Amazon AWS vs Microsoft Azure Offer

Apr 15, 2021 8 Comments

Amazon AWS Quicksight SDEII - L5 - TC 250k (no annual bonus/refresh I believe)

Microsoft Azure AI Cognitive Service - SDEII - 62 - TC 200k (before annual bonus/refresh) (final offer)

Both positions support ML engineers / scientist but my role will all be on engineering side. Both in Seattle.

Heard Microsoft WLB and benefits are better, but the compensation seems a lot lower. Want to understand more on career growth (if anyone has knowledge of either team), and anything else I might have missed.

Appreciate any advice, thanks in advance!

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  • With 401k match and annual refresher + bonus, think of Microsoft offer as 225k -235k easy.
    Believe me the 15-20k difference isn't worth the toxic culture and the pip environment at Amazon. Microsoft's peace of mind is worth a lot more!
    Apr 15, 2021 0
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    cr7#

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    cr7#
    I understand the benefits argument and even Jeff agrees Amazon needs to do better for stakeholders. But just to give a balanced view, Azure is a copycat of AWS. Similar to other copy products Bing, Cortana, Teams, Xbox. The DNA of the upper management is very different & generally in Amazon, their are more inventive teams & orgs. And Msft also recently copied the "Customer Obsession" as their pillars. Get the recent turn around by Satya, but Amazon DNA as a company is just more disruptive.
    Apr 25, 2021 2
    • Bing, Teams and Xbox are a copy? 🤣🤣🤣
      I would like whatever you are smoking :)
      Apr 25, 2021
    • Amazon
      cr7#

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      cr7#
      Which of these do you disagree, Bing=Google, Teams=Slack, Xbox=PS, Unnamed cashier free checkout = Amazon Go etc. (Also, isn't Msft stealing GUI from Apple a silicon valley legend) I don't smoke, prefer edibles.
      Apr 25, 2021
  • Azure will have better promo velocity as compared to AWS. Microsoft’s ESPP, 401k and other benefits already amount to almost 25k above amazon. Plus annual bonus/refreshers. I feel Azure 200k is same as AWS 250k. Plus you may have a better wlb at microsoft.
    Apr 15, 2021 0
  • @OP What did you choose?
    Apr 26, 2021 0
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    bezoslives

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    bezoslives
    Amazon depends per team, and what you want in general. If you want to learn a lot in a really customer focused company join amazon. If you want more laidback job choose ms
    Apr 18, 2021 0