TC 130k YOE 9 I’ve been coasting in my role at IBM, I could switch business units and join better teams internally like in Software or Security, but now I have a couple offers after interviewing all month. Where can I get the best leadership support? Goal is to become a design principal, but need a chance to work on interesting, high visibility projects, within a supportive team at a design led company. But also not burnout.
Given where your current TC is at, I wouldn’t be surprised if the level MS offers is mid-level. It would take a long time to work up to principal level. Also, principal level at Microsoft is more like staff level at other FAANGs
Do the roles that you were offered have clear tracks to a principal level and do they want to bring you in to work on a high-visibility project?
Yes! For all positions, that’s why it’s hard to choose.
If you care about going someplace that’s design-led, you should probably avoid Microsoft. Heard mixed things about salesforce. I think I’ve heard positive things about hubspot. Never heard anything about optimizely.