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[QUOTE=sinsac;479862]Thanks for your response!!! Well, my Long Term Goal is to grow myself more into Testing and expected to become a Expert in my area of field. Typically in Microsoft what the career path in Testing after Sr Test Lead. If you can also help me, what is the typical Band/Level for Sr ...

[QUOTE=sinsac;479778]I am in a dillema Gapo. Please help me in making a right career decision. I am currently working as a Test Manager with a US Based MNC and hopefully got promotion in Year 2013 to Sr Test Manager. My total work experience is 12 Years. Now I am being interviewed by Microsoft for ...

MSGD has different levels from the product division. Having said that, L59 for 12 yrs exp is low even for MSGD. The most likely reasons for getting offered a lower level at MS are: - A not-so-great interview - Work experience that is not too relevant Your best option would be to try interviewing ...

[QUOTE=Mango Man;475203]Gapo! Expecting an offer from MSIT. Have over 20 yrs of experience. Architect for over 15y. What would you think would be a package to settle for? Thanks in anticipation[/QUOTE] Will vary wildly depending on the salary band/level decided for you. Senior band - 35-50L (there ...

[QUOTE=NitinC;473585]I am a 62-developer and have 12 years experience. If I move to MSIDC, what would be expected salary?[/QUOTE]

Base: 20-27L
Bonus: 2-3L every year
RSUs: 3-4L every year

CTC: 25-34L

IM me. I can help you with a referral at MS and AMZN. Personally, I think the github/stackoverflow approach is overrated. It might help you in getting noticed by some startups, but for companies such as MS/AMZN/GOOG, you just need to have a solid prep on algorithms and data structures. Most people ...

Well that's mostly an HR process for establishing the veracity of your claims - similar in spirit to a background check. Your offer, on the other hand, is mostly controlled by the hiring manager. It's common for big companies to have meaningless processes because of disconnect between various ...

[QUOTE=r2i_aus;412475]How does the well paying MNCs (AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT and Adobe) decide CTC for Senior level hires who has work history in India. Do they totally base it out of their current CTC like the Indian IT Services companies do? If not, what are the factors do they consider?[/QUOTE ...

[QUOTE=cal2india;410657]Thanks Gapo. Do you think they are lowballing me in terms of offer and stuff? My current base is 18 and a 20% bonus on top of it. Planning to quit the current firm due to non challenging work & issues with my manager.[/QUOTE] These companies don't generally try to lowball as ...

[QUOTE=cal2india;410462]Hi, please let me know your thoughts on this offer. Thank you[/QUOTE] For SDE-2 level, the offer is along expected lines. SDE-2 at M$ will also fetch you similar stuff. Having said that, at 8 years workex some people do make it to SDE-III of AMZN and Senior SDE of M$, and ...