Microsoft L60 ML Engineer TC?

Got reached out by a recruiter after my on-site for an ML Engineer role in Bing. The level was determined to be L60. I have about 3 Yoe. This role is based out of Seattle. I'm trying to talk with the manager and see if there are any open posns in Cali. The recruiter wants me to give a salary estimate before she comes up with an offer. 1. Can I opt for a higher level > L60? Or is this standard for a 3 Yoe? 2. What's a good estimate? Should I give her like an overall TC or a specific breakdown? Does asking a TC of 200-230k sound ambitious? Because I have definitely seen posts with tc in that range. Please help me, blind! #microsoft #offer #bing #ml

Microsoft yANH81 Mar 9, 2021

230k is reasonable to ask but they probably won't give you that.

Citrix Systems vdfing OP Mar 9, 2021

Appreciate the answer. How do you think the breakup should look like? 140 base, 50k stocks and 50 sign on?

Microsoft yANH81 Mar 9, 2021

Is it in Redmond? Sounds about right.

Citibank DOGE_ARMY Apr 19, 2021

What would the principal ml engineer tc ( I guess I'm redmond) be?