YOE: 8 Role: SRE I was hired as L3 at Google Ireland( yes, I was down-leveled ) but currently working(~ 7 months) from Google India due to the travel restrictions and pandemic. I may have to travel to Ireland by mid of next year. TC at Google India: Base: 19LPA Stocks: 147k USD/ 4 years Bonus: 15% of base Total: ~ 48 LPA TC at Google Ireland: Base: 71000 Euros Stocks: same as above Bonus: same as above Recently received an offer from Microsoft India for Level 63. TC at Microsoft India: Base: 40LPA Stocks: 175k USD/ 4 years Bonus: 15% of base (up to 30% as per offer) Joining Bonus: 7LPA( 4 in 1st year and 3 in 2nd year) Total: ~78LPA(without joining bonus) Microsoft's offer seems very generous to pass, hence seeking suggestions from the community. Cons at Google job: I feel unmotivated and embarrassed sometimes to work as entry-level with 7 YOE at Google. And I may get promoted by next year but not guaranteed. Plus I have to be oncall for 30% of my time and it's very stressful. Pros at Google job: Good learning and reasonably open culture. Great team and I approve of the leadership. And it's easy to transfer teams internally. At Microsoft, from what I gathered from the interviewers, there is a lot of scope for my skillset at the new team and it might be easier for me to get promoted or gain expertise with less work. Note this is just my speculation. But I have no idea about the culture at Microsoft. Will I get a similar TC as Microsoft's in India if I decide to try after a year? @Microsoft India #microsoftindia #googleindia
Your Ireland TC is very low. It's ๐ฅ
I know!!! Everything boils down to your level and I was dumb enough to accept the offer at L3<sigh>.
Go for msft and leave after 4 years
+1 for MS Come back to Google after 2 years if you want...
Even if you are promoted to L4 at G, the TC still wouldn't be close to what MS is offering you now. IMO, go for MS.
Go for Microsoft, very good offer. 8 yoe and still l3 is a bummer, O would take MS offer if I were u
How did Msft hire you are a swe if you were sre at Google?
Offer is for SRE role in Msft.
Msft doesn't have much SRE teams in India i suppose. What level did msft offer you ?
No brainier, msft.
Actually MSFT saved you now. It was a mistake accepting G's complete low ball offer and level. Accept MSFT if you are not interviewing anywhere else.
Can you post the skills that you have related to SRE? Planning to switch to SRE role. More interested in scripting, automation and learning more about kernel level stuff
DM me please. Happy to help.
That's an excellent Msft offer.