what a job offer letter actually says
The document a company sends a person it wants to hire. The salary is on page 1 and everything that qualifies it is on page 2.
The person signing it is often reading their first equity grant, their first at-will clause, and their first invention assignment on the same afternoon.
Beacon Row Software Inc. is offering Tomas Ilves the full-time remote position of Senior Support Engineer, starting July 6, 2026.
Tomas Ilves reports to the Director of Customer Operations and travels to Portland roughly 4 times a year.
The annual base salary is $118,000, paid twice a month, less applicable withholdings.
A discretionary annual bonus is targeted at 8% of base salary, payable only if Tomas Ilves is employed on the payment date.
Subject to Board approval, Tomas Ilves receives an option to purchase 12,000 shares at fair market value.
The option vests 25% after 12 months, then monthly over 4 years total.
Employment is at will: either party may end it at any time, with or without cause or notice.
This offer requires signing a separate Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement.
This offer also requires passing a background check and providing work-authorisation proof within 3 business days of the start date.
All work product ownership and confidentiality obligations are governed by that separate agreement.
During employment, Tomas Ilves may not perform competing or interfering work without written consent.
No post-employment non-compete applies and the company may change or end any benefit plan.
written by sign about the document below. it says what the text says. it is not legal advice, and the document itself is what anyone would be signing.
the document
an example employment offer letter, 2 pages. every name, company and number in it is invented.
OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT
Beacon Row Software Inc.
1400 SE Ankeny Street, Suite 210, Portland, Oregon 97214
June 3, 2026
Tomas Ilves
Dear Tomas,
Beacon Row Software Inc. is pleased to offer you the position of Senior
Support Engineer. This letter sets out the terms of that offer.
1. Position and start date
Your title is Senior Support Engineer, reporting to the Director of Customer
Operations. Your first day is July 6, 2026. The role is full time and remote
within the United States, with travel to Portland roughly 4 times a year.
2. Compensation
Your annual base salary is $118,000, paid twice a month in accordance with
the company's payroll schedule, less applicable withholdings. You are
eligible for an annual performance bonus with a target of 8% of base salary.
The bonus is discretionary, is decided by the company, and requires that you
be employed on the payment date.
3. Equity
Subject to approval by the Board of Directors, you will be granted an option
to purchase 12,000 shares of the company's common stock, at the fair market
value set by the Board on the grant date. The option vests over 4 years, with
25% vesting after 12 months of continuous service and the remainder vesting
monthly thereafter. The grant is governed by the company's 2024 Stock Plan
and your individual option agreement, which control if this letter differs
from them.
4. Benefits and time off
You are eligible for the company's medical, dental and vision plans from your
first day, with the company paying 85% of the premium for employees and 50%
for dependants. The company offers 20 days of paid time off a year, 11 paid
holidays, and a 401(k) plan with no employer match. The company may change
or end any benefit plan at any time.
5. At-will employment
Your employment is at will. You may resign at any time, and the company may
end your employment at any time, with or without cause and with or without
notice. Nothing in this letter is a contract of employment for any fixed
period, and only the Chief Executive Officer can change this in a signed
writing.
6. Conditions of the offer
This offer depends on your signing the company's Employee Confidentiality and
Invention Assignment Agreement, on satisfactory completion of a background
check, and on your providing proof that you may work in the United States
within 3 business days of your start date.
7. Outside activity
During your employment you will not engage in any work that competes with the
company or that interferes with your duties, without the company's written
consent. There is no non-compete obligation after your employment ends.
8. Expiry
This offer expires at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on June 10, 2026 if it has not
been signed and returned.
We hope you will join us.
Beacon Row Software Inc.
Signature: ______________________________ Date: ______________
Name: Aiden Kwan, Chief Executive Officer
Accepted
Signature: ______________________________ Date: ______________
Name: Tomas Ilves
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the document above becomes yours to send, already summarised. put your own email in as the signer, and the signing page and the signed copy arrive in your inbox.
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