Tech IndustryApr 30, 2019
eBayomg?!

Apple or Amazon?

Recently I got an offer from both apple and amazon, and I’m having hard time deciding which one to choose. Both are in Cupertino, apple opportunity is with iTunes team and amazon opportunity is with a confidential team. Amazon TC: $233K Apple TC: $223K Amazon level: SDE2 Apple level: ICT4 Base salary for both are same. Amazon is giving $106k in 2 years as joining bonus. Apple is giving $50k. Amazon rsu 100 units in 4 years. Apple worth $135k in 4 years.

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Apple RcvW67 Apr 30, 2019

Apple offer is too low. You should get at least 250 or so at minimum. Which team is it?

eBay omg?! OP Apr 30, 2019

But there is upto 15% annual bonus in apple, plus position is a bit senior in comparison to amazon. iTunes.

Google GCoin May 1, 2019

Apple bonus is really random and usually in the range of 9-11%

Amazon gudguygabo Apr 30, 2019

If you want your product released, go for Amazon. If you want work life balance, go for Apple.

Lyft TEHm35 May 1, 2019

👆this dude has no idea what he is talking about...

Amazon gudguygabo May 1, 2019

@TEHm35- Yeah right, you may want to look at likes. I m someone who works with Apple teams all the time.

Apple beautyArya Apr 30, 2019

Yoe? Apple offer is too low for ict4

eBay omg?! OP May 1, 2019

What should be the base salary range for ict4 ?

eBay omg?! OP May 1, 2019

This is for a test engineer position.

Amazon nhohkunugi May 1, 2019

Apple no brainer.

eBay omg?! OP May 1, 2019

Can you support that with some facts about amazon?

Amazon nhohkunugi May 1, 2019

Try get higher TC from Apple, even you don’t get anything, Apple still better than Amazon, in terms of company culture and wlb.

Oracle Orah May 1, 2019

Apple

Amazon Vaporeon May 1, 2019

Make this a poll!

eBay omg?! OP May 1, 2019

Alrighty!

Amazon Redux May 1, 2019

I want to say Apple... but iTunes sounds pretty lame. Didn’t even know people still use that given how big Spotify is now. Still might be safer to try Apple first, you can always join Amazon later. We have thousands of SDE recs opened, which we can’t fill.

eBay omg?! OP May 1, 2019

That will include payments for all paid apps and apple stream services.

Apple RcvW67 May 1, 2019

Be aware that at Apple managers aggressively pip out many employees. If this happens to you not only you lose the better money but basically means you get fired. Manager has all the power and no matter how hard you work, you will be under his power.

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vbnjjaa May 1, 2019

Not sure why people work at Amazon.

Amazon nhohkunugi May 1, 2019

I guess you are looking for a more complex reason other than “can’t get an offer from Google Linkedin Facebook, etc.”

LinkedIn mort May 1, 2019

What's the range for ICT4? I have heard of numbers ranging from 280k to 450k.