Coinbase IC4 India vs MS Azure L62 India

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Mar 20 57 Comments

I saw some amazing L62 offers from MS and decided to interview at MS. Before that, i made sure to get a competing offer from Coinbase.

Coinbase offer: (Remote)
- Base: 45L (includes pf)
- Stocks: ~21L/year (annual grant)
- Perf Bonus: 2.1L
- Joining Bonus: 7L (1st year)
- WFH Allowance: 38k/month = ~4.5L
- TC: 66L + 2.1 PB + 7L J.B+ 5.5L allowance

Microsoft Azure Offer: (Bangalore)
- Base: 36L
- Stocks: 130k/4 = ~24L/year
- Bonus: 0-20% = 3.6L
- Joining Bonus: 7L + 7L
- Relocation: 1.38L
TC: 60L+ 3.6L PB(could be more) + 7L JB

Current TC: 45L + JB + esops
YOE: ~4

Coinbase has good TC, permanent WFH, faster promo but heard mixed reviews about WLB and stock is unstable. Most folks aren’t happy (on blind) working there. But Coinbase has come a long way and culture might improve over time.

MS Azure is stable, reliable stock, good pay, good work, good employee centric culture. But then Azure WLB isn’t as good as vintage MS teams.

Any suggestion?

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  • Azure IDC doesn’t have good work (it’s mostly ops) plus WLB is shit.
    Mar 20 7
  • WLB isn’t good but is better than CB. But work isn’t that interesting. Also promos/hikes are slow/poor

    Culture is good tho. If wlb/culture is your preference than i guess choose Azure. Since difference in tc is only of 5-6 lakhs. MS stocks would cover it very soon
    Mar 20 8
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      pablooo

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      OP
      True. Also the stock upside will make up for hike and TC difference.
      Mar 20
    • Let's make it clear to avoid any confusion.
      There are 2 types of hikes. 1 is the merit increase that comes in every year (inflation) and that ranges from 8% to 15%.
      Another is promo hike when you get promoted. Promo hike depends on where you were in the range of your current band and what's the median base of next range.
      I myself have got promo hike from 5% to 20%.
      So there's no generalization!
      Mar 20
  • Be ready for poor WLB, quarterly reviews, PIP and slow promo (big L4 crowd here).
    Mar 20 4
  • If I were you op, I would have chosen coinbase. Reason better tech stack, better work quality, working on next gen product. I would have worked in coinbase for 2 yrs, get quality work under belt then try for msft with l63 level.
    At 4 yrs you should look for thriving work not old tech stack and on call load with so called wlb.
    Think about it
    Mar 20 4
  • I was in exact same spot 6 months back with very similar offers and same YOE and chose Microsoft over Coinbase.
    Mar 20 11
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      dragonmage
      OP can you share what topics your questions were from, i know you sign an NDA, so just the topics not the questions
      Mar 20
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      dragonmage

      Cashfree

      dragonmage
      OP can you share your interview experience briefly please
      Mar 20