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Microsoft vs Amazon
- 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
- Amazon vs Microsoft or ? I am in a team which has a great culture, relatively laid back but I am not enjoying the job anymore. Have an offer from Amazon and also offer from another team in Microsoft. I have on-site interviews ahead with many companies ( twitter, LinkedIn, Etsy, Wayfair, Facebook, google, some EVs, some stag
- vote Offer Comparison - Amazon vs Microsoft Amazon - L5, AWS, Bay area Year 1: Estimated Compensation: $335,033 Base: $184,500 total RSU: 85 shares Guaranteed Cash: $137,100 [y1]. $100,500 [y2]. Microsoft - 62, Redmond Base - 156000 Sign on - 50,000 one time On hire stock - 150000/4 = 37500/ year Total so far -> 243500/ year Annual cash
- vote Microsoft vs Amazon vs Robinhood similar TC all for first two years (negotiated ms and amz), then msft/amzn drops to be ~30k lower rh used to be significantly more prestige/cool product but given what's happening, wondering the current consensus current tc: 100k (will be doubled by move)
- vote Amazon London Vs Microsoft Redmond Have an Amazon London offer for L4 (title negotiation not possible). Base: £70k Stocks: 25 units Signing bonus: £20k each year. Current YOE: ~3yrs TC: ~30LPA (Microsoft IDC) Level: L61 Looking to next promo soon. Thinking between taking this offer or considering switch to redmond post L62 promo
- Help me choose between 2 offers ( amazon vs msft ) Hey guys I have 2 offers from amazon and microsoft and i’m really lost between what to choose. amazon sde 1 tc : 220k Msft l62 tc : 260k Both projects are good and both are in seattle but amazon are flexible I can go to austin too. Amazon recruiter is spamming me and they really try hard to get me
- vote Microsoft India vs Amazon Cambridge UK Hello Everyone, I am a new grad 2022 from India,and I have these two offers. Microsoft India : Salary: ₹14 LPA Relocation : ₹3 Lac Signing Bonus: ₹2.5Lac first year + ₹2.5Lac 2nd year Stock bonus: $30,000 vested over 4 years Bonus: Performance - based bonus up to 20% of salary every year Total comp
- vote Google vs Microsoft vs Amazon So, I recently posted about Microsoft vs Amazon offers and everyone asked me to take the Microsoft offer. Now I have a Google offer too and my situation has changed (a bit) with Amazon. This is a big decision (personally) and would really like to get you guys' opinion :) Education: MS YOE: 2 Goog
- vote Amazon sde2 vs Microsoft l62 India Hey folks, currently holding following offers and a bit confused which to go ahead with. Also, let me know if there is a room for negotiation Amazon Base - 43l Sigon - 22l Stocks - 1st year 4l Overall annual tc ~69l Msft Base -38 P.b ~ 4l ( 10% ) Jb - (6+4) Stocks - 100k usd TC - 67l (This was ini
- vote Offer eval - Amazon vs Microsoft vs Salesforce vs Workday Hi, looking for Blind inputs. I had prepped for PM interviews for 6 months and very happy and shocked that I received multiple offers. Workday Role: P4 Sr. Product Manager Base: 170k Bonus: 10% of base RSUs: 225k over 4 years (25/25/25/25) Refreshers: recruiter mentioned 40-60% of initial grant. Re
- vote Prestigious Senior role @ Amazon vs Google vs Microsoft vs Uber Based on your experience and interaction with senior/lead engineers whom would you rate the best in terms of prestige in tech industry. Few good offer data points for a 8-10 yoe senior/lead engineer. Amazon: L6 ~1.7cr Google: L5 ~1.5cr Uber: L5a ~1.4cr Microsoft: L64 ~1.1cr #amazon #google #mi
- vote Amazon 60hr a week vs chill MSFT offer Asking for a friend, he’s working 60hr a week at Amazon and is miserable, terrible on calls every 4-5weeks. He got a offer from Microsoft and they giving 250k max. He wants to take it but it’s a big paycut and he failed other faangs.. he makes 400k now
- vote Amazon Vancouver vs Microsoft Seattle (L1) vs Meta Europe I am a SDE in Microsoft Prague office as SDE2 (My TC is 65k USD) I have two offers as SDE2: Amazon Vancouver : 235k CAD Meta Netherlands: 160k USD and I have also one promised internal transfer to MSFT Redmond office when the new FY starts in June and the team will get required headcount: Microsoft
- vote Help me choose, Microsoft vs amazon. Guys help me choose. I already work at amazon, I got promoted 2 quarters ago, and comparing my new PCS with offer from Microsoft. I love the fact that whole of amazon is Java but I’m constantly on the look out for PIP, and also the bad WLB. On the other hand, Microsoft is great but they use mostly
- vote amazon vs microsoft - urgent Guys, I was planning to join MSFT, was all set, its my dream org. But have received another offer from amazon and the difference is too big to ignore. Not able to decide what I should pick, blind has scared me from amazon a lot. Would it be okay to go back to msft after accepting the offer? How sca
- For all those asking for advice whether to choose MSFT vs Amzn Everyone compares Microsoft refreshers to other FAANG refreshers. That's unfair. I may be on the upper end of the spectrum at msft, but I am not a rock star. I consistently get 140% rewards, where 100% is target and 200% is max. If you work hard, 140 is guaranteed at MSFT, albeit a bad manager. Her
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft I received a verbal offer from Amazon L4 for $200k TC in Seattle (not sure about breakdown). Microsoft L60 is $170k TC with $30k sign on in Atlanta. With benefits and stuff Microsoft looks like it’s the same comp. I’m not looking at buying a house, and rent in Atlanta doesn’t look that much cheape
- Amazon vs Microsoft (India) Ok now time for final showdown. Here are the numbers Current TC: 32Base + 5 Bonus Amazon SDE2 TC: 34Base + 11JB First year and 7 JB Second Year. + 15Rsu Average: 45L per year. Microsoft SDE2 L61 TC: 25Base + 5+5 JB for 2 years + 50K$ stock for 4 years + 10-20% Bonus Average TC: 40L per year. Migh
- vote New Grad : Uber India vs Microsoft India vs Amazon India I am a 2022 grad and hold the following offers Uber : Salary : INR 21 Base Signing Bonus : 2L Reallocation : 2L Stock : 31.5L over 4 years ( 7.8L each year) Bonus: (2.15 min-4.3L max) Benefits : Free Uber rides worth 44K Total TC First year: 35L Microsoft : Salary: INR 14L base Signing Bon
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft vs Adobe Greetings Fellow Blinders, Please help me choose between the following offers - Company (Location ) - 4 year average (TC Breakdown) Amazon L5 (Seattle) - $269,370 ( Base Salary 160k, Year 1 Sign On 115,000, Year 2 Sign on 83,000 and 71 stocks for 4 years ~234,000) Microsoft L63 (Redmond) - $261,4
- Amazon Berlin vs Microsoft Dublin Hi I have got an offer from both Amazon Berlin and Microsoft Dublin. Amazon is giving me SDE 1 and Microsoft is giving me L61. Microsoft’s salary and perks are better than Amazon. TC for Microsoft: 113k EUR + 2 month housing TC for Amazon: 106k EUR Which one should I choose? Amazon team: AWS r
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft Amazon - L4 215k Microsoft - L61 190k The work at Amazon aligns with what I'm doing right now, and I like it. However, I'm worried about the company culture for obvious reasons. Work at Microsoft is totally different from my current work, but I think it'll be a good learning experience. Current
- vote MSFT vs Amazon offers Ok, I posted about my Amazon offer a while back but got it removed (idk why) Now, I have a microsoft offer too. What do you think is better?! (All numbers in USD) PLEASE NOTICE THE LOCATION DIFFERENCE Education: MS YOE: 2 MSFT: Level: L62 (Applied Scientist 2) Location: Seattle, WA Base: 155k S
- vote Amzn vs MSFT new grad MSFT L60: $102K base, $130K stocks / 3.5 yrs (25/25/25/25), $50K signon, 0-20% target bonus Amzn SDE1: $130K base, $95K stocks / 4 yrs (5/15/40/40), $60K signon / 2 yrs I got offers from both Amazon and Microsoft as a new grad. The MSFT offer is remote, and the Amazon offer is for the office near w
- vote Amazon vs Salesforce vs coinbase vs microsoft Currently working as a SDE2 in Amazon India. Got offers from Microsoft/Coinbase/Salesforce in India. YOE 3.7 years, TC = 30 base + 11 RSU ( 6 in 2022 and 5 in 2023). Expecting 12 to 15 percent hike this year. Salesforce SMTS role. Revenue cloud team - 45 base + 110K USD stocks for 4 years + 6.75
- Microsoft vs Amazon I accepted offer from Microsoft for sde 2, but have gotten offer from amazon sde 2 Location : HYDERABAD, INDIA MICROSOFT : 28/6/3/75K RSU over 4 years. TC for 1 year : 49 Lakhs AMAZON : 28/17/25 STOCKS OVER 4 YEARS. TC for 1 year : 48 Lakhs YoE 4 I am looking for a place with decent work, pre
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft - Offer from Amazon SDE2. 310K TC. Decent team. - Currently L63 at Microsoft. Amazing WLB. 18% Bonus every year. 5YOE. I'm confident I'll be able to make L65 in the next two years. TC 210K not considering SSAs. 150K left to vest. I've loved the WLB that Microsoft offers to the point that I've gott
- vote Microsoft vs Amazon Which looks better on resume in long term ? which one would you choose ? MS - sde 1 (L59) tc: 165k (work is more related to data engineering side) Amazon - DE 1 (no numbers yet)
- vote Microsoft vs Amazon Dallas remote Amazon SDE 1 offer: Base - 125k Sign on- 132 over first two years RSU- 54 shares (2 in first year) TC- ~200k Microsoft SDE 2 (L61) Base 123k Sign on 40k (over first two years) Bonus 12k RSU 140k over 4 years (35k per year) TC ~ 190k I am currently an SDE 3. Base - 105k Bonus - 20k RSU- 6k TC - ~1
- Microsoft vs Amazon stock Amazon is 1.6T market cap Microsoft is 2.3T market cap The difference in market cap is pretty surprising considering I feel Amazon has larger impact on the overall economy. Microsoft is kinda 2nd rate any industry and product line I look. I can’t even think of anything it’s #1 in. How did Microso
- vote MSFT vs AMZN I am 10+ year MSFT SWE in Bay Area. I am L64 with 445k TC (got triple SSA). AMZN L6 offer is 525k and recruiter told this is the absolute max they can extend. Should I stay or leave? Both positions are in Bay Area.
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft India Title says it all, Amazon base is nearly equal to Microsoft TC, but is it worth it? Also what other things I can explore. Microsoft: L61 TC: 40L (25L base+12L stocks+3L JB all for 1st year) Amazon: SDE2 TC: 60L (40L+18L+2Lstock for first year) Microsoft won't budge any further, and Amazon offer
- vote Microsoft vs Salesforce vs Amazon New Grad Offers Trying to decide between the following new grad SWE offers. Which company should I choose and why? Microsoft (Seattle): Azure Data Base: $112.5k Equity: $120k / 3.5yrs (25%, 25%, 25%, 25%) Sign-On: $25k Yearly Bonus: 0-20% of base (assuming 10%) 1st Yr TC: $179k, 2nd Yr TC: $154k Salesforce (San
- vote AWS vs MSFT AWS Connect, NY Base: 175K Stock: 44 stock ( 5, 15, .., ) Bonus: 50K first year, 40 K second year = 90K in two years. TC: 235K L4 MSFT, ( Remote, based in NY ) Base: 141K Stock: 130K ( 25 percent ) Bonus: 30K total + 10 percent year end = 54K in two years. #engineering #software TC: 208K
- vote Google vs Amazon vs Meta vs Msft vs Apple Same as the other pole but with the big guy added. Wanted to see how well google does lol
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft Offer Amazon - Retail - FDE-2 (NYC) - T.C 360k comp. Considering average stock price as $4000 Base - 190k Year 1 signing bonus - 155k Year 2 signing bonus - 115k Total Rsu's over 4 years - 105 numbers Relocation - 10k Microsoft - Azure - L63 (Redmond) - T.C ~300k over 4 years Base - 170k Yearly b
- Amazon Vs Microsoft offer YOE: 20 Msft (azure): Level 66 TC: 520k Amazon (Lab 126): L6 TC : 570k (expected, numbers not in hand yet) Embedded Domain #tech #amazon #microsoft Which offer should I take?? I think that at Amazon you would learn a lot. Please help. Throughly confused.
- Amazon vs Microsoft vs Coinbase Got an offer from them Microsoft SDE 2 (62) is ~210k$ Coinbase (IC5 Senior) and Amazon (SDE 2 L5) are at about 340k$ Maybe it seems like a no brainer but still like to hear your thoughts #sde #amazon #microsoft #coinbase #tech #salary
- vote MSFT vs Amazon Suggestion required MSFT vs Amazon Role ~ TPM YOE ~ 10 MSFT (cybersecurity team)- TC $265K Remote/Hybrid (connected with HM and got to know about team and role, good wlb) Level-63 Amazon (Ads Marketplace) - TC $263K NYC/ Remote ( connected with HM and got to know that wlb is good and also got t
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft vs Twitter Asking for a friend. Got three offers for a new grad SWE position at Amazon Seattle, Microsoft Seattle, Twitter SF TC at Microsoft: 111k + 24k + 25k = 156K TC at Amazon : 116k + 22k + 16k = 153K TC at Twitter: 130k + 48k + 13k = 191K Twitter TC is higher but Microsoft/Amazon is more well known an
- vote Microsoft vs Amazon Microsoft new grad base 110, RSU - worth 80k Bonus 25k Amazon SDE-1 Base 130k Bonus 30k first year + 25 k second year Stocks 90k Willing to learn but scared of PIP and want some WLB. New grad here with 2 years of exp back in India. Please comment to add why u think one’s better than the other.
- AMZN UK vs MSFT Norway Got offers from Amazon and Microsoft for SDE l4 and level 60, respectively. Msft tc: $109k with $120k worth rsu over 4 years Amzn tc: $106k with 21 rsu over 4 years ms365 team vs alexa team. Cambridge vs Oslo/Tromso. I tend to go for amzn despite of lower rsu and claimed worse work culture becau
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft After negotiations I have these final offers: Microsoft L59/60 Seattle Base: 128k Sign on: 20k first year 10k second year Stocks: 130k in total over 4 years Tc: 181/171/161/161 Total: 672k Amazon SDE 1 Seattle Base: 145k Sign on: 52k first year 40k second year Stocks: ~95k in total over 4 years Tc
- vote MSFT vs AMZN stock I have ~12K to invest. I am confused if I should buy AMZN or MSFT. What y’all think? #personalfinance #investments
- vote Msft vs Amazon offer pick Hello all, Recently got offers from several companies in Seattle and two stands out. I was wondering if you all can help me consider the offers. For Amazon L5: 154k Base, 132k signon(over 2years), 200k stock(over 4 years, 5% 15% 40% 40%) Forgot which team ∼240k TC per year For MSFT IC62: 150k
- vote Microsoft vs Amazon for new grad Amzn: $130k base, $60k signing over 2 years, $90k stock 5/15/40/40 Microsoft: $112k base, $20k signing, $120k stock / 3.5 years (pre-negotiation, confident I can get higher) Explanations in the comments much appreciated. Which looks better on the resume? Microsoft is Developer Division, Amazon TBD.
- vote Amazon VS Microsoft If you’re living the the Seattle area, and you had to choose one company to give your life to for a paycheck, which one would you rather? Amazon or Microsoft?
- amzn vs msft offer amzn 155 base 200k worth stock over 4 years 68/55 sign on ( 230 total) sde2 offer ( i have 9 yrs ex with 5 years at amzn).. they will consider relevelling in few months since I cleared sde3 Tech bar, not holding my breath on that one.. msft 143 base 200k worth stock over 4 years ( no cliff) 25/25 s
- vote Amazon Berlin vs Microsoft India vs Flipkart India Hi Blind Community, I am a new grad graduating in 2022. I have offers from Amazon Berlin (Germany), Microsoft India and Flipkart India. Please help me choose. Microsoft India- 13.22 L base + 1.32L bonus average case+ 5.62 Lakh stock per year + 2.5 first year joining bonus ~23 Lakh Flipkart India- 1
- Amazon vs Microsoft Assume TC is the same and role is engineering. Curious how people rank the two Seattle-based companies. I'm asking this because a lot of people seem to move between the two companies.