Microsoft L60 SWE offer evaluation - Atlanta

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Jan 12 23 Comments

Offer details:

Microsoft (Atlanta, SWE)
Base: 111k
Stocks: 120k (over 4 years)
Sign on: 30k (2 installments)
Bonus: max 20% per year based on performance
-> This offer is after negotiating once. I asked for 118k base and they gave me 111k.

Competing offer:
Salesforce (Atlanta, SDET, MTS)
Base: 117k
Stocks: 57k (over 4 years)
Sign on: none
Relocation: none
Bonus: 10% (11k)

I’m still in the process of interviewing with Google (NYC) and Apple (Raleigh). I don’t think I’ll have any final details with these for another 2 weeks.

Current TC: 159.5k (Apple, CA - SDET) YOE: 1.5

My main motivation is to be on the east coast.

Do you think I can negotiate anymore on the base?

#Microsoft #salesforce #l60 #atlanta

Update:
Salesforce offer got updated to - 125k base/87k RSUs. Also I don’t need to relocate to Atlanta. This is for Tampa.

MSFT offer got updated to - 111k base/130k RSUs/30k sign on

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  • Microsoft
    ♾🔁 - 199k

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    ♾🔁 - 199k
    God no. A new grad friend of mine for 116k base. +-2k. Negotiate harder my friend
    Jan 12 10
    • Apple
      goose98

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      goose98
      OP
      What was your friend's full new grad offer if you don't mind sharing?
      Jan 12
    • Microsoft
      ♾🔁 - 0.0k

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      ♾🔁 - 0.0k
      I didn’t ask them the full one. Atlanta one I told them to share me the base with a little variation and they told me 116k.

      Another person in Charlotte got 170k TC including joining bonus for l60. Not sure abt the breakdown. They just told the tc
      Jan 12
  • Amazon
    gable

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    gable
    Dude, I’m in “non-tech” role at Amazon and I have a better offer than this at L5 in Atlanta.

    Atlanta is cheap, but not that cheap. This is super low ball for SWE! Nuh-uh! Negotiate higher!
    Jan 13 2
  • Apple
    goose98

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    goose98
    OP
    Update: I talked to the recruiter to negotiate the base salary and he basically said that I'm at the maximum allowed amount - which doesn't make sense considering what I've seen on levels (seen an offer with 117k base). Recruiter is being super firm with his responses. Any suggestions?
    Jan 13 2
    • Microsoft
      ♾🔁 - 0.0k

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      ♾🔁 - 0.0k
      Then there’s nothing can be done if we don’t have any other offers.
      Jan 13
    • Apple
      goose98

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      goose98
      OP
      I do have the Salesforce base salary at 117k. They don’t know about that yet. My only issue is I’m not sure how exactly to tell them without them going “ok take the other offer then”. I’ve started negotiating with Salesforce as well on their stocks and sign on. Also, waiting to hear back from Google for feedback on my final round interviews.
      Jan 13
  • Looks like a good offer. But I say apple is a good brand. Interview more for higher tc, but I’m not sure what tech companies are on the east coast. Seems limited
    Jan 12 1
    • Apple
      goose98

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      goose98
      OP
      Apple def is. If they had given me the opportunity to work remotely I wouldn't have been looking for a different role. But because that isn't an option and they expect me to live in CA, I'm not really up for that.
      Jan 12
  • Meta
    nEDY50

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    nEDY50
    Is apple already hiring for Raleigh office?
    Jan 12 1