CompensationJul 19, 2019
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Microsoft L64 offer evaluation

Seattle Base: 185k Signing bonus: 60k Stock: 250k (over 4 years) Yoe: 5 Is it a lowball? I had higher competing offers and this is after negotiation.

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Microsoft oeUv00 Jul 19, 2019

Its a LOT

Amazon amahsjh OP Jul 19, 2019

In comparison to what?

Microsoft oeUv00 Jul 19, 2019

In comparison to what we get.

Airbnb $$$šŸ‘‘šŸ’ Jul 19, 2019

Its good

Lyft blah212 Jul 19, 2019

Low

Lyft vtgQ86 Jul 19, 2019

Woah

Microsoft OrangeMan Jul 19, 2019

Decent offer

Amazon amahsjh OP Jul 19, 2019

In comparison to what? The stocks I feel are very low

Microsoft OrangeMan Jul 19, 2019

Compared to other recent l64 offers Microsoft is giving out.

Amazon brazil101 Jul 19, 2019

If you have higher competing offers, why to bother going to msft? Also, better stay at Amzn for the same salary.

Amazon amahsjh OP Jul 19, 2019

I like MS culture and want to try it.

Pivotal happyplum Jul 20, 2019

Learning all the stigmatized C# .net frameworks?

Microsoft šŸ¦†šŸ„šŸ”šŸ§f Jul 19, 2019

Itā€™s a high base for 64. I donā€™t know how the sign-on stuff compares because Iā€™m an old-timer and joined at 59.

Akamai Technologies Nimda_toor Jul 19, 2019

5 YOE and you got a L64 offer! Do you have a PhD? Can you give us some information about your background?

GrubHub grubster Jul 19, 2019

+1. L64 is way higher than normal for 5 yoe

Amazon amahsjh OP Jul 19, 2019

Have a MS, not PhD. And aced the interviews, plus the design experience that I've got at Amazon helped me rock the design interviews.

Amazon zHjkTf Jul 19, 2019

Average offer. I would target ~300K for L64 SDE. Microsoft offer is achieving the new low every month.

Palo Alto Networks NLP_ML Jul 19, 2019

Right, they offer me about 385k for MSR position. I asked for 470k.they say no i say go hell

Amazon amahsjh OP Jul 19, 2019

I feel the same. I was hoping to get 300 at least, 250 is really low for L64.

Palo Alto Networks NLP_ML Jul 19, 2019

It is normal, i got MSR L65 offer when PhD +5ļ¼Œ i declined.

Amazon zHjkTf Jul 19, 2019

I wouldn't expect a PhD offer to be low. PhD counts towards work experience.