Graduated with ms in CS for Top 10 CS in USA and 2 yoe, working for IBM for 1 year and make tc $150k Amazon offered $115k bass 58 unit vesting %5 for 1st year ,%15 2nd year , %20 every six month there after $40k 1st year sign on bonus $30k 2nd year sign on bonus My total comp comes to $160k first year but given how chill I am at ibm and everyone is super nice and no hard work at ibm compare to amazon I was very disappointed with amazon offer Ibm and amazon at nyc office What would you do if it was you ? How can I get minimum $200k for amazon offer to feel better and comfortable accepting their offer ?
Low balled
Offer is normal. With the new experience, you can move with a TC bump in 1 or 2 years
2 yoe difficult to get L5
Very hard to get SDE2 offer for your yoe.
I like to add on to what kimsoo said. Often it is not just your YoE but also the work you get exposed to. It feels sad sometimes to interview candidates with 3 yoe, but wasn’t able to work through a design question, not for lack of ability, but really because of a lack of exposure. So no hard work and having super nice co workers are great, but you just started your career, there is so much more you can get out of it. If you are learning and growing, that’s great. If not, think about what I said, hope it is of some help.
The only way to increase your offer is if you have a higher offer in hand.
What’s the cap for sde1 base ?
It depends on your experience and how competitive offers you have. Check h1bdata.info for sde 1 and location, you’ll get a rough idea. And i did have a better offer which helped me rise of pay, not much compared to initial offer.
What band are you at IBM? 150k has to be near max for your YOE.
150k, you should be level 8 at IBM. Why don’t you try for sde 2. You should be making roughly 200 k for sde2
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That’s a fantastic offer.