| Subject: | Re: [exec] Mechanize Sponsored Competition |
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| Date: | Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:41:38 -0700 |
| From: | Marcus Abramovitch <marcus@mechanize.work> |
| To: | Sourojeet Adhikari <s23adhik@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> |
Sounds good Marcus,
I want to participate out of curiosity lol. Last time I interviewed for a startup which paid the same, I passed phone interview, but was lost on the technical, want to see if I've improved.
Let me know once you've got a message I can forward!
On 6/26/26 5:36 PM, Marcus Abramovitch wrote:
Hey Sourojeet,
Thanks for this. I am making a broader competition for this. I will add the Waterloo CS Club to this.
The $300k is the base salary, as in you get paid $300,000 per year if you work for a full year. You will also get equity in the company, and all software engineers are in a bonus system where every 6 weeks, we look at output and give bonuses accordingly, based on the tasks shipped. We also promote/give raises quickly. Some of our top employees have received raises in 3 weeks after joining, and at least two others have received 3 raises in 5 months.
My next message will have a message you can send to people.
Marcus
On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM Sourojeet Adhikari <s23adhik@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
Hey Marcus,
It sounds super cool, there are definitely smart/cracked people in the club, I can tell them about it.
Is there a message I can forward?
On a related note, one of the more cracked people I know was interested, but wanted to know a bit more about the offer since it was a bit ambiguous (what does the $300k stand for).
Otherwise, it sounds great, just give me a message I can send to people!
On 6/24/26 2:26 PM, Marcus Abramovitch wrote:
Hi CS Club,
Abdullah, whom we just hired, told me that the CS club has a bunch of cracked people in it. I want to do an exclusive challenge for people in the club. If people can pass our interview process (30 min recruiter call, ~4hr take-home interview, 30 min intelligence/culture interview), we will give them an offer ($300k+ base + equity + bonus), $5k (whether or not they accept the offer), and I'll give the club $1k per person that passes.
Let me know what you think. Happy to call and get this started ASAP.
Marcus
-- Sourojeet Adhikari | https://racha.ca Spring 2026 President University of Waterloo Computer Science Club-- Sourojeet Adhikari | https://racha.ca Spring 2026 President University of Waterloo Computer Science Club