CompensationAug 2, 2019

Applied Scientist Offer - Amazon

Is this good enough? Base Salary: $130,000 RSU’s: 62 Sign on Bonus in year 1: $50,000 Sign on Bonus in year 2: $40,000 PhD and 3 YOE. Later edit: location - Seattle.

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Uber 2muchblind Aug 2, 2019

So a $113k initial RSU grant that vests over 4 years? Also what’s the yearly refresher? And performance bonus?

Google SdrPikachu Aug 2, 2019

It's Amazon...

Uber 2muchblind Aug 2, 2019

It’s low so I’m confused

Qualcomm TCChaser Aug 2, 2019

Location? Seems low. Applied Scientists are highest paid in Amazon AFAIK

Amazon choriz0 Aug 2, 2019

I can confirm this. I am an PhD+5 YoE L5 AS here. You definitely got low-balled. If you did well in your interview, 230k+ is the something you can expect. If you marginally cleared the interview, negotiating power is less. Either way, you can do much better than this. Negotiate hard. What's the location?

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smallpp Jun 12, 2022

@Amazon: how’s the AS WLB?

Apple tsrvbae Aug 2, 2019

In Bay Area a friend joined Amazon with a ML PhD + 0 YoE, his TC is around 250k.Sign on bonus for year 1 is 100k and for year 2 is 80k. Base is 150k. No stocks in first year.

Intel a8x Aug 2, 2019

Insane

Amazon adjeuej Sep 2, 2019

It’s a Bay Area offer, not even close to “insane”. New PhD returning intern in Seattle can get 260k, which is decent.

Amazon blinders-on Aug 2, 2019

Did you get hired as L4 or L5? It’s very low for a PhD+ your YOE.

Microsoft boogl OP Aug 5, 2019

L4. I also feel it's pretty low.

Amazon mymind Aug 14, 2019

That means you performed bad during the interviews so they downleveled you. Phd + experience is L5 territory

Amazon mymind Aug 14, 2019

Why did you go for L4? Thats for freshgrads or no-phd

Microsoft boogl OP Aug 14, 2019

Yeah I got to know that at the offer time. My bad didn't ask from start.

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jfLt70 Jul 27, 2020

Hey, I have an interview for Applied Scientist in the next days. Can I dm you for some details about the interview? Thanks

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smallpp Jun 12, 2022

How did it go?