Education: MS in Computer Engineering
Years of Experience: 2 in unrelated field
Prior Experience: 2 years in a tier 3 company.
Date of the Offer: Summer 2019
Company: Microsoft
Title/Level: Software Dev. II (level 62)
Location: Seattle/Redmond, WA
Salary: 13,500
Signing Bonus: 175K stock grant vested over 4 years
Bonus: Performance-based bonus up to 20% of salary every year
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~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 very weak (140/30/30). Had multiple competing offers.
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