Salesforce vs Google vs Microsoft

Amazon
deadbob

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deadbob
Nov 8, 2019 36 Comments

I have offers from Microsoft, Google and Salesforce:

Salesforce
Location: Bellevue
Level: MTS
Base: $150k
Performance bonus: 10% => $7.5k (midpoint)
RSUs: $252k ($63k/year)
Sign-on: $22k
Total: $220.5k/year (excluding sign-on)

Google Cloud:
Location: Sunnyvale
Level: L3
Base: $135k
Performance bonus: 15% => $10k (midpoint)
RSUs: $285k ($71.25k/year)
Sign-on: $25k
Total: $216k/year ($198k/year after 8% CA state tax, and excluding sign-on)

Microsoft Azure:
Location: Redmond
Level: 61
Base: $137k
Performance bonus: 20% => 13.7k (midpoint)
RSUs: $140k ($35k/year)
Sign-on: $20k first year, $20k second year
Total: $185.7/year (excluding sign-on)

Current TC: $157k
YOE: 3

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  • Amazon
    sQFi87

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    sQFi87
    Salesforce probably has the best WLB
    Nov 8, 2019 2
  • Apple
    woodkid

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    woodkid
    Why is Microsoft even an option?
    Google's RSU for L3 is amazing.

    One thing I would consider is that Salesforce has 0 refreshers for the first 4 years. In Google, you'd easily get 50k as L3 refresher per year, and not to mention more stock on getting to L4
    Nov 8, 2019 3
    • Apple
      woodkid

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      woodkid
      Also, 15% is the mid point in some sense.
      If you get CME (consistently meets expectations), then you get 15% perf bonus. If you get exceeds/strongly exceeds, it's more.

      In that sense, your target perf bonus is not 10k, it's ~20k
      Nov 8, 2019
    • Apple
      woodkid

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      woodkid
      Plus google on your resume is a much stronger brand compared to Salesforce or Microsoft. The doors it opens for you in the future in terms of levels is much more worth than the 10-20k TC difference.

      The tools, engineering practices, Calibre of people you'd be working with is night and day.

      Not everything comes down to money IMo
      Nov 8, 2019
  • No Brainer sales force
    Nov 8, 2019 0
  • Citrix Systems / Eng
    ಅವನೌನ ಹಡಾ

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    ಅವನೌನ ಹಡಾ
    Lol msft 😂 pretty good offer from google especially the rsu. But the base is very low. 150 in Bellevue is 180 in bay. Joint sales force for a year. And jump ship to google next year. Offer is valid right ? You get extra signon bonus of 22k for sf plus 25 for google.
    Nov 8, 2019 7
  • IBM / Data
    bbWI22

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    bbWI22
    Salesforce has a higher TC, lower taxes, and higher WLB. But you’re still gonna choose google for the “prestige”
    Nov 8, 2019 3