Hi, I’ve recently given AWS SDE-II final interviews (Bay Area). Tomorrow I’ve a recruiter call to discuss. All 4 rounds of interviews were good (2 of them I’m sure it’s strong hire, 1 system design was okaish like I was able to draw all the details but I think overall what interviewer wanted was not given properly, 1 round is mixed decision) 1. What should I do if recruiter downlevel me from SDE-II to SDE-I? I’ve 3 years of work exp. 2. Can we negotiate with them to offer SDE-II role only? 3. What does compensation looks like base, signing bonus, rsu for sde-II role in Bay Area? 4. What can I expect compensation with sde-I role? 5. Is it good decision to move with downlevel at AWS team Bay Area with 3 yrs of work exp or should I wait and reapply after 6 months for sde-II? Currently I’m interviewing in mid stage wit Atlassian, Microsoft, Walmart. I’m not sure considering vmware Broadcom acquisition - will it be right choice to move right now with downlevel offer considering there might be layoffs in coming months by Nov or dec at vmware and market conditions. Please advice if anyone had gone through similar situation or anyone can provide your thought process in my case. Really appreciate your reply. Thank you TC: $200k MTS2 (Palo Alto) #amazon #vmware #salary #sde # softwareengineering #negotiation #offer #bayarea @amazon @vmware #engineering engineering #software #swe
What makes you think everywhere else is immune to layoffs?
I think most of the companies last quarter is going to be negative and Nov dec is a holiday season so I think there will be less amount of job openings during that period. So considering that I’m thinking whether to accept AWS downlevel offer or not
I see. Must have miss read what you posted. I mean SDE I pay is probably lower than your current pay or barely beating it. I personally would not accept a down level.
You had 4 rounds for SDE 2 with 3 YoE? I had 5 rounds with 6 YoE for SDE 2.
Can you please give a breakdown of the 4 rounds? Was there an OOD round?
Yes one round was system design 30 mins and 30 mins behavioral
Tell em sde II or GTFO