CompensationApr 24, 2018
MicrosoftMJBL71

Amazon sde3 compensation

How much we can negotiate for Amzn sde3 compensation? I am offered 200 stock, $145k base, and 120k bonus. Coming down to $285k / month.

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LinkedIn I!i!i!i!I Apr 24, 2018

Amazon SDE3 is equivalent to Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn and other top companies (not at Intuit/eBay/PayPal) The next level would be Principal. At LinkedIn the Staff compensation starts from 175k base + ~200k stocks

Microsoft MJBL71 OP Apr 24, 2018

Thx. So the current offer can be negotiated up to 350k total?

Facebook gLKg44 Apr 24, 2018

SDE3 is a large range. Can be anywhere from mid-senior to mid-staff.

Cloudera databig Apr 24, 2018

285k/month lol

Microsoft MJBL71 OP Apr 24, 2018

Btw I mistyped / month instead of annum in my original post.

Amazon Onfdyhs Apr 24, 2018

You can ask for 160k base which the max for Seattle. Is 120k bonus first year? Or two years combined? Also 200 rsus or 200k?

Microsoft MJBL71 OP Apr 24, 2018

120k and 100k for the first and second year, 200rsus

Amazon Onfdyhs Apr 24, 2018

Solid offer congrats! ask for 160 base and 10k more on sign on each year they should be able to make that happen

Lyft whoAmI001 Apr 24, 2018

360k tc

Charles Schwab xyrcsmir!@ Apr 24, 2018

How did you arrive at 285k/yr 🤔

Charles Schwab xyrcsmir!@ Apr 24, 2018

Well, here was my math. Assuming the typical 4 yr vesting for RSU (145*4 + 120 +100 + 200) / 4 = 1000/4 = 250k/yr. And this isn't questioning, trying to understand as I'm soon abt to be in an offer juggling spot.

Charles Schwab xyrcsmir!@ Apr 24, 2018

Aww. Gotcha.. thanks!

Amazon RBMY63 Apr 24, 2018

145+120+(1.725*10)=282,250 145+100+(1.983*30)=304,500 145+(2.280*80) = 326,500 145+(2.622*80) = 354,750 These numbers don’t make the most sense. Maybe at this level the first four years just don’t hit the same target. At some point giving a lot of stock that grows will do that.

Microsoft Compare Apr 26, 2018

Why is your multipler on the number of shares growing year over year?

Amazon RBMY63 Apr 26, 2018

Amazon math. Assume 15% growth YoY of stock price.

Microsoft vwmC36 Apr 25, 2018

Which location?

Microsoft LyingLama Apr 26, 2018

At SDE2, comp offered to me is $150k base, 102 stocks, $64k + $48k signing bonus. Looking at your comp, I think its at the low end of SDE3 spectrum.

Amazon pure666 Apr 26, 2018

Wow! Congrats... I’ve seen similar sde2 offers as well.. What level you are at msft and yoe?

Microsoft LyingLama Apr 26, 2018

I am at 61. 4+ yoe

Amazon SSE3 Apr 28, 2018

A target comp range for SDE3 in Seattle is 245k-345k. It lands at 300k-400k+ in w2 due to the performance of AMZN.