is your own.

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