I've been in talks with recruiter and negotiating attempts seem to be reaching a wall. All I am asking for is the offers quoted here on blind. Recruiter says its over the limit of L6 band and needs special approval. he says to benefit you, keep more stocks than base or bonus as potential upside is higher. plus room to grow at annual reviews with base 2-3%. only when I factor in 15% stock increase, my tc makes above 350k for 4 years. Of course I want the coveted 400k+ that people say here they've been offered before. fwiw, its amazon L6 offer. base is 150k. 340 sign on, 230 RSUs. numbers slightly fudged for privacy. as an sdm position, is there room for more?
That’s the absolute highest I’ve given an offer for at Amazon. Those are good numbers
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Don’t take reduced base for stock if you have the option. You can buy stock with the base if you want to participate in the upside. These are good numbers but base is quite low. Will make it hard to negotiate when you go to your next job.
Not like he can go much higher on base.... amzn caps it at 160
In Seattle, 400k is top of band for L6 SDM. 450k is top of band for L6 SDM in Bay Area. But you won't get a top of band offer unless you have competing offera. BTW, all Amazon offers factor in 15 percent per year stock price appreciation assumption, that is just the way it is. TLDR: 350k is a fine offer, but definitely not above band for L6 SDM.
Tell the recruiter to work on the special approval and get back to you. I had the same line given to me and I called their bluff.