Hey all, I recently got job offers from Amazon AWS EC2 team and Microsoft M365 product team. I am extremely confused as to which one I should accept. Work wise I think I would love to be in the AWS EC2 team and I like their tech stack as well. However, I have heard all sorts of negative reviews for Amazon for work life balance. I have posted the compensation below. Please help me decide and any insights are more than welcome in the comments section. Thank you! Microsoft (Redmond) Base 130 k Sign on bonus 15 k Stocks $75000 Relocation 8k Amazon (Seattle) Base 132 k Sign on bonus 1st year 35 k, 2nd year 26k Stocks $75000 Relocation 7k PS: It is SDE1 for both the companies #amazon #microsoft
Is this for Seattle?
Yes, Seattle and Redmond.
35 k split for 2 years ?
Also, Microsoft benefits are much better and we have annual bonus. Target bonus is 10% for your level. Not to mention the WLB difference.
Microsoft benefits alone is 30k, according to folks. Microsoft all the way
Are you planning on negotiating? If so are these after negotiating?
These are after negotiating
Hey could describe the m365 interview process? Was it through a hiring event?
It was through a recruiter. Singed an NDA, but leetcode was more than enough.
As if both MS and AWS recruiters drafted the numbers in collaboration!!!