Solution architect role. Current TC 210k, L6 Offer from Google, TC $265k, L5 yoe 8. would you move or continue looking? I took a paycut to join Amazon, and was hoping to get a better TC from Google. Edit: this is Google GCP, have heard their culture isn’t as good, but hopefully better than Amazon. location bay area for both Amazon and Google.
Why not? I would move in a heartbeat.
Location? More comp and another top tech company on your resume.... I'd say yes because I dont care about title or level, but it's your career.
To be fair, L5 Google == L6 Amazon due to different number scales
Thanks! I didnt look at levels.fyi Either way I could be a custodian and wipe toilets for that kind of money. No shame in my game.
You’re literally asking if you would move to a better company for more pay?
Is this for GCP?
Yes, GCP
Are you a SA currently or moving to this new role fresh?
Is this a Seattle to Bay Area move?
Nope, bay area to bay area.
I highly doubt that this post is genuine. That's not even low L5 band for G. Should be 300+ easily.
This is not SDE, and thats the reason I don’t know if they super lowballed me. Amazon lowballed me for sure.
I took an L6 CE roll in a low COL area at just north of $300k TC year 1. If I COL adjust it, it’s in the neighborhood of 4-600k in The bay area depending on the site. Just as a datapoint.
What is CE? Mine is not SDE role.
Customer Engineer. Which is GCPs version of an AWS SA.
Why is the offer breakdown OP? Did they lowball you on RSU's?
Less responsibility and more money? Sign me up.
L6 Amazon maps to L5 Google
Oops