Offer from Amazon Seattle
I’ve only been working at PwC in a midwest city for less than a year doing technology implementations ( computer science grad) i recently got an offer for sde1 at amazon. does it make sense for me to make the leap? i would be relocating from a lcol city to seattle. would there be any downside? UPDATE: current TC: 82k offer tc: 155k renegotiated offer tc: 163k [accepted] breakdown: 125k base, 61k signing (2 years), 46 RSUs, 7k post tax relo thanks everyone for your help! blind community really is amazing sometimes.
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Still negotiating comp with Amazon. Current tc is a joke pls don’t inquire further.
You should share the current and prospective TC so that people can help from financial perspective. I recently made the move from consulting in mid COL city to AWS in Seattle with a more than double TC offer. That offer was a no brainer for me. Plus the consulting work in a non tech city is just not that interesting.
Maybe PWC is different, but my understanding is that cyber security in the Big-4 is basically auditing. If you want to be technical, I don’t see any downside in jumping.
That’s half the truth, most Big4 have a consulting arm as opposed to assurance in cybersecurity where we deal with identity management, incidents and threats, strategy etc, while the assurance arm takes care of tech audit etc. Yeah that makes sense. Thank you.
Do it for sure, get out of consulting ASAP. If you don't like Amazon just leave in a year for even more TC.
Yes product companies are way better than consulting. Also working at Amazon gets you more opportunities from similar tier companies
That’s my thoughts exactly. I’m just weighing in the pros and cons before making the switch
You’d better leave pwc asap lest it be a scarlet letter on your swe career!
Definitely go to Amazon. Consulting firms TC is crap and they work you like crazy. Plus the travel and time away from family sucks. Go to Amazon! You won’t regret it
That’s an extremely valid concern. I’m also worried about the hours at Amazon though, but I’ve heard it largely varies by team.
I’m worried about the cost of living in Seattle compared to where I am now. (Chicago/Pittsburgh/Minneapolis tier city) everyone’s saying FANG TC should be enough to cover but I’m wondering if you guys have a ballpark of what I should expect to get to be able to afford it?
Depends on the offer. Does the pay increase cover the increase in col?
Assuming yes. And assuming pay will be way better. I’m wondering if sticking around in consulting especially cybersecurity would pay off more than making the move into Seattle tech
In that case, it depends on the team as well. If you feel your team is a high impact team at Amazon and you will learn a lot, then go ahead.