Hi, I passed my amazon L5 interview for SW engineering, Bay, few weeks ago. I asked the recruiter for TC at the scale of 400K$ since I am exceptional candidate . She asked for VP approvals as this is "exceptional" TC, it took her few weeks to get them. She finally got the approvals earlier this week. Question: once she says the TC, can I still negotiate and ask for more (e.g. if low 400K) ? Or is it too greedy ? PS : Apple offered me a higher level position but in another city, so it is not a match. so i have no formal competing offers at hand right now. TC: 250K #amazon #amazonaws #amazoncompensation
Amazon has worst wlb.. stay away from it if you need life...
have you worked in amazon?
Join apple
why?
I think once she gets approvals from finance people it’ll be a final offer.
How long will the finance approval take?
Mine took a day.
What makes you an expectional candidate? Genuinely curious
My guesses: 1. Couple of “strong hire” feedbacks in the loop. 2. Showcased good depth and breadth in Sys Design 3. OP might have specialized skills (Eg: MLE) 4. OP may have patents / research papers. 5. Astounding previous projects.
Yoe? 400k is top notch, no faang can beat that amount
Reminds of that jimmy Kimmel bit where he keeps insisting that he is handsome. 🤣
Did they tell you about “exceptional candidate” from interview results before you made the $400k number ?
How far is the city for Apple? Can you negotiate going in once a quarter?
OP, I am not sure if things have changed recently after the market has slowed / crashed, but till earlier this year, top notch Amazon SDE2 (L5) offers were seen to go 430k+. I saw one at 450k. And none of those people mentioned anything about VP approval as far I can remember.
Do you know how long does vp approval takes?
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Why didn’t you push for l6 If consider yourself exceptional candidate?
For real
I am an exceptional candidate for L5. I only have 3 yoe in industry. :)