I got an offer from Amazon in January and was thinking of moving my start date to May 1st. What the longest you can delay a start? Also, I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing any bonus or equity guidelines by pushing it out further. Anyone has any insights? SDE 2 TC: 250k YoE: 4.5
Why do you want to push it out? Talking to your recruiter is of course your best bet. If you have a start date and a manager already expecting you, there may be a bit of grumpiness if you tell them you want to wait another 2.5 months to start now. Also you most definitely have a team assigned. How do you not know that?
I have one assigned but I didn’t specifically interview with the team. I went through a team selection process If I push it out I’ll have time for a break and a get paid bonus at VMware
Okay, but you still have a team... trying to switch on them now is not going to go well. There is a team expecting you. I’m quite sure your offer letter you signed has the manager’s name on it even who issued it. Not saying to not to talk to the recruiter to see if there is flexibility, but you really should have done this before committing to a date originally.
Check with your recruiter and prospect manager. Generally, No manager would like to keep their position pending and unfilled for such a long time. Your manager has committed initiatives based on the assigned headcount. I personally had to cancel an offer for a person who was supposed to join my team, but kept delaying his start date. I couldn't keep the projects waiting for so long.
Ask them if you can move it to the first of Never. You will find a surprising number of Amazon would love to have set this date.
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Your offer should tell you that if you join before Jan 19th you will be eligible for next year’s performance bonus RSUs. If not you will be eligible in 2023. Other than that, I don’t think there will be any impact. The longest you can delay depends on the team and their requirements.
Well that ship has sailed I guess. I thought I heard about an April 15 equity cliff or payout or something. Do you know anything about that? Also if I must delay can I just pick another team? I didn’t interview for a specific team
Picking another team should work but - it depends on your recruiter. He/she should be able to help.