Between the 2, which of them is a better place to build a long term career? How flexible is internal movement within these 2? Amazon L5 offer: 225K, yoe:2 How's your experience beeen moving from the Seattle area to the bay/Cupertino? Are there any performance bonuses at Apple and Amazon? Does Microsoft counter offer to retain talent? Hows work life balance at Apple compared to Amazon? As your advice, what should be other metrics to consider? What should be a good offer from Apple? How are stock refreshers at Amazon and Apple? Current TC: 170K
If you’re working on cloud stuff, likely amazon. If you’re in embedded, Apple.