Microsoft 180k vs Amazon 191k (both in Seattle)? Which one to choose? (Poll)
Aug 4, 2020
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MSFT: 210k in first year, and 175k in the following 3 years. So 180k on average. Level 61.
AMZN: 191k (L5 target). Newly promoted L5. 177k this year, but expect to hit target next year.
Moving to MSFT (non-Azure for sure) for better wlb. Consider benefits and 401k match, the pay is almost the same. Not sure if it’s worth it. AMZN uses cutting edge technologies, MSFT sounds kind of lame. Would it hurt my career?
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Neither of the companies uses cutting edge technologies. They both have found a great product market fit in various areas. Microsoft does have some great engineering teams and the brand equity for both the companies on a resume is identical.
The question I ask is this - why would you want to move away from Amazon for 5k in additional pay? Surely it can’t just be the money. If you find out the reasons, it helps us vote a better choice for you.
The problem at Google is that, because of how advanced the systems are, most complicated things take medium effort. On a similar note, most simple things take medium effort too. We have an internal comic strip called “broccoli man” to make fun about this :)
I feel productive and I enjoy the work I do despite all of this.