Tech IndustryOct 15, 2019
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Interviewing two teams from Microsoft at the same time

I'm being interviewed by two different Microsoft dev teams separately almost at the same time. So neither team knows about the other. Then I was given a verbal offer by the first time (Azure SRE for ARM). As the recruiter was about to move to discussing the offer stage with me it was discovered about the other team. I was told by the recruiter that she would be happy to co-ordinate if I would like to pursue the other team but she can't share offer detail of the first time until I have settled with just team. After that she doesn't reply to any of my email. Now the second team (Azure Identity) has invited me for an onsite interview. Now I have a dilemma, normal career advice is a verbal offer means nothing and you shouldn't stop looking until you have a written offer. However in my case obviously they won't give me a written offer as long as I'm pursuing the second team. However, if I withdraw my application for the second team at this point how can I be sure that the first team would not withdraw their offer. I would like to reach out to the recruiter of Azure SRE team and ask her if I would ask lose my offer because I am interviewing with the second team but it doesn't look like she will reply to me at this point. Am I being paranoid here, what is the best way for me to handle it? Thanks in advance

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Google kill -9 Oct 15, 2019

You're a dick for not telling them up front you were interested in two teams. You're offer is at risk because you are being shady AF.

Facebook WDWO10 Oct 15, 2019

I don't think they can make competing offers internally. Go do the second interview, and if you get offers from both, decide from there. One negotiating room with two verbal offers is they can match the job level if one role was open at a lower level than the other.