Take the money and run
Take the money and run
- Having this on your resume gets you an automatic interview at Google.
- You can contribute to huge-scale projects, which sharpens your skills for your next job.
- Pay is great.
- Most jobs are in Seattle, so you can buy MJ like beer.
- Beyond L4, the pressure to reach a promotion is low.
- Can negotiate vacation.
- Switching teams is getting easier.
- Locations all around the world.
- You know when your big stock vests are coming. When it does, take that money and run to Google.
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The NY Times article may be embellished, but it is founded in reality for many folks (but not all teams).
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Your offer may be for one team, and then after moving to Seattle, you show up Day 1 and find out you are actually assigned to a different team.
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For 99% of folks, Amazon can only be a transitional place.
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Ops load is massive for devs.
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Tech debt is the main thing you'll get to work on.
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Most jobs are in Seattle, which has an insane cost of living.
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Promotions are insanely political; most folks won't even get a fair shot at one.
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Java, Java, and more Java.
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Paid in stock for a large portion of your compensation.
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US health insurance is so-so.
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Quit so that competent managers can replace you.
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Look at TechSurvey results and do something about them. Automatically identify outliers and solve those problems. Engineers under those bad managers are suffering.
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Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesJune 1, 2024The recruiter contacted me via email regarding the position. Following the resume screening, I received an online assessment link that included two coding questions and some workstyle questions, with a total duration of about 90 minutes. Both coding
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2025I was contacted by the recruiter on LinkedIn in October. I took an online assessment in January and cleared it. I received an invitation for an onsite interview in February. The interview was 4 hours long and involved speaking with different membe
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2024A recruiter from Amazon reached out. I passed the online assessment and then scheduled the final loop after two weeks. I was asked LeetCode medium problems and many behavioral questions. Each interview segment lasted approximately 30 minutes.
