Hello community, currently I’m a principal Architect in my current company and AWS is giving me a Solution Architect title , I was interviewed for Sr Sol Arch . This is a remote position TC - 225 Current TC - 175 YOE - 15 If this is a senior position I was up for a career growth. Now with this L5 position. I’m confused to take this or go back talk to the recruiter and hiring manager about bumping up the level .. or ask them to get me to a another position for an interview What do you Amazonians think . I’m just worried about the career progression going down level .
Don't go for L5 at 15 yoe. Ask for L6 or leave the offer.
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Your probably did not clear the bar. There is no way they are going to give you l6. Take this if you feel the offer is good else leave it.
^ this. You cannot negotiate levels. It's a done deal after the loop. If you like the pay rise, you can accept L5 and work on promo in one year, else leave it and re-interview after the cool-off period. I was in the same boat. I accepted L5 for the pay rise (same 15 yrs) and also less expectations compared to L6, which will give you enough time to gel with the new company and then work towards promo.
Prolly ask for higher pay close to sr soln arch role and you can always transition to different role/team once in. Good luck
Any idea what’s the pay scale for L6
I see 230k-280k on levels.fyi
Never level down. It's grueling to level up. But, you probably didn't interview at an L6 level.
Usually the offer is based on your interview performance.you migjt have not performedat l6 level...money still looks good compared to what you are getting but 225k with 15 yoe is less
Some old data on SA TC
Can you help me understand this table.. what does HV mean
I think those are Amazon's internal perf evaluation ratings
L5 is not senior. L6 is Senior. $225K is only possible for L5, so I would double check with the recruiter. It is true that Principle at smaller companies is equivalent to Senior here at AWS, but that’s not an L6 offer. $225K is even below band for Senior TAM, let alone Senior SA.
What do you think is the range I should look for
$220K is the absolute bottom of the band for L5. I would ask for $250K. Confirm you got downleveled, because you have 15 YOE.
I have 20 yoe got L6 offer this week.
What was the comp offered
~ 300k TC waiting on Microsoft offer and will negotiate both
Looks like you could get more from that offer. 225 for L5 is like 50% payband
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I think it’s okay to take one title lower but this feels like two titles down: principal > senior > solution architect. I think talk to the recruiter about your concerns
The recruiter convinced me senior in AWS is equivalent of principal in other companies
Sounds like lowballing