I have received an offer today from Zillow. The team I interviewed is in Seattle. I don’t know if the team exists in SF or not. How flexible is Zillow if I want to work from SF office?
I have also received an offer from Microsoft Seattle - Azure Data and Intelligence group (TC: 155k, Level 60)
Which offer do you suggest is better? I’m bit confused because Microsoft is definitely a good company to have on resume.
TC from Zillow: Still waiting for numbers and details from recruiter. Just got congratulations email.
PS: Currently working as Software Engineer at Oracle with TC of 155k in Redwood City, Bay Area.
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If yes, Oracle can do that. Zillow can do that. MS can do that.
As an experienced engineer, you'd need to be more concerned about the type of projects what you work on, and, your interests than about "brand value".
But I would not take either of the offers, if the new TC <= current TC.
You're already at Oracle. You've a brand.
Take a leap of faith and pick the role which actually helps you level up. (Better work, better TC)
Your current role should open up opportunities what you want.
MS might be a bigger brand than Oracle. That doesn't mean MS is a better choice.
McDonald's is a bigger brand than Oracle. Does that mean, McDonald's is a better choice than Oracle?