Education: MS in Computer Science
Years of Experience: ~3
Prior Experience: GE and a startup
Date of the Offer: MAY 2022
Company: Microsoft
Title/Level: Software Engineer II
Location: Seattle/Redmond, WA
Salary: $142,000\ast \ast Relocation:\ast \ast$0 (Local)
Signing Bonus: $20,000\ast \ast Stockbonus:\ast \ast$30K stock grant vested over 4 years
Bonus: Performance-based bonus up to 20% of salary every year
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~$170K\ast \ast Benefits:\ast \ast 15paidvacationdays+10paidsickleavedays+10paidU.S.holidays+2paidpersonaldays+yearlysportsstipendof$800 to spend on sports stuff or free gym membership + 50% 401k/Roth match up to $9k/yr+coveredhealth/dental/vision\ast \ast Otherdetails:\ast \ast Negotiatedonce,originalofferwas$130K salary, $5Ksigningbonusand$15k stock bonus. Was given a week to accept or decline the offer.