Please help evaluate Amazon offer for SDE 2. Base 140k + Bonus 100k + Stock 140k. First year total 200k. Location: Seattle Recent level 62 at Microsoft.
It's a decent offer. On the flip side the vesting is crap because it is back end loaded. 5% , 15% , 20%/20% , 20%/20%
Interesting. I didn't know that Amazon backload stock options. Snap does the same.
@pzd, they backend load it because they are cheap. It's a philosophy of the CEO called Frugality
Mine had same bonus but higher stock and base (2 yrs exp), so I think you can ask for more.
So are you saying that with 2 years experience you were offered more than 140k bonus and 140k stock?
Where did you get 140k bonus from? OP said 100k. But yes, I got more than 100k bonus and 140k stock.
Rookie numbers?
100k bonus !! Is it a one time payment that gets paid when you join ?
I believe bonus you get in two years at Amazon. So that is why first year comp OP mentioned to be 200k.
It's over 2 years, paid out in installments. The first year's half is slightly more than the second due to stock backloading.
I strongly recommend you join the azure org instead.
reason?
For 62 it's on the lower side. Only go if they can up your current comp by atleast 40%
The offer is about right. Probably 4 years to SDE3 though.
Base 160 bonus 80 stock 40k level 64 Microsoft
what org is this?
How many experience you have and degree?
4 years experience
L62 With 4 years of experience?