I recently received a New Grad SDE offer from Amazon but was placed in the Midwest. I currently live on the East Coast and would strongly prefer to stay here. Amazon seems really stingy with changing new grad locations this year, so I’m considering mentioning to my recruiter that I have a TS clearance from an internship to try and get some leverage, as they seem desperate for people with clearances. Is location worth doing boring classifed work? Any Amazon cleared jobs in NYC/Boston?
If Amazon is being a dick, work for Jane Street or Hudson instead.
Isn't jane street 10 times harder to get in?
Maybe
Sure, why not?!
Considering that clearance positions come with a 45k annual bonus, I sure would.
Do they refresh the clearance or let it die?
I believe they refresh it based on what I've heard from people on those teams , but haven't actually worked in such a position myself so not entirely sure. Sadly clearance ain't happening for me anytime soon.
It sounds like you are just trying to find a leg to stand on. What would you even say?
Are you US Citizen? What is TS clearance? How to get it?
Need to be a US citizen and work in a position which requires that clearance, like a defense contractor for the department of defense.
Definitely!
Its not like we opened up a new HQ in DC or anything.
I'm not sure we did. First we pulled out of LIC and now post JEDI while I'm sure we are hiring in Crystal City I'm not sure it's going to grow into a real HQ.
LMAO you’re right