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zetaVsAmzn
Dec 5, 2021 24 Comments

I am a SDE 1 with a total of 2.5 yoe out of which 1 is in Amazon, I am quite happy with the team I am on and work here is also interesting, my performance was a bit below avg according to me but no performance issue as per manager, I recently interviewed with zeta and got offered sde 2 with 42 TC, I am not sure if switching would be a good idea at this point and wondering if I should wait another year and try for promotion here itself. Looking for advice on this.

PS :- zeta will have it's IPO in 2026 and it might be a good chance to switch and start getting those stocks.

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TC 23 LPA
Yoe 2.5
Offered 42 LPA

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  • Amazon
    lol ๐ŸŒ

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    lol ๐ŸŒ
    Your manager is planning to pip you in March
    Dec 5, 2021 1
  • Amazon
    rick_01

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    rick_01
    Sde 2 zeta >>>>>>>>>> sde 2 amazon
    Dec 5, 2021 4
    • Amazon
      zetaVsAmzn

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      zetaVsAmzn
      OP
      Pretty sure that Amazon SDE 2 earns more than that, internal promotion get almost that much. WLB can be a plus not so sure about work though since I am actually learning a good amount here in Amazon also.
      Dec 5, 2021
    • Amazon
      dracolina

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      dracolina
      I can confirm this is really not true. Have worked at both. Amazon SDE2s are of way better quality and earn better too
      Feb 18
  • New
    msd7cr7

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    msd7cr7
    Even God be cannot be so sure of Zeta going to IPO in 2026. It depends on a lot of factors.
    Dec 5, 2021 1
  • Uber
    nubra

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    nubra
    Ex-Amazonian here. Working in Amazon for a long time will train you to handle almost anything in life. You wonโ€™t get the best compensation though. Zetaโ€™s IPO can be a motivating factor but no one can say for sure itโ€™s going ipo in 2026. Also thatโ€™s a long time, what if you want to quit before that? Will they allow you to hold your vested stocks?
    Dec 5, 2021 3
    • Uber
      nubra

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      nubra
      While I was there I too lived under the fear of pip. But there are ways to navigate around it - first one is to give your best second one is never badmouth people whoโ€™ve โ€œearned trustโ€ of senior leadership. Iโ€™d say in your next 1-1 ask your manager that youโ€™d want to work towards a promotion and what is the time under their guidance for you to achieve it. I can assure you itโ€™s going to be longer than what they say. But you start working towards it because of one simple reason - they wonโ€™t lie about your growth areas. If you get promoted itโ€™s good for you otherwise you still worked for it so you came out a better engineer. If youโ€™re promoted internally your pay raise wonโ€™t be that great but 3 months post that you can get another raise by switching (if you want to switch) and while youโ€™re working for a promotion keep interviewing once in a while, who knows if a solid offer comes your way.
      Dec 5, 2021
    • Amazon
      zetaVsAmzn

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      zetaVsAmzn
      OP
      Thanks that makes sense, I am also inclined towards staying only but wanted to ensure that's not a mistake and upcoming olr does have a bit adverse affect on me due to fear of URA quota/pip but trying to overcome that.
      Dec 5, 2021
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    MuAL53

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    MuAL53
    For zeta if base + bonus per year is 40+ then you can join, stock appreciation is not great in Amazon since bezos announced his decision, I got 36 bonus +5 joining bonus and 5 retention bonus at end of 1st year, 6 months back. Had 3 yrs experience and also from Amazon ๐Ÿ˜
    Dec 5, 2021 4