Amazon vs Bloomberg New Grad

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UPDATE: Thanks for the advice. For what it’s worth found out I did not get the Bloomberg job which is just as well because I was definitely leaning toward Amazon and not sure I could actually choose to live in NYC if it came down to it… that said it would have been nice to try to use it to negotiate.

Have an offer from Amazon for new grad software engineer. Had my final interview with Bloomberg yesterday for their new grad software engineer position, have not received an offer but want to prepare because if they do give me one I will have a very short window to decide. A couple questions:

1. The Amazon offer is for the DC Metro area but they won’t tell me where specifically yet. The location is listed as “Virtual” but I was told that this is just a placeholder and whether it’s really virtual will be based on my team (which they also haven’t given me yet). What are the chances that this will end up being fully remote?
2. The Amazon TC is around 162 for year 1, 175 for year 2. If this is fully remote that is very competitive… otherwise, still competitive but less so. Amazon is adamant that they will not negotiate. What should I ask for from Bloomberg? Was thinking 205 but doubt they would go that high… if they offer anything under 190 though I feel like the Amazon offer is better, even assuming it’s not remote and I am tied to the DC area, given cost of living in NYC.
3. Any overall advice outside of compensation? The consensus seems to be that Amazon’s culture and WLB can be terrible and you can get PIPed so less security, but you probably learn more and have a slight edge over Bloomberg in terms of getting interviews at other places in the future. Is this accurate? I feel like the probably minor difference in compensation is far less important than growth/future opportunities, which leads me to think I should just take Amazon.

This all might be irrelevant because there is no guarantee I got the Bloomberg job.

Current TC: 🥜

#software #engineering #swe

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  • Google
    qLhH85

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    qLhH85
    I'd prolly go Amazon even if offer numbers similar.
    14h 2
  • You can join the BB’s Princeton office and save money on rent, if that’s what your goal is.

    Amazon is great for building things at scale. BB is good if you want to transition to trading firms later on. Both have similar monetary upside. Faang hires from everywhere.

    Don’t disregard BB thinking it’s a news company. They’ve always been writing software. I know some people who rejected their amazon new grad offer to join here. They seem to have no regrets.

    My offer including signing was 205. This was 2 years back. They can bump the numbers if you do well. If you wanna stay in a company long term, definitely join amazon though. Comp growth sucks here.
    13h 2
  • Amazon
    Star*Lord

    Go to company page Amazon

    Star*Lord
    Amazon. Outright choice. You can switch teams and work across diverse techstacks. Great stepping stone for a new grad to get interviews for others in FAANG. Recruiters chase you on linkedin.

    You can ask amazon to match your bb offer.
    14h 4
    • OP
      Yeah I mean I do have another competing offer that I mentioned, and they still didn’t seem to care, but if I get Bloomberg I’ll send an email with details on what the comp is and maybe that would work
      12h
    • Amazon
      Star*Lord

      Go to company page Amazon

      Star*Lord
      Yeah you need to firm for them to budge. Else their usual policy is to not negotiate.
      11h
  • Both Amazon and Bloomberg will open same doors.
    Altho you might indeed learn more at amazon but that’s it.
    14h 0
  • Amazon
    meta-mate

    Go to company page Amazon

    PRE
    Google
    meta-mate
    Amazon/AWS is the best place to learn for new grads and all of us who are just nee to the huge scale these big tech companies support. Definitely go for Amazon
    13h 0