When I was hired as an SDE I in 2014 the first year of the sign on bonus was paid upfront, so there was a clawback. A friend hired as an SDE II at the same tim

When I was hired as an SDE I in 2014 the first year of the sign on bonus was paid upfront, so there was a clawback. A friend hired as an SDE II at the same time had a higher sign on bonus, not paid as a lump sum, so no clawback.