Seeking Advice: Salesforce vs TransUnion - Career Path Decision

I find myself in an interesting situation. Salesforce is offering a higher total compensation package, but the position title is not particularly appealing. On the other hand, TransUnion's offer is lower due to my lack of prior management experience, but it provides a good opportunity to step into a management career. Which one would you choose?

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Current
Software Engineer
Bellevue, WA, US • 10 YOE
TC: $118K
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Software Engineering Manager
Manager
TC: $150K
$150K
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Senior Technical Support Engineer
Senior
TC: $189K
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Meta Meat-amate Jun 24, 2023

Take the manager job. Technical Support Engineer is not even SWE and you will have a hard time to come back.

GitHub azur€ Jun 24, 2023

Agree with Meta. Take the Software engineering manager

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gAJO54 Jun 24, 2023

Don’t pick Salesforce, especially a dead end position like tech support. Source: 12 years at salesforce, doubled my TC when i finally got off my ass and learned to leetcode.

Wayfair gSMs15 Jun 24, 2023

190k tech support? Wow

ex-Microsoft sahi OP Jun 25, 2023

Without even negotiating, I wasn't expecting this either.

Meta can_do Jun 24, 2023

You’ll have a hard time getting out of support. Stay as SWE.

ex-Microsoft sahi OP Jun 25, 2023

Thank you all for your votes and advice!

Microsoft uKrs71 Jun 30, 2023

Hi OP, I’m in a very similar situation and am curious what decision you ended up making.

ex-Microsoft sahi OP Jul 3, 2023

DM me?

JPMorgan Chase NoMore4.0 Jun 25, 2023

Location and yoe? Can u negotiate TransUnion for more?