Microsoft L64 SDE offer

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Aug 29, 2021 34 Comments

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

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    Szkd56

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    Szkd56
    At the end of the day regardless it’s way more than what you are making now, and it’s your first foray into a big fortune 100 (fortune 15) company. It’s amazing experience and you can undoubtedly build a career there for the rest of your life, or gain valuable experience and use it as a tool to chase TC in the future.
    Aug 29, 2021 1
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      Agree 💯. Will give a try though to up the TC. Thank you
      Aug 29, 2021
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    Szkd56

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    That’s a lowball. You can get 175/300/100 base/stocks/signon for 64

    There’s 63 offers higher than that. Do you have a competing offer?
    Aug 29, 2021 3
  • I had to get VP approval to hire an L64 at 182/250/50 in March.
    Aug 29, 2021 5
  • Oh, and I made $157,500 at L63 with a compa ratio of .99 (just below midpoint for 63). You should be looking closer to $170k base As others have said, you need way more stock too.
    Aug 29, 2021 3
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    This is great info. Thank you @SheepSleep. I will target this and see what happens. Also, how is the stock refreshers. Do we get them ever year along with bonus ?
    Aug 29, 2021 2
    • Stock refreshers are low compared to FAANG. MSFT just increased the stock range, but it pales compared to FB/Google.
      Level 64 (USA) annual stock range is 0-$60k, with a target of $30k. The target is the midpoint, so if you ‘meet expectations’ in the role, you would get $30k vesting over 5 years (they vest quarterly). Takes 5 years to start having some decent amount vesting as they stack and you have multiple years worth of grants vesting together.
      Your bonus range is 0-30% and target bonus is 15% of bonus eligible salary for the previous fiscal year.
      About 70% of employees receive target bonus/stock.
      Aug 29, 2021
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      Thank you
      Aug 29, 2021