regarding microsoft SDE-2 Level 61 offer
Hi, my wife got SDE-2 ( Level 61) Offer from Microsoft Redmond. Microsoft offered her Base : 1,28,500 Sign-on Bonus: 15,000 Stocks : 25,000 (vests over 4 years) Her work ex experience : 5 Years (in India) Her last company is Microsoft India , worked there for few months and she quit and moved to Seattle and appeared again for Microsoft, Redmond as an external . Is this a good offer? can we negotiate for more? ***** EDITED Negotiations ended up at Base : 1,28,500 <-- Same as Offered Sign-on Bonus: 20,000 Stocks : 30,000 (vests over 4 years)
She can definitely negotiate for more given that she has another offer. Especially stocks could be much higher. Edit : Each component could be higher. Their standard offer for sde2 I've seen is around 140k base, 20-40 sign on and 80 stocks over 4 years.
Horrible lowball. Why does Microsoft lowball so much for industry hires?
Microsoft prefer new grade to experienced hire
That makes no sense. So are they going to wait years for these new grads to become senior or staff engineers? How does that scale?
@OP, which team your wife interviewed with?
Wait for amzn offer will be much better
Meh!!!
I am not sure why people are calling this number as low balled. This is the standard offer that Microsoft gives to people who transfers from India to Seattle. Your wife is in the same category.
What level was she at in India before moving?
Level 61
How did ur wife move to Seattle ? What visa does she have ?
What’s the Amazon offer???
Does she have another offer?
Yes, she has cleared Amazon and waiting for the offer.
Wait for Amazon then, if it's an SDE2 offer she should be getting at least 200k TC