Got an offer from Vmware for mts3: Base 150k RSU 160k for 4 years Sign on 5k Have a competing offer from MSFT Azure total at 260k for a senior level engineer (63 or 64) 14 years of experience, level (and comp) at vmware seems low, recruiter said they can't match MSFT offer. The vmware bonus is 12%, is it paid in full ? What do stock refreshes look like for mts 3 ? Current TC is 200k
Microsoft of course. Stay there for a year and if you are not happy switch again to get your TC up.
Microsoft 64 hands down, it appears vmware is massively downleveling you, you deserve better
Checkout https://www.levels.fyi/?compare=Microsoft,VMware&track=Software%20Engineer VMWare MTS 3 is below 64
Microsoft stock has higher potential to grow. Also better projects in Azure
Go for msft... Vmware doesn’t give much refreshers and salary increase is low... bonus is paid full though... good wlb
What's an average stock refresh you get at vmware for mts3 or similar ?
Which team in vmware
Don’t go VMware. Refresh is bad. Hard to promote (at least two years one level). And you need to carry some incompetent Senior and Staff since they ate more salt than you eat rice.
I recently got MTS3 with 1.5 yoe so the level seems really low.
bonus is paid in 2 part
Microsoft hands down.