So here I've only read about how Amazon is worst company to work for (especially in FAANG), be it any random post or poll. It feels torturous and I feel too demotivated with a L5 offer in hand. Apart from pay & stocks, can someone please point out good things in Amazon? Because I've never heard of them.
Happy Hours at various events, sessions etc
The pay is also relatively lower than some other companies
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Pay is really good compared to non-FAANG. Incredible products. I bet people get shit done for the most part. I'm sure that they have a strong engineering culture. Never worked there, though.
Good things might be related to team: since lack of people you essentially got exposed to larger bigger projects than your scope, so more areas to grow. Interesting projects, people are generally not too cocky or have big egos. Working in some buildings you get better views or cool decorations.... Otherwise... perks wise... not much to say. You got free bananas as many as you want...
Free bananas? Not in Toronto
There's not much that's good about working at amazon. A lot of the good parts will depend on which team you are on. But it's impossible to tell if a team is good or not if you're an external hire. About the only good thing I could say is that having amazon on your resume will look good. I've found that it means you get an interview for every job I've applied for.
Really? Ive worked at amazon for 1 year and have not gotten any responses for interviews now that im applying to companies. How long did you work there?
Yeah same here. My LinkedIn mailbox just dried up. Before that I was getting several mails per day.
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Our tech stack is simpler than Google’s, products are less polished than Facebook’s, but it seems that we are able to define the right set of problems to solve for our customers and solve them fairly well. As in any other company, there are pockets of goodness and mediocrity. People who found the right fit for themselves, stay there for years. I’ve just met somebody today who worked on the same team for 11+ years. As an L5 you might have a ton of influence on technical decisions and implementation, and on how your team operates. Most of the problems that engineers solve do not have industry analogs primarily due to scale requirements. Even in Retail we have some interesting problems to solve...
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