Hi folks, I have Data Scientist offers from Walmart Labs India and Amazon (L4). Walmart Labs TC: 35 LPA (higher base component) Amazon (verbal): 27 LPA (years 1 & 2, including bonus) + RSU. I tried negotiating with Amazon to get it matched but recruiter says 27 is the cap for L4. They are not willing to give me L5 for my yoe. I need your suggestions on deciding to choose one. My goal is to get into Google, FB or Microsoft in future. Please state your opinion if brand value of Amazon on resume would make some difference in achieving that. Current TC: 20 LPA, YOE: 4
What’s your band at Amex? I would go with Walmart, get some experience and bounce.
Thanks for answering. My band at amex is B30. Would you like to share why you chose Walmart or eliminated Amazon?
Mostly because of higher salary at Walmart and Pip culture at Amazon. If it were google I would recommend lower salary for google.
I was offered 25 TC by Amazon for the same role and was said it is the max. 😅😂 Don't join L4 at 4 yoe. Move to Walmart and try L5 one year later. You would get much higher TC. If you join Amazon at L4, they will make you work very hard for moving to L5 and would take at least around 2 years. Till then, you would have no major increments in salary, no bonus nothing. Walmart you would be getting all this.
Hey thanks for answering! From TC perspective, it makes sense. Would you also like to comment if there will be a relative edge offered by Amazon’s brand for getting into rest of FANG? Knowing it’s culture, I would only want to get into Amazon for this very reason.
There is no relative edge as such when I compare Walmart to Amazon. People shift from random startups to FAAnG if they have good knowledge. In my opinion, this is a no brainer. Just join Walmart!
If you join at L4, it’ll be another 2years minimum before you become L5. And your salary will be 🥜 compared to external hire. Join Walmart, interview at amazon again later and join as L5 with 45L+ TC.
Thank you SCtb28 and PIP-police for your inputs. So 4 yoe is a little too late to join as L4.
what is walmart TC split up?
Try later for Amazon for L5.