Hi, I'm an SDE 1 at Amazon. I'm planning to pursue my masters degree in CS at a top 15 ranked college in America. Do you think it makes sense to do so? What are the pros and cons of leaving your job to pursue a masters degree? What is the long term benefit one gets from this? College list: CMU Cornell Stanford U Washington Harvard UC Berkeley Michigan Ann-Arbor Thanks in advance.
If you are about the money then stay at Amazon. If you really want to specialize into a certain area or are interested in research then goto uni
I don't see the value really. Why spend that money when you are already in the field. No one cares what you have studied. All that matters is how well you can interview and then how well you can do your job. If you re interested in studying then do microcourses on udemy or coursera
No.
In short - follow your heart. In the short term it might not make economic sense to go back to school, but in the long term you might it easier to get promoted because of your advanced degree. No guarantees dude. If I were you, I will likely go back to school. Also consider doing the online masters program (e.g. georgia tech) so that you get the best of both worlds.
Masters is not a path to a promotion or more money. If you are thinking you'll be a better programmer and be better at your job, you're wrong.
No. There is not a single branch of CS that does not have an application in Amazon. Just search for the field of interest and look in Amazon which team is working on it.
Do one online? That way you can maybe do both. Not much networking though.
I went to Villanova for graduate school and was able to do it while I was at Amazon. It was a bitch but they worked with me.
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