Please help evaluate (edited with revised offer) Current: SDE2 (L5) AWS TC~ 200k (140k + stocks awarded at SDE1 joining plus at promotion etc.) YOE - 3 at Amazon, 3 before Amazon Joined Amazon as SDE1 Offer: Level: 62 Base: 150k RSU: 130K over 4 years Bonus - upto 20% Sign on 45K (30K + 15K) Team: C+E Should I take it? My objective is to get into Microsoft at L63, have asked recruiter to confirm. I am ok with minor adjustments on TC initially as long as I get in at L63.
Your are getting very low balled if this is for 63 Level
Probably low
Absolutely not why would you do that Especially for that org
“Bonus - upto 20%” implies SDE2. This is likely a L62 offer. Sorry mate.
Yes L62. Target is 10% bonus annually. 20% is like greatly exceeds at FB. Rare to get.
Stocks can go much higher
The offer is bad. Do not join. Unless u are looking to FIRE.
Thanks for the replies. Another factor that appears to be in favor of Microsoft is their benefits. Just considering parking, commute, toll, fitness reimbursement, and health insurance, I would easily save ~1K per month at MS. Then, there's 401K. Growth would probably be faster at MS. My org at AWS has a fleet of SDE2s who have been at this level for close to 4 years or more.
63 stock target is 17k and 64 stock target is 24k. Cash bonus target is 15% of base for both. Do you think it’s going to be worth it after the on-hire stock vests? Amazon L6 can earn much more than this. Why don’t you consider switching orgs within AWS?
I thought stock refreshers are higher at 63 and 64. Base 165-170, bonus 15% and stocks another 15% so 50k odd bonus every year. Is that not correct? Does 62 qualify for EB2? Not that it matters right now, but if it were to matter in the future, I'd rather be in EB2. At Amazon, I feel my manager is pulling me back. If I don't "get to" work on high visibility projects, getting to L6 is not likely. Changing orgs is a hit or miss situation at best, almost like changing company.
Were you offered Bonus when you got promoted from SDE1 to SDE2?
No bonus. Got RSUs.
Just RSUs ? How much did the base increase?
Don’t join, garbage
Why would you want to join as 63? 62->63 and 63->64 are relatively easy promos that will earn you more $.
Heard 62 ->63 is hard? In your experience, how long does it take usually for an external hire at 62 to get to 63, and then to 64?