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Microsoft Competition
- vote I keep seeing on this platform that MS pays peanuts. Taking a look at a lot of non FAANG companies, MS is quite competitive actually. Are they really outside of top 10 highest paying tech companies? #tech #peanuts #TC
- Square refrral needed|400 LC| senior SWE at msft| ex amazon Hi All I am looking for a strong referral at square. Solved 400 LC(100 hards, 220 mediums) in last 3 months. Currently Senior SWE(L64) at msft. Ex amazon Ex competitive programmer. Solid system design. Thanks.
- TikTok tech buyers FB - making clone - could just buy it just to crush competition MSFT - terrible at anything not named windows/office/azure Apple/Google - anti-competitive Amazon - Needs to get into mobile phone sphere Kodak - clearly going to be the winning bidder. Camera and photo company turned into ‘chemical
- need referral @Top companies need referral for top tech company apple facebook google microsoft and so on masters in computer science from top university competitive profile
- Get out of FAANG and boost you career Title pretty much sums up it all. FAANG companies were the dream companies of the 2000s / 2010s and were very fast growing with exciting career opportunities, bringing many innovations to the world. As they became huge companies they have become the equivalent of past corporate companies, with emp
- Microsoft Vs FAANG Does anyone consider @microsoft as FAANG, cause obviously M ain't in FAANG? Just wondering if folks here see MS at the same level. I believe TC is pretty competitive. Maybe we should rename it... FAMANG!!.... just saying!
- When is Meta coming to Kitchener/Waterloo Google needs more competition, when is Facebook/Meta, Apple, MSFT, Netflix… etc opening an office in Canada’s Silicon Valley city - The Kitchener Waterloo region? It’s long overdue. Isn’t it?
- L63 senior software engineer Microsoft Atlanta Hello, I cleared for L63 role with 14 yoe for Microsoft Atlanta office. what would be a competitive salary? I am awaiting a HR discussion.
- Snowflake referral needed. 400 LC. Senior SWE at msft. Ex amazon Hi All I am looking for a strong referral at snowflake. Solved 400 LC(100 hards, 220 mediums) in last 3 months. Currently Senior SWE(L64) at msft. Ex amazon Ex competitive programmer. Solid system design. Thanks.
- link Microsoft comp How does Microsoft get away paying engineers by far the lowest in the industry? I recently got an offer for Senior SDE and checked levels.fyi and the pay is almost half of other competitive companies. Too all msft engineers, why are you still there?
- Microsoft Offer Help [India] Blind Community, need help. YOE 3+ Current TC 27 LPA Offers in Hand Coinbase IC4 TC Around 70 LPA Cleared Microsoft L61 What's the max offer and Level that MS can give, given the above competitive offer? Can they beat it or come close to it by increasing Level to L62? #engineering #software #s
- Going from MS to VMware. Will MS walk you out on the spot? Planning to give my 2 weeks notice tomorrow. I am not in any core business unit that is in direct competition with VMware. Will MS walk me out on the spot?
- Dropbox referral needed| Senior SWE@Msft| 400 LC| ex Amazon Hi All I am looking for a strong referral at Dropbox. Solved 400 LC(100 hards, 220 mediums) in last 3 months. Currently Senior SWE(L64) at msft. Ex amazon Ex competitive programmer. Solid system design. Thanks.
- Vancouver: Amazon/Microsoft Compensation Anyone have recent compensation numbers for Amazon, Microsoft and any other competitive companies in Vancouver? Recently posted numbers on Blind seem to vary *a lot*.
- Hitachi IoT platform team experience? Being pinged by Recruiting for a spot on the team. Anyone know anyone there? No stocks but supposedly very competitive to MSFT and Goog in total comp. Any feedback?
- Hulu, HBOmax, Netflix referral needed| senior SWE@msft| ex Amazon Hi Netflix/Hulu/HBO Folks. Looking for referrals at the streaming tech, 400 LC(100 hards 220 meds) in last 3 months Solid system design L64 at msft and ex amazon. Ex competitive programmer Thanks
- vote Which is best FAANG/any other to join as Software Engineer for next 2-3 years? Just wondering where I should make my move next or stay. I have included some others apart from FAANG. I am asking from strictly Software Engineer PoV, don't need to be best comp but just competitive enough with good learning in work. TC - 210K #tech #faang #meta #facebook #google #amazon #netfli
- Zoom offer evaluation Got offer from Zoom, base 240k, annual bonus 8%, RSU 400k, sign 20k, remote in LA, is it good offer, also have offers from MS/google, Zoom's offer from number seems competitive, but has some concerns on work-life balance and benefits. Zoom said they will have annual refresh soon, is it true? they s
- Fair comp for Bytedance/TikTok I am in the final stage of the interview process with ByteDance/TikTok; I believe they plan to make me an offer as soon as next Friday and I am not sure what comp I should be asking for. I am a SE2, have three years industry experience at Microsoft, and a fairly competitive resume vis-a-vis schooli
- Microsoft New Grad Negotiation Got a new grad offer from Microsoft for L59 (109/120/35) but it's not even nearly as competitive as my other offers. What's the possibility of getting hired as L60? How much does Msft negotiate for new grad roles?
- Are companies still hiring entry-level SWEs? I wonder if companies (especially Fb, G, Amzn, Msft) are still hiring entry, junior level candidates (1-2 YOE) during this time. If so, is the competition way higher than usual?
- link Microsoft trying to eat Twilio's pie now https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/22/microsoft-challenges-twilio-with-the-launch-of-azure-communication-services/ What's the future of Twilio? Can it survive the tough competition from this tech giant?
- vote Microsoft SSE compensation Tired of Amazon and looking outside. Microsoft recruiter is reaching out. I always ignored them in the past because I knew Microsoft doesn't pay lower levels well. However, I like the company's charter and how well they treat their employees. Is there a way to join Microsoft and get paid competitive
- Why so many people in MS and Amazon want to leave? At least for mid/entry level positions, I get this impression from reading stuff online and talking to engineers that worked there. Has MS or Amazon tried anything to be more competitive with companies like FB or Google?
- does amazon have a great future in hardware? i wonder what amazon wants to do in commercial space with hardware. Is the HW devices purpose is just to bring more people to participate in their ecommerce business alone? will this HW thrive in market competition? #amazon #apple #microsoft #google #facebook
- Final interview for GCP sales engineer Salary seems competitive but benefits are hard to walk away from at MS. Has anyone made the jump that can speak to their experience? What kind of sign on stock can I expect? 225k tc today, l62 at MS.
- Is Microsoft recruitment worst I am seeing posts lately about Microsoft putting candidates on hold for months and also microsoft is bombarding candidates with multiple rejection mails for the same application. Is Microsoft that bad? I thought Amazon was worst but looks like we are getting a competition
- vote PO (Product Owner) salary in India Title : Development Product Owner Company : Start- up (Bangalore) YOE : 5.5 TC : 33 LPA + 5 L ESOP Education : MS Mechanical Just wanted to check if this is a competitive offer. #pm #product #productmanager
- What exactly is “High bar” So amazon, Microsoft don’t have a high bar, but google Facebook does. Google looks for hardcore leetcoders, and hell if you go India they’re expecting a seasoned competitive programmer. So that must be the high bar detector, no? But no at the same time “oh leetcode is never used in real life, Oh it
- What can LinkedIn learn from Facebook stock crash? Social media industry is hugely competitive. Facebook is now heavily challenged by TikTok, which partially accounts for its stock crash. I understand LinkedIn, as social media, is quite different, we are smaller in scale, no competitor so far, and backup by MSFT, sounds quite the opposite to FB. B
- Amazon L6 SDE Joined amazon as L6 SDE couple of weeks ago. Doubled my Microsoft 🥜 TC. Should I keep interviewing? I am a competitive programmer and I am very good in leetcode style interviews. Had good experiences on system design at Microsoft. But, I need little bit of work on expressing my design to the inter
- Google interview is not that hardcore I just had my first goolge interview in my life. I did some competitive programming while in college (codeforces, local phase for ACM ICPC) and I knew what hard problems mean. But google interview seems just the advanced stuff in algos&ds class but very fast. Doesn't seem to be that very hardcore t
- Box vs Dropbox? Similar offer from both. I'm looking for long term stability... which one will win? Or is there enough space in the market for both to succeed? What about competition from Google, MS, etc?
- Centrify offer have an offer from Centrify in Bellevue WA just wanted to know the company culture, scope/vision of their products, competition, etc. is it worth moving from Microsoft to Centrify?
- Microsoft expectations I heard that microsoft makes peanuts and I have a recruiter conversation tom to discuss offer numbers. What is the max a sde2 can make? I also have meta, linkedin coming up. I am wondering if they would even be competitive with my current tc Also the recruiter's tag mentioned one E2 so idk what th
- vote Best employer 🏆 So I heard MS is giving $1500 to everyone. Lol that's cute. That's how you strive to be Earth's best employer? At Amazon we all received TWO brand new leadership principles! Not to mention, LinkedIn and Glassdoor already ranked us #1 So who's winning the "Strive to be Earth's best employer" compet
- Google vs. Microsoft Offer Currently have two offers (new grad): Microsoft (Seattle) Base: 110k Stock: 120k/3.5 years Sign-On: 40k Google (Bay) Base: 120k Stock: 100k/4 years Sign-On: 15k Google recruiter said Google is competitive with my Microsoft offer. Are these numbers fair? If not, what should Google be?
- vote Employees of Google/Facebook/Microsoft/Apple. Do you ever feel guilty about working for a monopoly? The listed four companies are wildly profitable due to their monopolies: Google in search ads, Facebook in social media ads, Microsoft in desktop software, and Apple in cell phone hardware. This allows them to charge more than they would in a properly competitive environment. Do you feel bad working
- Why did tech interviews become so hard? 5 years ago tech interviews were mostly LC easy/medium and were somewhat doable. Interviewed with fb and they expected two leetcode medium to be done in 45 mins. Google and Microsoft both asked LC hard and several smaller startups ask LC hard too. Is there too much competition? Too much immigratio
- Where to work in San Diego What good developer gigs are there in San Diego? Are there any that also pay competitive salaries? I'm a principal specialized in Microsoft client apps who wants more sun than Seattle typically offers.
- link After the Great Resignation, Tech Firms Are Getting Desperate Faced with a shortage of qualified workers and fierce competition, companies are offering candidates money to interview and plush perks if they stay. Source: wired https://www.wired.com/story/great-resignation-perks-tech/ What are the plush perks your employer is giving? At Twilio they promised
- L65 architect offer? Hi, just recently got a JO from MSFT for a L65 Architect (remote). Base 170 Bonus 0-40%RSU 0-72k Sign on is 250k between Stock and Cash. Is this a competitive offer?
- Sentiment working at Slack Hey, all. Can anyone working at Slack give me an idea of what company morale is like, especially with the Covid situation. Is the competition from Microsoft Teams taking any toll? Thanks in advance.
- Need referral at HFT Europe (new grad) Just to get the interview call. Any kind soul willing to help if my profile looks good? Competitive programmer (max 1800+ but below 1900) Microsoft FTE offer Thank you! #citadel #citadelsecurities #swe #quant
- How's zoom increased 4x? The product is so buggy and it has a lot of competition right? Between MS teams, slack, Google meet, WebEx (kind of) and I think FB is jumping in this field too. Are people actually moving towards zoom or is it all speculative?
- Microsoft L64 offer evaluation Another low ball offer Base : 170k Signon : 80k split across 2 years RSU: 300k Target bonus -0-30 % I don't understand how do they even compete for talent in this competitive market. Is there any room for negotiation here? I have rejected the initial offer and wondering if it makes any sense to e
- Google Program Mgr to Microsoft Product Manager - Good offer? Current Google L4 Program Manager - TC $215 Have an offer from an appealing team at Microsoft L63 (Sr. TPM): Base - $185k Sign on stock grant - $200k Sign on cash - $50k (over 2 yrs) Bonus - 15% for meets expectations; up to 30% 'Typical' stock refresh - $22; up to $44k Should I push for more? Rec
- Why doesn’t Microsoft pay more? I’m not sure if this is just me, but I keep noticing on blind that Microsoft doesn’t pay as well as the other FAANG. I can’t understand why because they and Apple are both the most valuable companies on the planet, yet Apple has no problem giving competitive offers and strong refreshers. As someone
- Apple Vancouver Canada TC Anyone know any info on Apple Vancouver salaries? They’re expanding here and I’m curious how competitive they pay. Currently Amazon and Microsoft seem to be the highest paying here and everything else kinda sucks.
- Signing bonus gross up @ MSFT Does MSFT signing bonus include gross up? Expecting return offer and cannot remember if they gross up the signing bonus or not. Will help in negotiating competitive salary. TC: 245k