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Amazon L5
- vote Amazon L5 offer Got an Amazon L5 offer for 450K total compensation. Currently SDE 2 at Instacart. Wondering what to do to maximize TC and growth? Any advice is strongly appreciated. TC: 320K YOE: 3.5
- vote Microsoft (L62) vs Amazon (L5) Have SWE offers from Microsoft (Azure Security division, L62, Redmond) and Amazon (AWS DynamoDB division, L5, Seattle). Both offers are roughly equivalent (~ 260k TC), I have already negotiated and these are the final numbers. Both AWS and Azure teams look decent from what I gathered, especially he
- vote Google L3 vs Amazon L5 I got promoted to L5 Q4 2021 at Amazon and didn't receive additional shares for 2022. I interviewed with Google, but I got downleveled to L3 (because I messed up interviews) Amazon L5 (current) TC for 2022: 231k TC for 2023: 290k Org is hybrid with optional RTO Higher TC for 2023 Worse WLB Google
- Amazon L5 offer how is this offer for L5 - SD2 ( bay area) YOE: 8 Base: 180k bonus: 184k RSUs: ~266k based on current price. Yearly TC: 292k #offer btw this is final and non-negotiable. Amazon has an interesting way of granting stocks. it is expected the value goes up 15% Yoy. so keeping that in mind. the tc ma
- vote amazon aws sde2 l5 just got my sde2(L5) offer yesterday, can't decide so plz help me out base 161k, sign-on y1:110k, y2:80k, RSU:78units TC: ~ 280k location: portland current: bay area, TC: 400k, ict4 swe yoe: ms + 6ys Q: what's the highest band for sde2 in portland?
- Amazon L5 SDM Got an offer for L5 SDE which I rejected. I asked about an SDM L5 role out of curiosity and they’re willing to chat about it. SDE role was for 400k seattle. Guessing SDM role will be similar. Anyone have insight on joining Amazon as an L5 manager? I’d like to get into a manager position asap in my
- vote Worth leaving Coinbase for Amazon L5 (crazy high offer) Have an offer for ~450k from Amazon. Debating if its worth the jump since its a big increase in TC but i’m afraid from the horror stories i’ve read. My WLB is around ~45 hours but I feel like I won’t be able to hit senior for a couple more years which would bring my tc to a little over 400k. I also
- vote New Amazon L6 vs Google L5 Amazon L6: 550k TC (250k base) 5/15/40/40 Location: Remote anywhere in CA (most likely move to San Diego) High scope, high impact, high visibility, path to L6 SDM. Google L5: 215/650/100 = 561/461/390/325 (not including refreshers + ~100k/year) 33/33/22/12 Location: MTV. Team is primarily in Pittsb
- Amazon L5 interview prep I’m preparing for amazon L5. I just finished 2yoe at bb. I know that they will ask me LC and SD. How should I prepare to not be downlevelled? What’s the difference in expectation from SD rounds for L5 compared to L4? I don’t think they even have an SD round for L4. How do I prepare LPs? I don’t t
- Amazon Offer - L5 @ NYC I received an offer today from AWS for a nyc location at L5. Offer: TC 235k What should I negotiate to. Current: TC 216k YOE: 10
- Amazon L5 to FB IC6 Edit 2: Never expected this post to blow up. Lot of love and hate. Thank you for the encouraging comments. Also thank you to the cautionary comments as well as hateful ones. I have decided to take my other offer. It’s lower than FB but I am placing a higher value on the company culture. I only hear
- Amazon L5 offer evaluation Just got an offer for L5 SWE in AWS (Seattle) Base 170k Year 1 sign on 105k Year 2 sign on 80k 85 RSU TC: ~280k Is this low? If so, how much more can I ask for? Current TC: 200k YoE: 2 UPDATE: Thanks all who responded, was offered 315k TC after negotiation
- Expected Compensation for Amazon Applied Scientist L5 Just got an offer from Amazon for AS @ L5 position (Seattle/Boston) What is the new expected compensation? Is 400k+ (per year av) possible? Current TC: Peanuts PhD + 1.5 yr work ex #compensation #amazon
- Amazon AS L5 salary band TC $330k, 2.5yoe + stat PhD. Hi all, I'm a L4 DS at Google and getting super bored , am thinking Amazon AS would be a good technical fit for me. What are the salary bands for L5? Can I get $400k+?
- Amazon L5 w/ 8 YOE + masters Currently Staff Level at startup in SF, and have large scope, independence, and impact to the company. I am confident in my skills (technical, decision making, collaboration, leadership), and management who are from large companies agree. Starting to interview for Amazon, and they leveled me at L5
- vote AWS ProServe L5 offer eval Thoughts on the below offer for a cloud architect position in Philadelphia? #amazon $238k TC Breakdown: $165k base + $115k signing over 2 years + 53 RSU YOE: 6
- Amazon L5 Offer level: L5 (sde 2) location: medium COL TC: 340k - base: 190k - equity: 100 shares (5/15/40/40 vesting schedule) - the rest of TC is cash bonuses, as expect w Amazon YOE: 5 years note: I'm a boomerang and this is my old amazon account #amazon #tech #offer
- vote Is Google L4 > Amazon L5? They are “the same level” in theory, but anecdotally, Google L4 seems much harder to land. I see way more 2yoe L5’s for example.
- Amazon L5, am I too old? Hey I have 6 years of experience and a master's degree. I'm expecting an offer for L5 at Amazon. Am I too old for L5? What's the average work experience for an L5 at Amazon. I don't want to be the oldest guy working at L5. PS I'm 30!
- UX Designer Offer Review - L5 Amazon How does this offer look for an L5 UX Designer at Amazon? Base Salary: $146,000 Year 1 Sign-on: $60,000 over 12 payments Year 2 Sign-on: $48,000 over 12 payments Restricted Stock Units: 45 Stock Vest: 5% on your one-year anniversary, 15% on your two-year anniversary, and 20% every 6 months therea
- Amazon BIE L5 offer Amazon L5 /BIE Seattle: TC - 190 (I think this is low) , YOE: 8 Still waiting on a breakdown but got an estimate from initial call. Is this good? I will also be moving from east to west coast UPDATE: Actual TC offered: 170K is it still good for Seattle? Any help is appreciated that can help me ne
- L3 Google vs. L5 Amazon Hi SDE - Bay Area - L5 amazon TC 451k SDE - Bay Area - L3 Google TC 245k (interviewed for L4 but got approved (lowballed) for L3 after HC) Planning to go with Amazon, I like the team and the projects they do, and obviously, the TC difference is a no-brainer. Also, have an onsite coming up with
- Amazon L5 to Microsoft L63 Current TC: ~230k with stock appreciation Msft Offer: 155/240/35 - TC: 215k (without joining bonus and annual bonus target 15%) Yoe: 8 Role: Sr SWE Location: Redmond, WA I’m L5 at Amazon and might make it to L6 in next year or so (promo doc in progress) but based on what I have heard promo doesn’t
- Amazon L5 AS thinking about moving YOE: 3 w/ phd TC: 370k @ Seattle Hi. I think I stayed long enough for Amazon. Work blocked from inherent org issues and don’t think this would be resolved in foreseeable future. As I can’t deliver impactful stuff because of this, don’t think I’m in a good position to ask my manager for promo. At
- Amazon L5 salary band Austin What is the new salary band range for Amazon L5 Austin SDE
- L5 offer @ AWS Got an L5 offer for $295k at AWS. Reading a lot of negative reviews. Confused. Need help. YOE 10yrs Base 180k Cash 115k Shares 80
- vote Google L4 vs Amazon L5 offer Bay Area. This is post negotiations with Google. I strongly prefer the team and project I’d be working on at Google. TC 180 YOE 3.5
- vote Google L4 vs Meta E4 vs Amazon L5 Recently interviewed with these 3 and was lucky enough to get all 3 offers. Location: Bay Area. Current TC: $260k Current Location: NYC YOE: 4 Meta E4 Offer TC: $330k (y1: 405k with sign-on) Google L4 Offer TC: $320k (y1: 400k with front loaded vesting(33/33/22/12) and sign-on) Amazon E5 Offer TC
- What is TC range for Amazon SDE L5? Get offer of Amazon SDE L5. Want to negotiate the number. Could anyone please provide TC band for this level? thank you very much
- vote Google l5 vs amazon l6 Got an offer l5 -1cr google Amazon 1.4cr l6 Which one to chose?
- L63 Microsoft to L5/L6 Amazon Whats the average? Is it normal from L63 to L5 Amazon? Or is it downlevel? Applied scientist role TC: 180k
- Looking for L5 roles @AMAZON BLR Dear Hiring Managers and Amazon Engineers, I'm looking for an L5 role at Amazon Blr in good teams which are solving interesting CS problems at scale. Specifically, not in core AWS. But perhaps teams which are customers of various AWS services at scale. I'm presently on notice period in Microsoft,
- vote Amazon L6 vs Google L5 vs Meta E6 Which one would you choose without considering TC or Perks? Currently work at Amazon, got offer from Meta. Cancelled Google L5 onsite because I wanted L6 for the loop. If I want I can go for the on site for L5. TC: 500k+
- Amazon L5/L6 offer I did really well on the interviews and am L5, borderline L6. Recruiter mentioned usually 350-360k on the phone, which I wasn't too impressed by that, so they said to come back with an offer and they'll try to match. What should I say? #amazon #compensation #nyc edit: yo guys this wasn't helpful at
- Amazon L5 initial offer details SWE 175k base 135k sign on first year 100k sign on second year 275k rsu, 5% 15% 40% 40% TC 330k 7yoe Seattle I told them I have meta E5 on-site soon, and can negotiate with competing offer then. Thoughts on how to handle negotiation? What should I ask for
- Amazon non-tech L5 offer Hi all 👋 👋 👋 I just received an offer from L5 Amazon non-tech job in Seattle (Art Director/Visual Deisigner). Base - 135k Sign on: 1st yr - 54k 2nd yr - 43.5k Restricted Stock Grant : 45 shares Year 1 Estimated Compensation: $198,347 This was the initial offer and I am trying to negotiate on
- Amazon L4 -> L5 Salary expectations. I'm expecting L4 - L5 promo in July quarter. For folks who were recently promoted, what was your new TC with the new salary ranges? Is it true the new L5 min band even for promoted folks is $252K ? TC : 185K YOE : 4 Time at Amazon : 2
- Amazon L5 Offer Hi folks, I recently interviewed with Amazon for an L5 role and got the first numbers today. These numbers seemed good to me but I could be wrong given the offers in the current market. Team - Non AWS Location - Seattle Base: 160k Sign on: 119 + 85 Stocks: 77 RSU TC - 289k Is there scope for neg
- Amazon Toronto L5 Offer Hello, I recently got an offer from Amazon Toronto. The base pay is 160K, sign on is 43 + 33 and 37RSUs. Considering the recent hike in salaries worldwide for Amazon, is this a good number? Or can I negotiate more? #software #engineering #amazon #toronto #amazoncanada #amazontoronoto
- Amazon Proserve L5 to L6 How long it usually takes to get promoted from L5 to L6, if you perform well. I have been offered at L5, and being told by HR and HM, that I am rated top L5 during interview process and can get to L6 in less than a year.
- vote Google L3 vs AWS L5 YOE - 5.5 MCOL area Current TC - 200K (including paper money) Google TC - 200K Amazon TC - 250K Criteria(s) to consider in order: 1. Professional growth 2. Financial growth 3. Personal life and balance I joined Plaid at 15B valuation and am afraid as we move towards recession and want some stab
- What is max Amazon L5 for any team? Just got word from Recruiter that I passed with flying colors for L5. They asked if I wanted to do try for L6 loop. I said I'll think about it. I heard the expectations is insane for L6? Should I just stay L5 and get paid max range? Recruiter said they'll get max, so idk what that is. TC: 250k YoE:
- Amazon L5 offer Please evaluate my Amazon L5 offer Location : Bay Area Base : 180k Cash comp : 285k over 2yrs Stock : 375k over 4yrs TC over 4yrs : 365k, 360k, 330k, 330k Yoe : 5.5
- Amazon downgraded offer L5 to L4 I did amazing on the technical round. Even hiring manager mentioned that I did well and answered questions correctly that most people got wrong. However, my last interview was with skip level and he had to stop me when I was answering behavioral questions and mentioned I was going side tracked. He d
- Amazon L5 offer Amazon L5 product manager offer - was interviewed for L6 leader role YOE - 10 Base - $139K Cash bonus - 25K RSU - 25 location NYC is it worth considering? please let me know your thoughts. Current TC - 162(146 + bonus) thank you all!
- Amazon L5 Offer Eval SDE II Asked: 330 TC (with specifically 180 base and 110 Y1) Offered: Base: 174,000 Year 1: 97,200 Year 2: 73,000 RSUs: 66 shares I have 15 YoE (non-FAANG) but I am absolutely terrible at coding interviews (Got rejected by MSFT and previous rejection by Amazon specifically because of stupid mistak
- vote Amazon L5 to Google L5. Possible? (Yet another Amazonian testing waters before 4 year anniversary) I’m L5 SDE at amazon with experience in 2 key AWS services. Joined as SDE 1 and got promoted later. Currently I’ve started working on my L6 promo doc and expect it to go through next year. I’m looking for a switch now hopefully to a
- L5 DE Amazon Friends, got verbal confirmation for L5 DE in Amazon. Just wanted to get insights for TC band in Sea. Also curious if Amazon is considering remote and if yes, what kind of impact would that be on the TC. YOE: 10 Current TC: 160k
- Amazon L5 offer evaluation Hi everyone, Please help evaluate my L5 offer. Is the offer competitive? Can I shoot for more base / RSUs? Org: AWS Location: Cupertino Base: $200k Sign on bonus (Split over 2 years): $285k RSU: $360k Current TC: $150k YOE: 4 #amazon #apple #cupertino #aws #offer
- vote google l4 vs amazon l5 Ask for a friend google l4 Infra 285k, Amazon AWS seattle l5 365k. I can’t provide him any advice. He has 6 YOE. TC 350k