Google offered me an L6 instead of downleveling like they have many others that have posted. I assume I got L6 because I did very well in my interviews. Does this in anyway mean they are more willing to negotiate to a number that I want? I am not happy at all with their initial verbal offer. I have on-sites with other companies coming up so I can get competing offers. Again going back to my question whether the L6 has any weight on negotiation? For greater clarity, this isn’t an SDE position but GCP tech sales Current TC: 255K yoe: 15+ L66
Congratulation. What was your level at Microsoft? How was the interview? Coding/design round?
Thanks! Updated my post with level
You can ask for tc 600k for L6
Yoe ?
Updated original post with yoe
Where are you based? It'll help to know what CoL area you're in.
You are my first data point in this case. Please keep us posted on how high you could negotiate. My tip is to ask for 330k if you want 310k. That too don't waver from that 330k number by more than 5k until the recruiter asks you talk to some director at Google. Even in that conversation, stay firm. Then they will make an offer. Don't budge until you are happy or they tell you that it's their final offer.
Tech Sales is on a different ladder than SWE. The comp will not be the same. L6 TSC ~= L5 SWE on transfer request IIRC. Unsure about comp levels
Why from msft to goog? Goog is going to die soon like yahoo
Trying something new. Not motivated at msft. I tend to get bored quickly so this opportunity came along. I wasn’t really looking to leave but Google contacted me so why not listen. I’ve worked with AWS, Azure and might as well complete the trifecta with GCP.
Google is not dying anytime soon
Unless you’re living in a city that has half the CoL of Bay Area, anything below 320k makes no sense for an L6! Your base could be lower but why budge on the stocks? L6 can make 500k+ easily at Google. Negotiate harder and come back with the good news :)
How long google is taking to reply with yes or no after interview
Why wouldn’t you post the offer? You’re not the first MSFT to Google L6 offer. Sharing the numbers benefits the community and provides some value to us in return for helping with your question.
verbal offer updated in original post