Evaluate Microsoft Offer Please
Location: Redmond, WA Hiring Event: Jan 17th Team: Azure Base: 135k Bonus: 10k Stocks: 9k Position: SDE2 / 61 YOE: 6 years ................................................... Current Base: 96k Bonus: 10k Current Location: Dallas,TX Any room for negotiation? Is the base lower for MSFT? #microsoft #azure #help
levels.fyi check here. Stock can be much higher
thanks checked it $135k base seems to be average. stocks can be higher though
Is that 9000 RSUs? That’s like $1.5M.
Stock seems low
trying to negotiate atleast $20K stocks, wondering if they will revert the offer when negotiating way over whats offered because it was a hiring event?
Possible, the HM doesn't seem to have a lot budget here if they are offering you only 9k per 4 years. Typically industry hire for L61 can get 35-50k. Some with competing offer might get 75-120k. If you accept this offer, you absolutely must be at peace with the fact that Microsoft values new grad more than industry hires. Your L59s colleagues with 0 yoe will have 75-150k of stock and 25-75k signing. If you can't be at peace with this, it will likely eat you alive from the inside over time. If you can, then great... Your new TC is still higher than your current tc. Put Microsoft on your resume and use it to jump ship in a few years.
What is this Jan 17th event, care to elaborate?
its a hiring event, recruiter contacted me via linkedin
I got contacted recently too, but turns out it’s a separate hiring agency in Redmond (Brickred Systems)
This offer seems like an insult
You should look up new grad (59) offers for Microsoft at Redmond. I looked through a few, and it looks like you're barely making just a little bit more than half of them.
Different market. Microsoft vastly overinflate new grad comp to compete against FANG for the talent pool. Many will leave to go to FANG before 3.5 years. This offer is what Microsoft actually intend to pay L61s if FANG didn't exist.
Can negotiate bonus and/or stocks. How was your I terview performance, and if you dont mind, what were the things asked during interviews.
Base is actually over median , not sure how you got it. Stocks can go upto 20k , if you negotiate hard
Lol new grads with their lowball offers get paid more than that Negotiate hard on this one
thanks any tips on negotiation. other then me talking about YOE etc. What would be a right base nowadays at Redmond / Seattle?