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Azure Promotions
- Azure promotions and presentation At azure for couple of years now and pushing for in band promotion. Last year, My manager asked me to produce more documentation to prove my work. So I have written papers on my projects etc., Recently, I am told that only way to be considered for promotion is to present it in a forum with bunch of
- Promotion in office org How you can compare promotion time in office org compare to azure org? Slower than azure?
- L62 to L63 promotion in Microsoft? Received an offer from Microsoft Azure, Compute + AI team, India. How difficult is L62 to L63 promotion in Microsoft? Offer (L62) Base 36L JB 5L Perf Bonus Max. 20% 7.2L RSUs 120k USD vesting over 4 yrs Yoe 4yr 4months Current Tc 49 lacs #tech #amazon #microsoft #azure
- Microsoft increment from L60 to L61 How much increment microsoft offer while promotion from L60 to L61? For a campus recruit, 2020 batch, tier 2 college, working in Azure team...when getting promoted to SDE 2 (L61), how much increment does Microsoft provide? Do they also offer more stocks? #tech #microsoft
- Lot of partner promotions at MSFT There are lot of partner promotions at MSFT these days esp. in Azure. How much do these guys get paid in year 1 vs year 4?
- Switching Teams Microsoft pros and cons I was looking to reteam from my current team due to me wanting more responsibility. Can you reteam and promote at the same time or is this not possible? I don’t mind doing the interview loop just wanted to know if this was doable or not and if this resets the internal promotion timer? I’ve been on
- What Should OCI Do that Azure/AWS do for product marketing What should Oracle Cloud Infra (OCI) be doing product marketing/promotions related that AWS and Azure are doing really well? Not engineering/product related but more branding/marketing wise...
- Microsoft.. why did they hire me one level up. I was interviewing with MS Azure team. It was for L65. I thought they might downgrade me to L64 after interview. After joining found that they hired me at L66. 1. Will it be terrible for WLB? 2. What they expect from L66? 3. I was recently promoted to L6 at Amazon and joined MS. Will I be successfu
- L66 close to L67 looking to switch I am expecting to get promoted to L67 this mid year, as told by mgr and skip. But looking to switch. TC is 400k @azure. What will be good move? Money and work wise? How much can I reasonably expect.
- [Microsoft]Avg time required from 62 to 63 I am joining at 62 level in Microsoft Azure. Wanted to know about average time required to get promoted to 63 level. Currently L5 at Amazon. YOE- 6 #engineering #software #microsoft #amazon
- Stay at Oracle IC3 or leave to Azure L62 YOE : 3 years 7 months Current CTC : 22 LPA base + 100 RSU per annum + manager told me that there would be a promotion from IC2 to IC3 in June. I have no idea what that entails. Offer from Azure : L62 (31 LPA base + 72k USD vested over 4 years + 4 LPA joining bonus per annum for first 2 years) Ini
- vote Which team in MSFT promote the fastest? Recently joined MSFT and only now then j realized my org is known for slow promotion velocity. I heard Bing and Azure has fast promotion, is that still a thing or back in the days? Created a poll. Please add options if you feel that I missed something. L62, $205k, industry hire.
- vote Switch to Nvidia from Msft? I have received a reasonable offer from Nvidia as Software Engineer. Is it a good idea to switch from MS Azure to Nvidia SWE role? Or should I stick with Msft? I'm up for a promotion which might increase my TC to $225k Current TC - $215k Yoe - 6 Nvidia Offer TC - $300k
- Promotions at Microsoft versus Meta? Got an azure global enterprise promises Senior PM (level 64) offer at MIcrosoft Redmond campus versus Meta Program manager in research operations (IC6) in Menlo Park. I’m wondering how long promotions at either company will take? I think the Meta offer is for more senior level (looking at levels.fy
- Should I take Amazon offer? Got an offer from aws. Interviewed for l5 but got l4 offer. Almost 3 years under azure, current l60, expect to be promoted to l61 in sep. TC can be higher than my current one. If it's l5, I will take it. But it's l4. Should I take it?
- How to solve boring work Been here for 7 months, as lvl 60. Dont see promotion in 1.5 years(average performance). Boring work depresses me as I'm not getting learning, promotion out of it.(making excel reports all day fml) Manager has no good work lined up. All mostly PM stuff and I act as support Should I try internal t
- Microsoft performance Hi folks,I’ll be joining the Microsoft Azure Identity team in two weeks from today.I’d like to know how performance is measured and what determines promotion?how do you go from L62 to L63 and how long will it take to get to L65 at least.Also, how easy is it to switch department.I.e to go from Archit
- vote Walmart Labs vs Microsoft Azure Offer Evaluation (India) Asking for a friend currently working in Amazon Walmart Senior Software Engineer (IN4) Fixed - 30.3 L (29 base + 1.3 PF) Bonus - 25% of base = 7.25 L RSU - 25% of base = 7.25 L (Vested over 4 years). New stocks worth 25% base added every year. Joining Bonus - 8L ( 4 + 4 over 2 years) One time New
- MSFT New Grad Promotion Tips I’m going to be a new grad starting with Azure. I’m really motivated to get promotions as fast as possible. I’m a fast learner and willing to put in the hours. Any tips for the fastest way to the top? I need the extra money to help pay off school and support my family, as they need help financiall
- YOE= 1.5, possible to get Microsoft L61? Want to switch to Microsoft especially Azure. Realized that the hiring event has a bar of 2 years experience. I’ve only got 1.5 years and I’m missing a few months. (Not counting internship). Should I wait until 2 years to go to the hire event? Also, is it possible to get 61 with just 1.5 YOE? Does
- Wait for promo to L65/Principal or quit Doing great at Microsoft in Azure except for the urge to see what’s out there and earn more possibly. Anticipating a promotion to Principal by September. Should I just wait and then make a change? Considering MSFT L64/65 get leveled similarly at Amazon/Google, would having a Principal level (newly
- Tech talk ideas My manager wants me to give some tech talk to the team, as a checkpoint for promotion. But I can't seem to identify what is a good topic that can be talked about. Any ideas? For reference my team works on technologies like Scala, Go, Python, Kubernetes, MySQL, protobuf, graphQL, GCP, Azure, AWS. An
- Microsoft Level 59 Offer/Salary Microsoft SF Bay Area Org: Azure Base: 117k Bonus: 0-20% max RSU: 60k / 4 years Sign-on: 10k / 2 years What do you guys think? Is this "fair" pay? How's my likelihood to get promotions or leave after enough experience? Disclosure: 0 yoe. I did unrelated work in the past. My bachelor's degree was
- vote AWS SDE 2 from Microsoft L62 I work for a non azure team. Recently received an offer from AWS which is little over 60k of my current TC. I got promoted to L62 (5 months back) but no longer enjoy the current team and want to move to a company/team where i can gain more transferable skills. Is it a wise move to join AWS as sde2?
- vote From Microsoft Azure Org To Oracle OCI . Shoud I consider the move? Received an offer from OCI IDC. Oracle Offer :- TC:- 55 LPA (Including 4 LPA Joining Bonus). Designation:- IC3 / Senior Member Of Technical Staff. Project:- Data Centre Workflow Management / Not customer facing. Current Details:- MS IDC TC:- 28 LPA (Expecting L61 promotion) Project:- Azure Servic
- Microsoft internal transfers should allow Level Upping Am I crazy for thinking that? If a L61 interviews for another team which has a L62 position and they pass, why can't that person be leveled up to L62 instead of being forced to do a lateral transfer staying as 61. I know hiring managers say you will have an accelerated promotion path but not sure h
- How much would I make at Amazon or Microsoft ? I'm curious how much would I make at AWS or Azure. Not thinking about leaving but I don't know my market value. I have 6 years of experience. Got hired 3 years ago as IC3 in OCI for 250k TC. Got 50k raise every year and got promoted to IC4. I'm making 400k now and probably 450k in April. I'm prett
- 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
- Strong Backend vs Medium Full stack 2 years into the industry and have gotten good level of experience across technologies, Springboot, Java, K8, CICD, Azure cloud, etc.. I enjoy and have a knack for solving coding questions.. Questions is, should I continue and grow in backend.. Or should I expand horizon in front end or even datasci
- L6 SDM at AWS wants to move companies. What are some good options? TC - 390K. Years of experience - 12. Degrees - MS and BS in CS. Have been a senior SDE before at AWS for 1 year and SDM for 2.5 years now. Joined Amazon as L5 SDE and got promoted to senior SDE. What compensation and levels can I target at the following companies in Seattle Metro area? Microsoft Az
- Need referrals at Lyft, Uber, Netflix, LinkedIN, etc Or any excellent company (preferably around Seattle) having interesting projects, good career growth, great culture and TC >= $250k. L61 Top performer in Azure, expecting L62 promotion this cycle. Main reason for looking outside Microsoft is 4th year TC cliff as the last batch of sign on stock w
- Microsoft L62 offer... Hi Blinders, What is TC range for L62 role at Microsoft? Was interviewed for Sr. SWE but was told they are going to offer SWE II (L62 instead of L63). I feel I have answered all the questions correctly and passed the test cases and in overall I would say it was a positive experience. What are your t
- Microsoft salary drop after cliff year. i am considering Microsoft Azure offer for L62. i am looking to stay long-term (6-8 years) and build a strong technical foundation. Microsoft offered 150 base, 150k stock, 50k bonus. What is the salary drop i can expect after cliff year considering i might be promoted to l64 in 4 years ? YOE - 4
- vote Microsoft 180k vs Amazon 191k (both in Seattle)? Which one to choose? (Poll) MSFT: 210k in first year, and 175k in the following 3 years. So 180k on average. Level 61. AMZN: 191k (L5 target). Newly promoted L5. 177k this year, but expect to hit target next year. Moving to MSFT (non-Azure for sure) for better wlb. Consider benefits and 401k match, the pay is almost the same
- My funny story at Microsoft :) It has been quite a while since I left Microsoft. I know some people may identify me but so be it. It should be an interesting read for Microsoft folks. I’ll try to keep it short. Morals of the story: 1. Your director controls your rating, compensation, promotion, not your manager. 2. Mspoll is not
- Microsoft level negotiation Hello folks, I recently gave an interview for Azure Compute L63 position in Atlanta. The recruiter called me yesterday and mentioned they would like to offer me L62 with the following pay Base: 135k Bonus: 0 - 20% averaging around 10% Sign on 20k over 2 years and 90k stocks over 4 years. I'm fro
- vote Azure or AWS, which one do you prefer to work at I am currently in AWS, and just recently got the verbal offer from Microsoft Azure. Which one do you prefer? 1. Culture: I know in MS, pip is less frequent, benefits is better (401k, education, gym, health) 2. Oncall/WLB: I think it depends on team? 3. Tech: Tech debt, code quality, engineer cul
- How are offers from FAANG/MSFT lately? Have been at Uber 3 years and will hit cliff next year. With current stock price my total comp is 700k and I am 5B (high performer and promoted). Which company would beat my current TC as staff or senior level? Heard Google downgrades their offers lately, what about others? I am also thinking of m
- Should i Move to Microsoft? YOE = 1.7 current CTC= 33LPA (26+ 7) MSFT CTC = 42 LPA (for 1st year) -L60 (22B + 6JB-FY + 2PB + 12STK-FY) all figures are in Lpa My manager told me I'm in line for the next promotion happening in 2023. I don't really like the work at my current company ( poor WLB and no stocks). I don't know if
- 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
- Meta offer evaluation - E3 Seattle I’ve been at Microsoft for a little over a year and a half now. Current total comp for Microsoft as a level 60 SWE: Base: 126k Stocks (when I originally got them): 120k + 45k SSA I got about a year in My offer for meta is an E3. They said they wouldn’t consider me for E4 until I had at least 2 YOE
- Microsoft cxp team Hi , Is anyone working in Microsoft azure cxp team. (Customer experience team) I would like to know about 1.wlb 2.oncall load 3. politics, is there pip like amazon 4. Kind of Work for software engineer How much time would it take to get promoted as l61. Is it worthy to join l60 for 2.5 years exp?
- vote MSFT guys, how long does it take for you to 61 from 60 at MSFT? Leaving to Azure with 1 yoe. The offer is good. lv.60. 205k with 10% target bonus and signon for the 1st year. They said they can’t do 61 for me due to yoe, but they tried to make a good offer to meet my expectation. Just wondering how long it would take to get promoted? Amazon is okay. Just not a
- Should I take the Microsoft offer? Offer is for Azure (Redmond). L60 Base: 124k Stock: 75k (over 4 years) Sign on: 15k Bonus: 0-20% of base (performance based, target is 10%) Currently band 7 at IBM, TC: 140k, bay area YOE: 1.8 + Masters My manager assured me that I would be promoted to band 8 within the next 12 months, which will
- Upleveling at Microsoft I recently received a verbal offer for Microsoft as a LV 61 with an offer TC ~200k in Azure I have 4 YOE (almost 5 if including internships) and was hoping to get 62/63 since this feels like a down leveling. But was considering taking the offer and hoping to get promoted to 62 within a span of a ye
- Microsoft or Amazon? Hi everyone, Need some more unbiased opinions. Got an offer from Microsoft Azure, 160 TC with extra performance bonuses ranging from 0 - 37k. I've accepted the offer verbally. The role is for a Software Engineering position in Networking. Recently got an offer from Amazon for their SCOT team for 2
- vote Azure vs AWS offer comparison I need help deciding between these 2 offers. Location: Seattle YOE: 8 Position: SWE Microsoft Azure: Level 63 TC for first year: 234K (160K base + 15% target bonus + 100K RSUs / 4 years + 25K signing bonus). Average TC for next 3 years: 209K Amazon AWS: L5 TC for first year: 248K (158 base + 80K c
- Growth Past Senior Engineer L6 Hi Guys, I am currently a SDE3 in Amazon. Looking to move to companies where I can get a better career growth than Amazon. Wanted check with you on how is the growth in other big/top companies above mid level (after 2 level up). How difficult is to get next Promotion and do you frequently see people
- vote DoorDash vs Microsoft offers I am a new grad, TOE: 1 year new-grad SWE, team is TBD, seattle Doordash: 135k base, 175k stock/4 years, 20k sign-on, 5k relocation new-grad SWE, team is Azure (cloud and AI), seattle Microsoft: 110k base, 120k stock/3.5 years, 50k sign-on, 20k relocation People are telling me to choose doordash
- Tips/guidelines for career growth in Microsoft, Redmond I'm working with an Azure team in Microsoft, Redmond. I have 2 yoe and came to US for master's. I was initially offered entry level (59) and fought my way with a negotiating offer for SE2 but only got level 60 (SE1). I feel left behind coz many of my friends have been promoted to senior SE over the