How much does Amazon pay for AWS engineers?

Feb 16, 2019 17 Comments

I am in the process of getting an offer to work with Amazon on their AWS team. I don't have prior experience in cloud but I am recently AWS solution architect certified. I have 4 years experience in network engineering. My question is, how much should I expect to be offered salary wise. They asked me how much I expect to be paid but since I am a noobie at negotiating I said 100k (I live in VA, so that's usually a good number) but after reading how much you guys make I feel like I threw myself under the bus..... what's your take on this

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  • Adobe
    warabi

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    warabi
    Next time, never give a number, even when they press you. Just say "I don't have a number in mind." "Whatever is competitive." etc. Then they might test you with a number or range. I would still avoid agreeing or confirming a number. "I'm sure you know best." lol "I care most about team fit." "Please get me an official offer and we'll go from there." Once you get the offer: "Please give me time to go over this/discuss with my family/etc. I'll get back to you most likely by tomorrow." Then send email saying the things you want and that it'd make your decision much easier and you'd be willing to sign right away, if they give you these things. Then they'll call you and try to discuss it away, but you have to stick to your guns. Be repetitive, it's fine. Make them feel uncomfortable, rather than the other way around (that applies to the original negotiations talk too). Also, read a book on negotiations.
    Feb 16, 2019 2
    • What's your answer to current pay?
      Feb 16, 2019
    • Adobe
      warabi

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      warabi
      "my current salary doesn't reflect what I'd be doing for your company", if the responsibilities are different. "I don't think my current pay should have a bearing on my new situation. Please offer whatever you think is competitive" etc
      Feb 16, 2019
  • Amazon
    kuchnai

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    kuchnai
    Just say you meant a 100k per month
    Feb 16, 2019 1
  • The recruiter will be telling this around!
    Feb 16, 2019 3
  • Amazon
    Usernahme

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    Usernahme
    Dude. They are not gonna pay you out of band for sure, but because you say 100k they are gonna keep you in the lower end of the band. You can still negotiate though. Once you get the offer, ask for more.
    Feb 16, 2019 0
  • American Express / Eng
    GoJava

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    JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America
    GoJava
    Depends on location and level. 100k is definitely too low. You need to do the same control asap before the recruiter sends a written offer. So send an email to the recruiter about how you have done more research and because of change in col, taxes and ongoing market rate for your skillset and experience you would like to revise the expected TC. It's up to you if you want to actually throw the number in that email or over a phone call. Read some article by haseebq and be prepared to wake away if you don't get close to your target TC. For 4 years in Bay for sde2, TC should be at least 200k.
    Feb 16, 2019 0