I was interviewed for SDE2. Interviews went very well but I was still downleveled to SDE1. This is what I am getting: Location - NYC Base - $150k Sign on - $35k + $26k RSUs - 40 TC - $188k Current TC - $112k YOE - 2 Years 10 months!
Downleveling is a common practice at all big tech cos. What I have observed is if your current work ex is not from a big tech company, then there is relatively much less leeway in interview, leading to downleveling if the interview was not more or less flawless. Also don't forget your perception of how your interview went may not highly correlate to how interviewers evaluated your performance.
Looks like you’re at the top of the SDE1 range
You can get slightly above 200k in nyc
Add one pointer for you. Hope this can help. https://www.rooftopslushie.com/request/Amazon-SDE-1-New-York-327
That’s my profile itself! 😛