Hey Joe,

I wanted to take some time with you to talk about my compensation for this year. I know this is never a fun discussion to have, but I feel this is a good time to align our interests in the mutual benefit of our company.

My last compensation update was in May 2019, when I went from $80,000 to $83,000, after starting on my current Software Engineering role.

To frame the conversation, I wanted to quickly summarize some of the things that I've been working on since last year. This list is not comprehensive and it is chronologically ordered:

• I architected and implemented the synchronization process between our legacy database and the S3 bucket that’s currently powering all of our marketing activities. The previous process took 14 hours to complete, and the new solution I designed brought that down to less than an hour.

• I put together the documentation to assess and review all of our new hires. Thanks to this process, the leadership team has a strong mechanism to evaluate performance, and team members feel connected to the inputs and outputs coming in and out of their reviews.

• I started the development of our open-source library, and so far we have gotten a lot of traction from the community. Thanks to that, our marketing team is pursuing several leads that came straight from the team using our tools. I continue working on the library and owning the main core component.

• I’m currently leading the team that’s working with Acme Inc. in the development of their mobile application. The client has repeatedly mentioned the huge impact that our work is having in their organization.

There's certainly more, but hopefully, this serves as the foundation for this request.

Taking into account my current responsibilities, the value that I bring to the company, and the current market salary for my position, I'd like to request an update to my compensation that puts me at $94,375.

I'd like to be sensitive to the current market conditions, so I’d be happy to discuss and come up with a plan that works for everyone.

There's no rush, think about this and get back to me when you are ready.

Looking forward to your thoughts

Thanks,

Mary.