Hi, Got selected in Amazon at Seattle. Amazon recruiter said to come up with expected TC within next two days. I wanted them to come with initial TC . What to say to make them come with TC? Please provide some tips in negotiating the offer. Today, they confirmed SDE2 What to say expected TC for SDE2 ? Yoe: 4 years, MS in CS
Congrats OP! Location?
Thank you. Seattle. They gave options to choose between Seattle and Herndon VA.
Which team?
Don't think you'll be SDE3 with 4 yrs of experience
Cool 👍. But they told I may
It’s cool they said that. But it’ll be sde2 99.99% chance. TC can be 200-240k!
Sure shot way to negotiate is by rejecting the initial offer. But that means being in a position to walk away. If you don't have alternate offers, it is hard to negotiate. It doesn't hurt to ask for more though, some adjustments are possible if your interview feedback was positive.
I think I had positive feedback . But not sure to try this approach on feedback guess and risk . Please let me know other ways if you know
Always reject the initial offer. They expect you to. What you want to do is get to the point of them saying "this is our final offer". Or until they get to something that is acceptable to you.
What is your level at WMT ?
Software eng 3
Thanks, I would be surprised if they get you SDE 3. In the past Walmart Staff later in career / Principal have been slotted at SDE3. But who knows ;). Good luck and wishing you all the best. You will learn a lot in AWS if you end up in the right team.
I would take va over Seattle. Cost of living is way cheaper
Yes. Totally agree on the cost of living part. But I see there will be great opportunity in Seattle when compared to VA. Even hiring and recruiter told me that most teams are in Seattle. That was the reason of choosing Seattle location.
Just moved to Seattle for Amazon. I absolutely love it. Such a cool city and being at HQ is super cool
What team is this for?
AWS
What type of system design concepts were tested in that session? Any specific algorithms that really applied to coding qs? I have my onsite soon
No specific algorithm and concepts. I think it depends
Just ask for what is fair/market for SDE3 and make them come down from it so you anchor high. Having other offers Will/would also help
That is good idea. I will try that. Do you know what is the range for SDE2 or sde3?
SDE2: 200 to 250
They asked me for expected TC even before the onsite. Did you get that too?
Yes
Don’t give numbers at all
Sure. What to say if they keep on asking ?