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Azure Promo
- Azure communication promo and life So I recently accepted an offer for azure communication. Just want to know more about the team and promotion etc. Offer is L61 sde in Canada. Tc 175k (I know it’s kinda low but meh, I didn’t know that when I sign the offer cuz old tc is much lower) So, I know it’s a new service and you can’t expec
- Earth's best employer trying to hire Azure CTO Azure CTO to AWS L5 SDE2. Yeah I'd take that "promo" in a heartbeat
- vote Does Google actually have good work? I passed HC lately and have been team matching, but noticed at Google you either work on gcp which is an inferior version of aws/azure or work on boring old technologies teams like search/ads and with slow promos. Are there actually good teams in Google I'm not seeing? I feel like I will stay in Az
- How long does it take to get promoted from L63 to L64 at Microsoft? I am considering joining Azure at 63. Wondering how long it takes to get to the next level. Also wondering what the salary bump is going to be on promo. #software #swe #engineering #microsoft #azure
- How would you know if you'd get promo after connect discussion at MS IDC? I had connect discussion and went well. Mostly good things. How's promo look like at msidc azure? L61
- vote Coinbase IC4 India vs MS Azure L62 India I saw some amazing L62 offers from MS and decided to interview at MS. Before that, i made sure to get a competing offer from Coinbase. Coinbase offer: (Remote) - Base: 45L (includes pf) - Stocks: ~21L/year (annual grant) - Perf Bonus: 2.1L - Joining Bonus: 7L (1st year) - WFH Allowance: 38k/month =
- How is Microsoft cogs data sql db team ? Looking for feedback on cogs data team in SQL data org. - Work life balance - Type of work - On-call experience - Promos & management Please drop in your thoughts #microsoft #sql #azure
- SDE L62 to DoorDash/Apple mapping I am L62 with 4 year of experience (currently in Azure org) and expecting promo to Senior in next 6 months. I am interviewing with Apple and DoorDash. What level should I target for these two companies? TC: 240k YOE: a little over 4
- Is OCI a good company to move? I am really demotivated of the slow promo pace and low pay at Microsoft. Some friend at OCI reached out to me for a move. Is OCI worth trying? How are the package, work, and career growth at OCI? I am currently working in Core Azure. So I would like to continue working on cloud technologies in futu
- vote Meta Infra for TPM L6 vs Amazon AWS TPM L7? WLB, culture, etc. TC $320K - TPM in Azure (principal pm) - YOE 18 I am considering two offers from Meta & Amazon. Roughly TC is the same at ~$480K-$500K How is WLB, culture, promo velocity and impact between Meta and Amazon? I am looking for career growth potential and enough time to enjoy my family and hobbies. G
- vote Should I stay or should I go (AWS vs MSFT)? L6 SDE at AWS, got an offer for L65 at MSFT (not Azure). Offer matches what I earn currently. I guess I win WLB and better culture? Promo to L7 will probably take 18 months in the best case (TT yoy). TC: 400k (10 YOE)
- Amazon AWS L6 or stay for Microsoft L65? Got a verbal offer from Amazon AWS L6 TPM at Seattle but also looking at very likely principal promo this September. Current team Azure at L64 and I was told promo waiting on vp and hr. Current TC 235K, YOE 15 Amazon offer L6 Sr. TPM at AWS, TC offer 278K Stay, Accept offer (leave now) or Negotia
- Boomerang back to MSFT I joined FB 2.5 yrs back as E4 from L63. I was not a tenured L63 so I felt it was a good deal coming as E4. I am now in yellow zone as I have not got the E5 promo and just landed an L64 offer at MSFT beating my current TC. Offer: 300K A team in azure security. Thoughts on MSFT these days? Any wor
- Google Zurich team preferences Role: SWE-SRE TC: 225k CHF I have a choice between Google Ads, Google Cloud and YouTube for SRE-SWE. Which team should I pick if I prefer: a) Faster promos b) Good work life balance c) Learning I’ve worked in Azure and it was a shit show in terms of WLB and extremely high competition for promos,
- Why people move to Microsoft despite low pay? I m interviewing with azure. My current tc is around 165k and m up for promo this quarter and expecting around 200k tc. My question is why do so many folks move to msft when they clearly pay lower . I might get L61 offer if I get one. Is there a way to ask for L62 offer ? Or else it will basicall
- OCI PM TC HM confirmed that I will be offered a Product Manager role in OCI, in a core org. How should I approach the TC conversation? I definitely know my min bar. Currently 64 PM, 12+ yoe, very technical, shooting for 65 promo in a core Azure org. I'm not taking anything less than IC4. What should I ask for
- Microsoft IDC How's the overall work in Msft idc office/azure teams? Is it more maintenance and operations focused? Soon expecting an offer but I doubt that they could match or substantially exceed my current compensation. The interviewers were drastically nervous when asked such questions. My work and team in Am
- link Msft offer SDE Yoe 5 Tc 230k Got a verbal confirmation that team will extend an offer, they are not telling me what level is but I am assuming it is L62. Levels.fyi tells me l62 band is pretty low. 199K -avg Offer is from Azure. Is it worth trying other teams in azure try to do better in system design? Any poss
- 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
- Solutions Architect role at cloud companies Currently at AWS. L6 promo at Q4 or Q1 21. A long time away. 15 YoE, 3 as SA. Want to hear experiences from Azure and GCP. Even Alibaba if there's someone here. Has any AWS SA left for the greener grass on the other side? 1. How was the phone screen like? 2. How was the on site? 3. How best to pr
- Microsoft | Bangalore | L63 Have following offer from Microsoft for L63 Base: 40L JB: 10L (7 + 3) Perf Bonus(upto 30%): 6L (considering 15%) RSUs: $150k over 4 years TC: 80L (including JB and RSU price) YoE: 8 years Is there a room for negotiation in RSU/JB/Base? Should I move from Amazon(SDE2) to Microsoft(L63) given my pro
- vote Offer comparison - pm/pmm I have two offers Amazon pmm l7 330 MS pm l64 270 tc - azure iot Im 64 in marketing. Should I grab the title and comp at aws. And run? At the expense of wlb ? Or should I stay and switch to pm and wait to get promo here and jump to more lucrative pm opportunities later? If I take pmm can I come b
- How is Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for WLB and growth? I’ve heard that it is: 1. Worse WLB than the rest of Google but many teams are still better than AWS and Azure. And since there are no PIPs, after 1 year you can simply transfer until you find a team with good WLB. 2. Great for high impact projects and promos. I’ve heard that since the rest of Goo
- Got Microsoft. What next? I recently got an L62 offer from Microsoft Azure. I am satisfied with the TC offered and planning to join soon. What should I focus on next: - Should I continue my interview prep and try for G/FB and jump ship after 1 year? - Focus on promo and work hard towards getting L63 at Microsoft Staying a
- vote Offer comparison: GCP L4 vs TS L4 Got 2 offers recently. Any advices are appreciated. Google: L4 under GCP security Require no specific domain knowledge, pure backend stuff. Heard WLB is not great in GCP in general, promo to L5 is also tough. TC350k TS: L4 senior under data engineering, no sure what to expect regarding tech/projec
- vote Move to Microsoft or stay at Amazon Hi blinders, I recently got a offer from Microsoft for L61 and I am currently working as sde1 at Amazon(targeting promo early next year ) I really like the team and work I do in Amazon but I can’t meet the expectations from managers to perform at high level every time so wlb is taking a big hit her
- vote Leave team due to clueless manager? I recently joined MSFT as a dev with couple yoe, and the manager of the team I’m on is an absolutely clueless manager. I’ve found out that ever since he joined the team as new manager a year ago, over 80% of the team has left. Not sure if it is due to him joining or other reasons. What I do know i
- Renege Microsoft? Currently interviewing for a cool team within Apple but already signed an offer for core services in MS. I’ve heard not great things about that team but I don’t want to burn bridges at a company such as microsoft. On the other hand, I’m a new grad and the team at Apple is a rotation program focusing
- vote Facebook or Amazon? I am PM 65 10yoe at Msft, another 10y outside of Msft as PM/TPM in consumer products. I am in Azure right now. TC: 340K I have two final offers after negotiations. Both role are in Seattle. I am told both are out of band and required approval: 1. Facebook TPM infra L6 TC ~ $510K ($230k/ 75k sign-
- vote Is Amazon L4 -> Microsoft L60 worth it? I'm currently a 2 yoe L4 at Amazon, expecting promo in 3 months but I absolutely hate it. Awful culture and wlb, and my team is full of people that talk shit about others behind their backs. I switched teams once already for similar reasons and as my team grew, my team started succumbing to the terr
- vote Microsoft vs VMware MSFT: Redmond Azure SQL Base:145 RSU: 140 Bonus: 0-20% avg: 10% Sign on: 50k TC : first two years 220k then 195k VMW: Austin Cloud team: working closely with ML and data science team Base: 155 RSU:160 Bonus: 14%( guaranteed) can go up to 20% Sign on: 15k Tc: first year 230k then 215k Yoe: 3 + M
- Microsoft Azure Offer review 7 yoe Coming from an almost no-name company, did ok in the interview, but probably didnt do as well as most Microsoft/fang/etc-targeting devs my age. Was underprepared leetcode-wise. But i think my background in cloud gave me bonus points.. Anyway.. 7 yoe; Microsoft Reston VA. Offered a SWE2 posit
- vote Stay at Amazon vs. Take MSFT Offer? Have an offer for Azure. I have 2 YoE but they want to downlevel to 60 instead of 61. Currently an SDE1 at Amazon but expect promo soon in which case I will be at bottom of that band (191k). Recently found out I am top of HV+ / TT in current team. Msft offer is very high for 60 but was hoping for t
- vote Google L3 vs Microsoft L61 offer [Austin] Looking for opinions on offers from Google and Microsoft in Austin. I just came from Amazon in NYC with 1.5 YOE. TC: 161k Google team is in CorpEng working on a full stack project. I will probably be bored with the team but I'll be the only L3 which I've heard can help with promos. It's also a bett
- vote Google Role Selection Got reached out for a Tech Acct Mgr (TAM) role at Google Austin. I'm a CSAM/TAM at MSFT w/ 8 YoE. Assessing myself, I've got good technical breadth with the MS stack - Azure, M365, Security, etc and certs to back it up. But not too deep technically (and not required in this role at MS). That said,
- vote Ghosted by Msft after offer? Interviewed with msft in March and got offers from multiple groups. However the level / comp numbers were only given when I would commit to that group for them to extend an offer. After I got numbers it was too low compared to Amazon + downlevel despite multiple groups in Azure, ODSP, etc.. all giv
- Microsoft Senior Software Engineer TC expectation Hey Blind Fam, I'm a SDE1 at Amazon India, and have very high chances of becoming sde2 in this Q4(Nov-2021). My recent payhike was not really great, so I decided to look out for new opportunities, I gave interview for Senior SE position at Microsoft Azure Database team new setup in Hyderabad, and cl
- stay or leave? Work environment got very toxic and it was affecting my mental health. Didn't leetcode or prepare, directly went for an MS phone screen and didn't go as well as i would have if I'd prepared. They are calling me onsite for "senior software engineer" for two teams, one in Azure and one in the AI org.
- unlucky software engineer? Just sharing to know how many of us here are in same boat - Started my career in 2011 in some shitty consulting firm. Did some good enhancements & features on c/c++/mainframes. I know, wtf. 2012 changed project and ended up in shell scripting. I was literally writing parsers and what not in perl/aw
- If you are against unionization you shouldn't complain about your job Most of the posts on here, that aren't prestige and Bezos burner accounts, are complaining about the company one works at. Amazon's PIP culture and poor benefits. Microsoft's low pay, lowballing, and down-leveling, Google's down-leveling and slow promo, Facebook's terrible WLB. There's way more, but
- Are these traits of normal managers at Microsoft? I am from an Azure team below are the traits of our manager 1) There are only 2 daily syncs in a week , it's hard to get help and share what's going on, on regular basis. 2) Manager asks us to send previous month's retrospective with information regarding tasks and time spent on tasks of each day
- vote Honest OCI experience (Work Culture, WLB, Ops, On-Call, Hikes, Layoffs) Recently, I have seen a lot of negativity on toxic culture, bad WLB in OCI on Blind community. So, just thought of putting down my experience of working at OCI here. In this post, I'm trying to put my honest reviews about OCI, it's work culture, WLB, Ops & Development, On-call, hikes etc. Disclaime
- My life at Amazon TLDR: new grad -> Amazon -> things go downhill -> PIPd (on work visa) -> received multiple offers. --------------------------------------------------- I started at Amazon as a college hire, moved to Seattle. The Seattle Freeze is real but got through it. I like to do outdoor stuff so PNW i
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130