Awesome salary, but a huge spectrum of quality of people
Awesome salary, but a huge spectrum of quality of people
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High salary and, if you're lucky, you will find very smart and talented people.
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I'll put work-life balance in the pros. Shocking? In my seven years at Amazon, I realized it depends on how much you value your life outside of work. Amazon, in most situations, will not prefer an insanely hard-working person over a person who works at a normal, or sometimes even a slow, pace.
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Directors do not care about feedback and pain points in their organizations. They primarily manage up.
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The quality of people and discussions varies within every director and senior SDM, and you can find either the best or the worst minds in the industry.
Hire better product managers by enforcing a strict policy of X years of product experience. Bad or new product managers take a hit on overall productivity. The bar for SDE2 to SDE3 promotion has lowered in the last 2 years, leading to wrong expectations from junior engineers and poor software quality.
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The process was done by a director. He had been working in different roles for a while. He also asked about my current role. They were looking for someone with experience in AI/ML.
Software Manager
It was straightforward, no complaints. I did an initial phone screen but did not move on because I accepted another offer. It was straightforward, no complaints. I did an initial phone screen but did not move on because I accepted another offer.
Software Manager
Behavioural questions, Rounds 1 to 5, and one system design interview. There were two interviewers for the Bar Raiser round. Overall, they kept asking the same questions repeatedly. You need to prepare 100 stories literally.
Software Manager
New York, New York, United StatesJune 29, 2025The process was done by a director. He had been working in different roles for a while. He also asked about my current role. They were looking for someone with experience in AI/ML.
Software Manager
CanadaMarch 2, 2022It was straightforward, no complaints. I did an initial phone screen but did not move on because I accepted another offer. It was straightforward, no complaints. I did an initial phone screen but did not move on because I accepted another offer.
Software Manager
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJanuary 7, 2022Behavioural questions, Rounds 1 to 5, and one system design interview. There were two interviewers for the Bar Raiser round. Overall, they kept asking the same questions repeatedly. You need to prepare 100 stories literally.
