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{Program Manager} to {TPM} to {Engineering Manager} [Journey of a manager in Amazon]

SDE-2 Backend
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 2 years
September 2, 2022
Bengaluru, Karnataka
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Some of the existing systems are great to read and get design inspirations.

From the three things—Vision, Design, and Implementation—the vision set by the PE+ team is excellent, and the design done by lower teams is also fine.

But the implementations done by junior engineers are very bad, and the managers have no clue, as most of them are of program management background.

So if you want to do some "lazy work" and go away to a different team after some time, then Amazon is the best place.

Cons

Amazon is a big company and does not have a set of pros/cons applicable to the whole company, as most of your life revolves around your peers and manager.

But if your manager is from a program management background, then even God can't save you from getting burnout and backstabbed. And if your team has a manager from an engineering background, then at least you have a chance to explain your challenges and results.

Advice to Management

Stop promoting managers from program management backgrounds to engineering manager. There is a word called "engineering" in engineering manager. LOL

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
3.0

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