Amazon vs Bloomberg vs Microsoft
Evaluating a job offer from Bloomberg NYC Senior Software Engineer: 160k base + upto 25k target bonus Guaranteed 80% of bonus for year of 2019 YOE: 2 How is the base growth at Bloomberg every year and the usual target bonus percentage in general? How much more can I negotiate with Bloomberg? Have an offer for SDE2 L5 Amazon Seattle, yet to discuss TC. Offer from Microsoft Seattle, SDE1 L60, 167k TC
It seems like everyone i’ve met at Bloomberg is senior eng. i got interviewed by a fresh college grad there that was senior. 🤔
If you do even average, you'll get 100% of your target bonus every year and 5%ish TC raises year over year. Do very well and you'll get 10%+. I've gotten 12-17% raise (TC) each year
Microsoft > Amazon > Bloomberg
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The money will go further in Seattle than in NYC. NYC is a cooler city, though. It seems like you may have been underleveled at MSFT compared to the other two, which probably means a quick promotion.
I thought the same
Amazon l5 will be the best for tc and career. You can switch to Microsoft at 62/63 in a year to reclaim wlb. L5 maps to 62/63.
You should be able to negotiate all offers upwards once you have the Amazon offer numbers. Bloomberg commonly offers $200k TC to people with 2 YOE and strong competing offers
Is MSFT willing to budge on the level if AMZN is leveling you as a SDE2?
Nope, next promotion cycle crap
That’s not a guarantee. If AMZN is offering you SDE2, take it and try to survive there for a while. MSFT will think that you’re performing and give you a higher level. My group hired a SDE1 from AMZN 3 years ago and he joined as a SDE2. No joke. Plus you’ll learn a ton at AMZN.
"Senior" with 2 YOE 🤔
Apparently Bloomberg has flat structure and most of them start at Senior Engineer who have some yoe. Not a big deal though for me. Work and TC is more imp than title.