Washington University in St Louis PhD in CS, or Accept Job Offer from Amazon

One more vote for industry. Unless you want to go the research route for your full career, a PhD just really doesn’t seem worth it. It’s years and years that won’t translate to a significantly higher earning potential. Plus, what if the industry market changes by the time you get out of the PhD? You can always go back to it, as mentioned.

If I may read into things a bit, it sounds like you don’t really want to leave school a ton - is that accurate and if so why not?