Education: MS in CS (in Top-10 US Univ.)\nYears of Experience: 2\nPrior Experience: MLE at a fast-growth Bay area startup (prior to that, 2 internships at Microsoft and IBM Research)\nFor fresh grad, any related Internship/coop experience? N/A\nDate of the Offer: April-2021\nCompany: Microsoft\nTitle/Level: Applied Scientist 2 (L62)\nLocation: Seattle, WA\nBase Salary: $155,000 \nSigning Bonus: $100,000\nStock bonus: $225,000 over 4 years\nPerf. Bonus: 10% (minimum) \nTotal comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): $252,000 (total 4 years compensation divided by 4)\nBenefits: Standard Microsoft benefits\n\nInterview Experience: https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-experience/1179986/Microsoft-or-Applied-Scientist-2-or-SDE-2-or-L62-or-Seattle-WA-Offer\n\nCompeting offers:\nAmazon offer (Bay area): https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/1128973/amazon-l5-mle-san-francisco/889467\nGoogle offer (Bay area): https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/1186441/Google-or-ML-SWE-(L4)-or-Mountain-View

Education: MS in CS (in Top-10 US Univ.)\nYears of Experience: 2\nPrior Experience: MLE at a fast-growth Bay area startup (prior to that, 2 internships at Micro