Does anyone know the difference of being an SDE 2 at Microsoft versus Expedia Group? I'm particularly interested in insights regarding day-to-day responsibilities, project scope, compensation and overall knowledge/ capabilities of someone in that role in both companies TC : 145K
Microsoft is better lol but both are Boomer shops Join open AI instead
Honda Civic is better than Toyota Corolla but buy a Porsche 911 instead
Open ai isn't a poerche 911 it's closer to a Toyota Rav4, even I won't buy a Porsche 911 while the others are probably some cheap used cars
SDE 2 at MSFT is able to take features and projects end to end through entire SDLC. L61 (lower band SE II) does this well and does it with more ownership, more complicated projects, longer timeline etc
Go to Microsoft. You will have a lot better work life balance, resources to grow, and access to tools, mentors, and projects. Once you get bored and want a challenge, then consider EXPE... if we are still around by then.
Work-life balance of Expedia is unmatched, this is such a hating comment.
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Day 2 day / project scope etc these are team specfic questions, its better to compare teams within microsoft and eg. But yeah Microsoft anyday for many reasons
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Expedia is garbage and has no innovation whatsoever. As stated above, boomer shop all day
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Go to microsoft any day if you have an offer, you would sure be making much more comp wise. Expedia sde2 work is similar to an sde1 work at FAANG. I have been an ex FAANG and the only reason for Expedia was work life balance but also there is literally 0 vertical growth. Microsoft will offer you stock growth, our stock has been garbage since years. If you see 5 years it’s still in loss, so be aware of all this. Work life balance : Expedia Compensation : msft Innovation: team dependent but still head for microsoft
EXPE stock 5 years ago: $120. Today: $135. In between it peaked at ~$210.
Roughly 13 % gain after 5 years, and you can see there was a peak but has always retracted below so that itself means a garbage stock compared to msft. Investment in S&P would have been a better growth and thus proved it’s a garbage stock
Microsoft any day. Solid business and career growth
MSFT any day.
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Go to microsoft. you have many teams to internally switch. great work life balance, don’t have to deal with traveling to seattle and crazy traffic.
low comp vs low comp
Any idea how the work load is for a sde 2 at Microsoft?
Atleast u guys's stocks go up haha