Hey Everyone, I have offers from Amazon Gurgaon for SDE-1 and Expedia Gurgaon for SDE-2. For Amazon, I’ll be joining the Finance and Automation team. At Expedia, it’s going to be the Trips team. I am utterly confused. I want to join Amazon. Although the compensation is lesser, but I think the FAANG tag will help me in the longer run. The news of PIPing in Amazon is scaring me. Is there anything y’all would like to suggest based on your experience and understanding? TC at Amazon - 18L base plus 6L sign on for first year, 4L sign on for second year. Plus 5 stocks TC at Expedia - 24.5L base plus 2.5L sign on for first year, 2.5L sign on for second year. Plus stocks worth of 17500 usd. These are the final offers. Amazon isn’t negotiating any further. I am also open for switching teams at Amazon if it doesn’t work out well at Amazon Gurgaon. YOE - 1 year 10 months PS - Anyone with Adobe referral would be great!
You can't expect us to give free advices here. You need to give something back to blind. Post your TC or GTFO
Hey, posted the TC as well
Ha, there you go. Easy isn't? Coming to your question, IMO take Expedia offer only if the team is good. And try again for amazon SDE2 next year.
TC please
Done
I am not sure why you want to join amazon with lesser pay. I myself came from amazon and trips is a good team. Forget the “tag” Amazon engineers are available everywhere nowadays. Also the team which you are joining in Amazon is really bad and works on internal payroll tools. Very bad team similar to last mile there. Rest your call.
Team change is always an option at Amazon I believe. I don’t wish to fall for money at this stage of my career. And excluding stocks, there is a difference of about 10 percent.
Gurgaon not enough teams so think about that also. I only know finance and last mile both sucks. I have hired 2 engineers from same team so putting perspective from their experience as well.
Hi, are you still working at innovaccer?
Yes
Join Expedia and apply to amazon sde 2 after 6 months
Join Expedia, there are so many Amazon engineers already, Just that Amazon tag won't help you. Switch in future if reqd, even if you get promoted to sde-2 Amazon will not give you the base Expedia is giving ng, so never take that route of going for a lower base and lower title
In Expedia, the SDE-2 level is same as SDE-1 level in the market
Looks like you have made up your mind so I hardly see any point in you putting question here. As you know about level alignment so well already right ?
OP is defending Amazon in all of the replies. Looks like he already decided. Reason, I think - 1. parent/peer pressure as Amazon is a big brand, 2. job security after Covid firings at Expedia or 3. want to go to Seattle, US on L1 Visa. Hmm... follow your gut then, so you won't regret later.
Absolutely seems like you already decided so no point asking here
What are your offer numbers?
Hey, don’t want to post the exact numbers. As I said, Expedia is paying 10 percent more than Amazon.