Current TC in Microsoft (L62): 48L (30/4.5, rest stock and benefits) Google offer (L4): 56L (31/4.5, rest stock and benefits) + one time 5L bonus YOE: 5+ Will be joining Google Search team if I take the offer. Take it or leave it? UPDATE: I accepted the offer #Google #Microsoft #India #swe #software
OP, when did you join MS and at what level?
Joined in 2015 as a fresher - L59.
If you like the work at MSFT and see yourself growing to L63, stay. At L4 in Google, you will be competing against 10 yoe folks. Keep that in mind. TC bump isn't that great.
Personally, I am not motivated by upleveling as soon as possible. On the contrary, I don't mind competing with 10 yoe guys. The reality is I am not an expert at anything, which implies, I can only learn from people around me. I am on track for 63 mid next year, although it does not attract me as much.
Honest af answer !! Go join google I guess.
If you don't mind asking, how many days did it take after the interview for Google to match a team? Asking because I completed the interview 1 month back and didn't match any team yet.
For me luckily it happened pretty quickly. I had a team match call with a team in search org after 2 days and we matched.
The base is good, refreshers are higher than Microsoft, go for it.
I have decided to take the offer. Thankyou folks for your inputs.
Don't join. I really hope you haven't resigned yet
Take it for sure MSFF pays peanuts until L67
Was the interview LC based? Congratulations!!!
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This isn't as binary as you think. If the new team is super interesting or has scope to grow, I'd take this. Otherwise if there is a chance for you to move to L63, that might be a good option since you can then come to google as L5. Looking purely from a monetary standpoint, I would expect at least a 25% bump in TC.
I will be joining a team in the search org. The team works on designing google assistant for developing countries from what I was told so it does sound interesting to me. The recruiter told me that even at 63, I would be considered for L4 only (maybe my profile isn't too strong). Also, I know it's not binary. But ultimately I have to take a decision so I am seeking wisdom of the crowd.
How do I find out if the team is super interesting and has room to grow?