Education: Bachelors in CS from tier 1 college
Years of Experience: 0 (fresher)
Prior Experience: Interned at Arcesium
Date of the Offer: 2022
Company: Amazon
Title/Level: sde 1
Location: India
Salary: INR 15,50,000
Relocation: INR 1,50,000
Signing Bonus: INR 9,50,000(first year) + INR6,00,000(second year)
Stock bonus: ~INR 13,00,000(5%,15%,40%,40%)
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~INR 26,00,000
Company: Arcesium (D.E. Shaw spinoff)
Title/Level: sde 1
Location: India
Salary: INR 20,50,000
Signing Bonus: INR 2,50,000
Retension bonus (LTI): INR 12,00,000(25%,25%,25%,25%) (it is a cash component)
Bonus: INR 3,00,000(fixed)
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~INR 28,00,000
Priorities : Want good work but also a decent/good wlb.
Other Details : As per my current research, Amazon will provide better work and brand-name with bad wlb. Also heard not so positive things about it's PIP culture. Arcesium will provide better perks(free food,etc), decent wlb, better salary increments but not so good brand name and work.
Which one to choose and what are your thoughts about choosing Arcesium for better salary and increments and then after 1.5yr-2yr trying for sde2 at Amazon?