Joining AWS vs waiting to finish Meta loop

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Hi team,

I currently work as a Software Engineer (5 months in the role) at a mid-sized firm. I recently received an offer for the new grad SDE role at AWS with a start date in first week of December.

I also just heard back from Meta that they would like to proceed with virtual loop for their new grad SDE role. Given I clear the virtual loop, I am guessing the team matching phase takes a few weeks.

Would you recommend I join AWS meanwhile or push the start date at AWS and complete my virtual loop with Meta?

I am excited about the work at AWS based off of what I learnt from my hiring manager!

anamazonsde · Accepted Answer

I think you should first decide, in case you have 2 offers, which one you would join, if that's the AWS, then you have your answer.

If you still want to explore both, you can reach reach out to the recruiter telling him you already have an offer and would like to accelerate the process.

The recruiter for amazon might not push the start date or decision deadline too far, but you should try.

I would avoid setting a start date, then eventually joining another place, it will be perceived negatively, as the team might stop their search once they hire you.

Joining AWS vs waiting to finish Meta loop

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