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- Microsoft SE II or Amazon SDE II? I have received two offers. I wanted to know which one is better in terms of TC and future growth: Amazon, Software Development Engineer II, New York City: Base: $176,600 Sign-on bonus: $105,000 (year 1 given over 12 months), $80,900 (year 2 given over 12 months) RSU: 85 units (approx $256,000) (ve
- Coding level for Principal SWE interview at Microsoft Is it enough to focus on LC medium (MS tagged)? And the LC list of 'top MS questions' ? Do they care about the programing language used? Any other question bank recommended? Group: Azure Infra YOE: 12 TC: 400k #tech #microsoft #interview #swe
- Microsoft SWE - I never actually code I’ve been working as a Dev in Azure for 7 months now (lvl 60) and I’ve written a total of about 100 lines of code... I spend most of my time writing proposals (for features that I want to build), integration testing plans, and spending an ABSURD amount of time in meetings and going over ADO items (
- MSFT RTO in Dallas for swe Dfw msft sde, when is rto? HM does not know. I know Redmond is back. Been wondering for Microsoft dallas. Need to figure out if I am going to be driving to Irving/ Las Colinas regularly TC:160K
- Advice for Meta SWE to thrive at Microsoft? I recently accepted an offer at Microsoft (not Azure). I have read a lot of advice targeted at Microsoft engineers joining Meta, but not for Meta engineers/managers joining Microsoft. What are the top 3 things you would share with someone who was successful at Meta, who wants to thrive at Microsof
- Microsoft Atlanta SWE offer I am expecting an offer from microsoft in one of the teams under microsoft power platform. the position is based out of Atlanta location. Could you please let me know how is the WLB for the teams within microsoft power platform. what are the expected salary ranges for L62 SWE in microsoft for Atlant
- vote Microsoft SDE to Nvidia Solutions Architect? I am currently Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft. Got an Offer from Nvidia for 280K TC for Senior Solutions Architect Role. Is it a good idea to Switch to Solutions architect role from SDE or is it a step back? Are SAs paid as well as SDEs at Nvidia? Are the yearly refreshers on par with SDEs
- Microsoft Sr SWE Atlanta Offer I am expecting an offer from microsoft in one of the teams under microsoft power platform. the position is based out of Atlanta location. Could you please let me know how is the WLB for the teams within microsoft power platform. what are the expected salary ranges for L63 SWE in microsoft for Atlant
- MSFT Vancouver SDE 2 (L61) Already employed at msft Redmond from couple of months, but moving to MS Vancouver (due to visa issues) What are your thoughts on these compensation details for Msft Vancouver? Base pay : ~118k CAD Target bonus : 0-20% (10% generally) RSU : 140k USD/4 (basically carried forward from US offer) Relo
- L6 SDM for 1 year - can I goto FB/Msft/goog? I am SDM for a year now. Will Goog/Fb/Msft allow me to interview at Engg Mgr role? I was a Sr SDE earlier.
- Microsoft HM round for Principal SWE Cleared onsite, have HM interview coming up. I heard it's usually just chatting (cultural fit) and some tech questions (likely to see if there's a fit in stack). Are these interviews usually STAR styled? Or more casual conversations? How likeky are people to fail after making this far? Aiming for
- Msft dallas sde office? Sdes in Dallas, is the office the Irving las colinas sales and support office for software engineers too? Interviewing for this place but idk where office is and whether developers are going back in 😂😂 TC:71K
- Microsoft New Grad SWE On-Site Just found out yesterday that I’ve got my on site with Microsoft next Monday 🥹 I’m honestly so grateful to even make it to this point, but I’ve been prepping for months now and feel as if I have a decent shot at making it. If anyone has any resources for past questions or anything related, I’d rea
- link Microsoft TC for Hiring Event SDE I/II I had a first dicussion about the number. I tried to not answer but recruiter told me to go to levels.fyi to see the number and come back answer the expectation for him. I am going to on-site and I am about to have prep call with recruiter to answer the TC, but the levels.fyi number is not really co
- Microsoft software engineer offer L62 Got an initial verbal offer from Microsoft as below L62 @ Dallas (for enterprise software) Base 130 Stocks 50 (for 4 years) Bonus 15 At this point I even lost motivation to move as this is below what i make, down leveled and really insulting. I do see offers around TC 190-200 K in levels fyi (140
- Microsoft Software Engineer II How to know which Microsoft level (61/62) is for Software Engineer II? I recently interviewed for this position a week before and yet to receive feedback on final loop interview. How long it will take to get the feedback? #microsoft #interview #softwareengineer #tech
- Microsoft Senior Software Engineer Interview I have on sites at Microsoft next week. This is for a startup within the Power Bi team working on real-time apps. Any tips? I’ve been Leetcoding for a while now and doing system design tutorials. What’s to be expected? 4 rounds. Current TC: 🥜 YOE: 6.5 #engineering #software #swe #
- Rate my SWE Microsoft Offer 3 YOE Current TC at Amazon: 145/70 = 215k in Bay Area L61 Offer at Microsoft in Redmond:- Year1- 145/20/35 = 200k Year2- 145/20/35 = 200k Year3- 145/ 35 = 180k How much performance bonus one can expect on average? Recruiter mentions 15% and adds it to the TC above to make it look big. Any scope
- MSFT event Atalanta interview sde 2 I’ve Microsoft on-site interview coming up in this week for location Atlanta. What’s the interview bar for event? There are 4 rounds and I believe one would be system design and 3 would be coding. I’ve prepared from top 50 Microsoft leetcode as well as from leetcode explore part. Would that be e
- Microsoft L62 SWE Offer I received this offer for Microsoft L62 SWE II Base: 145k Sign on cash bonus: 25k On hire stock: 80k Annual cash bonus: up to 20% of base Annual stock: 32k max YOE: 5.5 Where do I have room for negotiation? How often do people actually get the max for annual cash and stock bonus? If they don’t ge
- Microsoft Onsite SDE I’m preparing for Microsoft virtual onsite for a New Grad SDE position. Does anyone have any tips? What should I expect? Should I prepare for OOP Design questions? Any tips for the behavior questions? Resources? LC: +200 TC: 0 (Intern from third world country)
- Microsoft SDE 2 Offer Evaluation Got an offer from Microsoft IDC with total comp of 55L first year. Have a couple of days to accept the offer. The recruiter won’t budge although will have a decrease in base. They are saying it’s the best they can offer. I want to join Microsoft because of the work and culture. Currently in loop wi
- Twilio L3 vs Microsoft L62 SWE Got two offers as stated in the title. Which one is better in terms of WLB, career growth and benefits? Is L62 down-leveled compared to L3? Both offers are based on Boston, MA. TCs (base + stock + bonus) are stated below after negotiation. Is there any more room to negotiate? Twilio - Boston, 250K
- Microsoft SDE 2 Max CTC I already have an offer from Uber i.e. they are offering me CTC; 72 LAKH YOE: 4 YEARS I want to join Microsoft. Will Microsoft be able to match that?
- Software Engineer expectations at msft What are the expectations of l61 sde 2 at msft? Recruiter said hiring event feedback was good and team wants to make l61 offer. I am bit concerned I am getting upleveled. How is job security at this company for sde 2? TC:70K Yoe:5
- Software Engineering: Microsoft Offer team questions Recently was made an offer in the MS C + E team under Microsoft digital. It was through a hiring event. Excerpt from job description: “Microsoft Digital helps all Microsoft employees get their jobs done, by strategically managing and maintaining horizontal platforms such as SAP, Adobe, our busine
- vote Compare Microsoft vs Bloomberg Senior SDE Hi All, I have offers from MS and Bloomberg, which one should I be going for? MS Seattle offer: Base $190K plus $80k Stocks Bloomberg NYC offer: Base $230K plus $60k bonus Total experience: 10yrs Currently in NYC. Which one would be better for my career? #engineering #software #companyreviews #c
- vote Microsoft L61 (Sde-2) vs Google L3 (Sde-1) vs Brex (Sde-1) Microsoft - L61 (SDE-2) Base - 141K Bonus - 40k/2 Rsu - 140k/4 220K, 176 recurring Google L3 (SDE-1) 290K (I am surprised) Brex (SDE-1) 240K - chose your own split 8% bonus TC: 260K (pre-ipo) Which one to choose? Google Gave L4 numbers for L3 brex thinks their Google too :) YOE: 2.1 (I am from
- Principal @ MS to SDE 1 @ Amazon I am an principal at Microsoft. Amazon recruiters reach out to me pretty much every day , sometimes I get more than one email in a day. They say I have an impressive background. However, they want to consider SDE 1 roles.
- Microsoft Dallas SDE office? Microsoft people, has there been any update here : nbcdfw.com/news/local/microsoft-signs-short-term-lease-in-southlake/2462699/ I know there is some sort of office in Irving/Las Colinas? But are SWEs being hired for this Texas office too? I only hear about MSFT Atlanta expansion everywhere. TC:12
- Microsoft dallas sde? Hello, Does Microsoft have a new office in Dallas or something? Are they just expanding in Texas? I know they have an office in Las colinas/Irving which is a suburb of Dallas but I see openings for Dallas. I know atlanta has new office. TC:75K #swe #sde
- Seeking SWE Referral (Google/Meta/Amazon/Microsoft/etc) Hello everyone! I’m seeking a referral to any big tech company for a software engineering position (hoping to stay remote). I’m currently a GS-12 in the Civil Service (USAF) performing a full stack developer role. Highly interested in leaving government work for career growth potential and WFH opp
- Employee termination at MSFT for software engineer process At MSFT, when you join as L61 SDE 2, how much time do you have to ramp up especially if you do not know the tech stack? During ramp up, how much help is acceptable? Like how much help can manager and L63 provide? What is the pip process at the company? I read about ir and zr. How rare is it? Gener
- Msft sde II expectations ? At ms, sde 2 l61 and l62, are the expectations high? Can you ask people for help if you get stuck? Are you expected to do everything independently without assistance? Is there risk of pip if you do? TC:80K #sde2 #sdeII
- Microsoft SDE L62 Offer | Redmond, WA I was given a verbal offer from the recruiter as follows: Base: 150k Stocks: 60k over 2 years Sign-on Bonus: 25k over 2 years This would bring TC to $197k per year before yearly bonus. Is there room for negotiation and where would I negotiate on? Any advice on negotiation is also appreciated. TC:
- MSFT SWE offer 65k lowball? I recently received an internal MSFT offer for a team transfer from Europe to a high cost of living city in North America The offer is a copy-paste of my current EU package (just different currency). Am I being massively lowballed? I was expecting about 2x... is this normal for MSFT? How much can I
- Microsoft L64 SDE offer expectations I recently interviewed Microsoft and recruiter informed me that they would extend an offer for Level 64. Initial offer is 180k base, 200k stock (4 years) and 70k sign on. I want to negotiate on the stocks and sign on. What is the max stocks that Microsoft can offer at L64, assuming the interview wen
- Microsoft Software Referral Can anyone put me in for a referral at Microsoft? Found a few postings I was interested and would appreciate the help! YOE: 5 years TC: 120k #engineering #software #swe #microsoft
- Microsoft L64 SDE offer Hello Blinders. I got an offer for L64 SDE role at Redmond. Can I negotiate. It is big bump from current TC though Thanks for the help $160k/50k/15% per year. signon $55k Yoe 14 Non tech Current TC $140k #tech #microsoft
- Microsoft L61 SWE Atlanta Is this possible with a competing offer of $180k remote?? Base $130k Stonks $140k/4 Joining bonus 40k (maybe split over 2 years) Annual bonus 10 percent 13k Total comes to $178k Is it possible that I can get these numbers for Atlanta L61?? YOE 3
- Microsoft 64 maps to Amazon L6 SDE? Also, how far can MS go for 64? Would they go beyond 500? TC:400
- Google to Microsoft for SWE? L4 SWE @ Google with almost 3 yoe. I make ~265k a year in the Bay Area. Got L61 at Microsoft in Redmond for an awesome team. What TC can/should I ask for? Current Google breakdown per year: 156k base 15% bonus 88k RSUs Thanks!
- Laptops given to Software Engineers at Microsoft Can anyone tell me what kind of laptops are used by software engineers at Microsoft? #software
- Microsoft sde II growth expectations? If you join msft as L61 or L62 in sde 2 level, how fast are you expected to grow? Every 2 years? Will manager and hr get involved if I don't? What if there are reorgs impacting growth? TC:80K #sde2 #sdeII
- Please help evaluating MS offer. SDE 2 Asking for a friend L61 Bellevue/Seattle/Redmond Base 140 RSU 120 Sign on 40 Is this good to take? I’m seeing folks who get 160K for RSU? TIA. Blind tax Me: 5yoe in Meta, TC before today: 380K TC today: 350K Friend: 2yoe in a small company TC: 130K
- vote Is microsoft increasing tc for software engineers? Due to attrition and great resignation a few employers such as Amazon are increasing compensation for existing employees to encourage retention. Is microsoft doing that too? #vwyf TC:80K
- MS in CMU vs SDE in India Hi everyone, I have got and admit for CMU MSE-SS program but getting cold feet or dilemma whether to even go for a MS in USA. Below are some points that I am considering. 1) In India too I can earn > 40 LPA with 1.5 year experience and interviews lined up from Google, Amazon, and 6 other compani
- Msft remote sde? I believe based on manager you can go remote either in same state or other abs pay gets adjusted accordingly. That being said are swe especially L59-L63 actually going remote? I feel like for promotion, impact, visibility they would not be? I know teams are going cross state with expansion in Atlant
- Microsoft L60 SWE offer evaluation - Atlanta Offer details: Microsoft (Atlanta, SWE) Base: 111k Stocks: 120k (over 4 years) Sign on: 30k (2 installments) Bonus: max 20% per year based on performance -> This offer is after negotiating once. I asked for 118k base and they gave me 111k. Competing offer: Salesforce (Atlanta, SDET, MTS) Base:
- Max numbers for Microsoft L61 SWE? For Redmond. 2.5 YoE They want me to give them a range and won’t offer anything unless I give my numbers. I wanted to know max they will give for L61 for these - Base, RSUs, Sign on Before you ask me why I am leaving G, I am a contractor and the contact expires end of month. No trolls please.