Education: MS in Computer Science
Years of Experience: 1 in US. 3 years outside US
Prior Experience: 1 year in FAANG company.
Date of the Offer: July 2021
Company: Microsoft
Title/Level: Software Dev. 2
Location: Seattle/Redmond, WA
Salary: $144,000 USD
Signing Bonus: $40,000 (20000 year 1 and 20000 year 2)
Stock bonus: $140K stock grant vested equally over 4 years
Bonus: Performance-based bonus up to 20% of salary every year
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): $213400
Benefits: 15 paid vacation days + 10 paid sick leave days + 10 paid U.S. holidays + 2 paid personal days + yearly sports stipend of $800 to spend on sports stuff or free gym membership + 50% 401k/Roth match up to $9k/yr + covered health/dental/vision
Other details: Negotiated once, original offer was 128k base, 30k sign on and 100k stock (vested over 4 years). Rejected the offer because it is less than my current compensation. Recruiter said this is the maximum that they can offer.