Amazon | SDE-1 | London, U.K. | Offer

I have received an offer from Amazon, London, U.K., for the position of an Experienced or Seasoned Software Development Engineer - 1!

Current Experience : 1.6 years (small german - Product Based Company)
Current CTC : 12LPA

Company : Amazon
Title/Level : SDE-1
Location : London, England, United Kingdom.
Applied through : Directly on career portal and after a week recruiter emailed me.
Offered date : October / 08th / 2024

Offered Salary Breakdown :

Base Salary : £63,000 per annum
Sign-On Bonus :

• £17,000 (Year 1)
• £15,000 (Year 2)

Stocks (RSUs) : USD75,000 = ~£53,500 (vested over 4 years).

• Vesting Schedule: 5% after Year 1, 15% after Year 2, and 20% every six months thereafter until fully vested.

Relocation Bonus : $9,000 or ~£6,800
Total Compensation : ~~£160,000 (£63K base + £17K sign-on + £15K second-year bonus + £53.5K RSUs + £6.8K relocation)

1st Year Compensation : ~~£90,000 (Base: £63K + Sign-on Bonus: £17K + RSUs: 5%: ~£2,675 + Relocation Bonus: £6.8K)

Do you think this is a good offer? I’m considering negotiating the base salary - would love to hear your thoughts or any advice you might have.

• Will share my interview experience later in a separate post.

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