Amazon to Google compensation
Google swe offer for MTV (after all negotiation) tc: ~220k (133k+15%+$270k stocks). “senior” L3. Interesting team. Currently L4 (about to move to L5 next quarter mostly) with 1.5yr experience+Masters+1.5yr foreign experience. Current tc ~140k (Seattle). I would probably make slightly more base than offered after promotion. Current work and manager are also not bad. Is the offer good enough to make the switch? How fast can people jump from L3->L4?
High cost of living and extra taxes in MTV would make that more like 180 vs 140. But you can go L3 to L4 in 1-1.5 year, which can move your tc to ~250-280K. Even better would be to take the offer but to stay in Seattle. There's plenty of room in Google Sea/Kir.
I guessing they would adjust the offer for Seattle accordingly?
AFAIK, they only adjust the base, and by a small amount.
Even after promotion, I would say Google TC would be higher than promoted L5 TC. As its Cali, adding extra taxes and higher cost of living both TC are really close. Your decision would mostly depend on how you like current work vs Google team
Forget about promo to L5 at G with your yoe.
Nor am I expecting that :)
There is nothing called Senior L3. Being underlevelled becomes frustrating and will bite you in a couple of years. Tell them you would circle back when Google is willing to consider you for L4!
It's likely that your future teammates are underleveled L4's with 10 YoE and fresh grad L3's from MIT/Stanford/Berkeley who know about the latest ML/AI trends and are willing to work 60 hours a week.
Sounds like fun. Amazon is mostly the same though. Industry hires are mostly unhappy underleveled L5s, and our L4s are hardworking top CS grads, just one notch less top than the ones at Goog.
Holly Molly. Thats a lot of stock money there.
There is nothing called senior L3. Be prepared to get your ass kicked by fresh undergrad l3
I know haha. But that’s how they’re trying to sell it to me.
If it makes you feel any better, sde 2 at Amazon and I accepted Google L3 offer.