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A Level 64 Offer That Still Fell Short

MicrosoftSoftware Engineer · Senior+ · Onsite · Dec 2025

I've always just been a lurker here, never able to see anything useful. Since I'm interviewing right now, I figured I'd post this — hopefully it helps others too. Background: I work at Amazon (aka "the banana factory"), YOE 6+. WA. Let me give the result up front: I applied as senior and got a level 64 offer. After two rounds of negotiation, total comp went from 26 to 30 (215 base + 54/2 sign-on…

Shared by a candidate · reported Dec 2025. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.