- Anatomy of an Amazon level 7 non-tech job offer
- Some Big Tech companies may be tapping the brakes on the work-from-home-forever trend, and what does this mean to your career planning
- Vaccine hunt resources
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- Past Email Newsletter archive are now available
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Today I'd like to share with you an Amazon level 7 non-tech job offer.
Please notethat I have changed the numbers slightly to protect confidentiality but these numbers doreflect the current state of Amazon level 7 non-tech job offers.
Amazon has a very flat org structure so there is a lot of job title deflation at Amazon. Many SVPs, VPs, Partners at large tech firms ended up at level 7 at Amazon. On the other hand, I have also seen fresh-out-college graduates who moved up to level 7 inside amazon within 10 years or less. So there is a wide range of experiences and total compensations within level 7.
For reference, Amazon Level 7 compensation is roughly mapped to Google L6/L7 and Facebook E6/E7. In term of job title, Level 7 manager has "Sr. Manager" in their job titles, and level 7 individual contributor has the word "principal" in their job titles (e.g. Principal Product Manager, Principal Software Development Manager, etc.)
Job title: Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operation
Level: 7
# of years of work experience: 15+
Base Salary: $160,000
Year 1 sign-on bonus: $150,000 (paid monthly)
Year 2 sign-on bonus: $125,000
Restricted Stock Units: $400,000worth of RSUs
RSU vesting schedule: 5%/15%/40%/40%
Total Compensation:
Year 1: $330,000
Year 2: $345,000
Year 3: $320,000
Year 4: $320,000
Total: $1,315,000
Observations:
- For the same job level, Amazon pays higher for tech roles. For example, for level 7 tech roles (e.g. Sr. Manager, Software Development, Sr. Manager, AWS Product Management, etc.), the offers tend to be in the 400s or low-to-middle500s.
- This job offer is in Amazon supply chain, which is a core competency of Amazon. However, Amazon knows the supply and demand of the job market and the current market rate for supply chain professionals. They simply don't get paid as high as software engineering and other tech positions.
- For other non-tech functional areas such as Finance, HR, Marketing, you should expect lower total compensation compared to tech positions at Amazon.
- Is this fair? Should you still consider Amazon as your next career choice? Your next career move should address at lease one of two objectives: 1) it'll provide you a nice income boost (i.e. more money) or 2) it can serve as a great stepping stone for your future career in 2-3 years. It'd be great if you an achieve both objectives, but for some folks who need to make a transition to FAANG companies, you might need to focus on creating a career stepping stone for yourself first.
In the past two weeks, we have learned several large's companies' return-to-work policies:
- Amazon plans return to "office-centric culture" by fall
- Google is accelerating partial reopening of offices and putting limits on future of remote work
- Goldman Sachs CEO Wanted Workers To Return To The Office, But Now The Bank Is Having Second Thoughts
These 3 companies' policies are more cautious and conservative compared to companies such as Twitter and Zillow which essentially allow everyone to go full remote. As more people get vaccinated and we continue to recover from the pandemic, I do think thatmany employers might shift their thinking, and put more limits on remote work. How will this impact job search and career progressions? I'd like to share a fewthoughts:
- Remote work is a trend that will continue because employers have recognized the benefits and many employees demand it.
- If you're in individual contributor roles in technical disciplines, it's your time to live anywhere in the world while still enjoying top compensation. Technical talents (e.g. Software Development Engineer) are high in demand. And you can do your work anywhere without impacting the quality of your work. If you're considering geo arbitrage (e.g. get paid a highsalary but live in a low cost of living area), it's the time to do it now.
- If your dream company is Amazon or Google, you need to live near one of their office locations. In fact, if you are in managerial roles and you want to move up the ladder quickly, I urge you to find a position at one of their large offices (ideally in their corporate headquarter.) It's important to be near center of power if you want to move to senior management roles.
- Should you pick a place to live first, and then look for a job? Or should you landa job first, and then move with the job? The classic American approach is to follow the job. But, relocation for jobs could be very taxing for the family. Unfortunately, many people had to sacrifice the family for job opportunities that required relocations.
- Personally, in my previous life, I picked Seattle as the location I want to raise our family, and I was determined to make my career work around my chosen city. This means I stepped away from certain high-paying executive jobs that required relocation, and I created side hustles to provide myself career optionality.
- If you're interested in my approach (i.e. pick a place you want to live and then figure out your career options), there is no better time than now to make it work!
If you're eligible for vaccine according to Federal and State guidance, here is a list of resources for you to find an available vaccine shot:
- Vaccine Spotter. A super useful site that allows one to search by vaccine type and location. The data is updated by the minute.
- VaccineFinder.org
- Facebook groups. Here is an example of the Seattle Vaccine Hunter group.
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Past Email Newsletter archive are now available
You can now read all past issues of this newsletter. Here is a few examples:- Amazon and Airbnb Hiring Update, Remote Work Pay Cut, and Why Side Hustle
- Google, Amazon and FB Hiring Update, Verily Executive Exodus, and My Growing Concern
- Anatomies of two Amazon level 7 job offers
- Deconstruct Amazon Onsite Loop behavioral questions
- An anatomy of a Facebook manager offer
- An anatomy of a Citadel (High Frequency Trading) Job Offer
- Anatomies of Amazon and Google Data Scientist Offers
- Anatomies ofAmazon PM and TPM Offers
- Anatomies of two Amazon offers (Manager vs. IC)
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