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Ask HN: Did I get screwed by Amazon?
I have about 10 years of software development experience. Previously, I used to work for a start-up that got acquired by a tech company. I was tech lead/manager although I did coding along with management. Amazon offered me 148k total comp in Seattle. I was making 142k total comp in bay area.
I have good knowledge of software development in general. I developed several proprietary functionalities my current start-up.
Last week, Amazon offered me a role called Technical Program Manager, which does not have people management responsiblities. I accepted the offer. I am purely interested in management though.
Can any of you shed light on if this salary is okay given my experience?
Only thing I want to mention is, I am non-native English speaker. I was born in India but lived in a lot of SE countries while growing up.
Given the horror stories at Amazon, I don't know if I made right decision.
- nowarninglabel 10y agoEh, that salary is certainly within the range I would expect. However, if you want to do people management, why did you accept an offer to do a role in which you will not be doing people management?
- heidknow 10y agoHi, thanks for the reply. After my start-up was acquired the BIGCO decided to integrate a lot of systems. They have been consistently laying off people. Almost 300 people from my start-up have resigned since acquisition. Worst thing is BIGCO is hiring H1B employees as contractors on temp basis.
- pinewurst 10y agoSalary seems ok for that position in Seattle. Remember too, you're not paying CA income tax on it. I don't know how much of your Amazon comp is salary and how much sign-on that they can claw back if you leave prematurely though. And pretty much everyone leaves Amazon prematurely (speaking as a Seattle resident).
- downrightmike 10y agoWhat was the description of the TPM role?
- baccheion 10y agoPaysa and Glassdoor should give insight into how your salary compares to what's typical. The reviews on Glassdoor (and Comparably) should give a sense of what it's like at Amazon.