Full Circle

Its been done.. I've made it with Microsoft for the SDE role. It was an interesting challenge to pit myself against the interview machine at Microsoft and come out with a prize in the bag. Where does that put me now?

Amazon v/s Microsoft. I'd have liked it to have read Amazon v/s Microsoft v/s Google. Being unable to be at optimal alertness at the Google interview spoilt my party. However its not been spoilt totally as i've got offers from the high of distributed service oriented architectures and the grand daddy of computing as we know it.

Its a challenge for me now to decide which one to join and blend with.. Amazon with its challenges of scale are probably never going to be offered anywhere else on the planet. Their quest to do business on an interplanetary scale is indeed something that takes my breath away. Its not everyday that you can be part of the team that works on such distributed challenges.

Microsoft has gotten me with their security group for the msn network. It deals with issues of privacy and safety and trust. I can work on all aspects of the windows network of computing problems and space.

How can i make the decision when both alternatives are so alluring. Monetary benefits being great at both places, what factor must i look to show me an advantage in either.

Its that time of life when i must make a decision on my future. A time when i find myself heading back to Seattle, the place in the USA where i first truly felt in awe of its natural beauty. Washington and NYC have been great but the reflect the triumph of human architecture but seattle has that and more!

Life has come Full circle for me.. Which one do i choose. Any ideas/suggestions??