Got an offer from OCI in Seattle on the marketplace team. Offer looks like this: Base: 155k Rsu: 6800 (~93k per year) Sign on: 20k Tc: ~248k Currently an l5 at Amazon. Tc ~180k. Base of 142k, still on my second year signing bonus of 25k which ends in May. 1.5 years at Amazon, total experience is hard to say because I have a weird background. About 3-5 years. Will get 8 shares vesting in May. Was hoping to get them to push the start back to January but I think they might fight that. I would consider a smaller signing bonus in exchange for starting in January.
Doesn't hurt to ask about start date, but what makes January better? Solid offer though.
Main reason is my team will be fucked without me and I really like them. With two more months they will be in a better position. Second reason is I get more of the Amazon bonus
Congratulations on the offer. Ask if they can wait.
Marketplace is under pressure to deliver some new stuff right now. They may well not wait. Even if they do, in January a lot of projects will be already done and new headcount may contract as the fiscal year progresses. Don’t be penny-wise and pound-fool: this is a good offer. Take it while it is on the table.
I pushed my start date by 2 months and they were ok with that. Considering they shutdown between Christmas and New year, that should be ok with them.