New Grad Microsoft Vs Amazon offers
Jan 20, 2021
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Hi all, hoping to get some opinions on these offers
Microsoft L59 in Sunnyvale, CA:
120k salary, 70k stock, 40k sign
TC: 158k first 2 years, 138k after
Amazon SDE 1 in Austin, TX
116k salary, 86k stock, 50k sign
TC: -150k
It seems like Amazon is a better financial decision due to income tax and lower cost of living in Austin but I think that Microsoft is a better culture fit for me. Let me know your thoughts. Thank you!
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I hated working at Amazon but Microsoft is known for low-balling everything below L65, and their offer would have to be a TC over $220k to be competitive in terms of purchasing power.
If you're interested in FIRE, Amazon is the only answer unless you can get another offer.