Education: B-Tech, NIT Patna\nYears of Experience: 7.5 yrs. at Amazon\n\nCurrent Experience: SDE 2 at Amazon (working in Amazon for 7.5 yrs.)\nLast year Compensation at Amazon:\nBase Pay : 4,799,100\nRSU : 160 stocks(vested in 2024) = 2,298,227 (Actual value :~32 lacs)\nAdditional RSUs granted last year : 38\n\nDate of the Offer: Jan 2025\nCompany: Microsoft\nTitle/Level: Senior Software Engineer | L63\nLocation: Hyderbad\nBase Pay: 52,00,000 \nSigning Bonus: 12,00,000 over the span of 2 years\nStock bonus: 160000 USD over the span of 4 years\nBonus: Performance-based bonus up to 15-30% of salary every year\nTotal comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~93,00,000 in the first year\n\nCould someone please help address the following questions:  \n\n- Does the offer align with Microsoft India\'s compensation standards?  \n- The base pay appears to be similar to my current base pay at Amazon, with only a nominal 10% increase. Additionally, my base pay at Amazon is expected to increase in the upcoming appraisal cycle. Does this offer compare favorably with my current salary at Amazon, especially considering I\u2019m just 6 months away from a potential promotion?  \n- Should I proceed with accepting this offer?  \n- Is Level 63 appropriate for my current experience at Amazon, especially considering that I am close to a promotion? Or is it more of a lowball offer? Or should I negotiate for Level 64?\n\nI negotiated once before the offer letter was released, which resulted in an increase in RSUs from $130,000 to $160,000.

Education: B-Tech, NIT Patna\nYears of Experience: 7.5 yrs. at Amazon\n\nCurrent Experience: SDE 2 at Amazon (working in Amazon for 7.5 yrs.)\nLast year Compens