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- Alexa Office Productivity / Timers teams Anyone have experience interviewing for them? What was the interview like? Also what is team culture/wlb like?
- Amazon Alexa team vs Microsoft Office team How is the work culture? Is Alexa team overworked office team underworked? How is the work life balance? ( I mean working hours and working on weekends)
- How is Alexa Shopping I have been reading in blind that Alexa Shopping is one of the worst orgs in Alexa. A recruiter reached out for a potential role with the org in their PA office. Any insights?
- Amazon Seattle TC for L5 - SDE2 Please share the TC you were offered in the recent past for L5 at Amazon Seattle office - Alexa Org.
- vote How often do you use Alexa? I interact with 3 smart assistants on a day-to-day basis - Google on my phone (search, weather, time, send a message, place a call, etc), Cortana on my work laptop (it's integrated well into office products and email), and Alexa Echo, which sits pretty on a counter in my living room. For all the hyp
- vote Help me choose between Amazon and Microsoft! I just received offers from Amazon and Microsoft Seattle offices. I have 1.5 YOE and wondering which offer I should go with. Amazon SDE1 (Alexa) Base: 140k 1st yr sign-on: 32k 2nd yr sign-on: 26k RSU: 41 shares/82k 1st year TC: 175k 4yr average TC: 175k Microsoft 60 (Azure, but the manager said
- Amazon Menlo Park Seems like Alexa Shopping has an office in Menlo Park. Is it in the A9 building or separate? I could not find an address. Is there anyone here who works out of the Menlo Park office? Do they work on things that people in HQ dont want to work on?
- vote Amazon Cambridge UK vs Aachen Germany? Currently working as ML Engineer at Uber India. Have got verbal offer as Applied Scientist at Amazon (no numbers yet). The team (part of Alexa) is split across Cambridge office in UK and Aachen office in Germany. Which office would be better for an Indian immigrant looking to settle long term? Comp
- Amazon Bay Area teams What are the teams working on ML at Amazon in Bay Area offices? I have received an offer from Alexa AI in Seattle but chose Alexa Shopping List in Bay Area to stay here in Bay Area for personal reasons. Alexa shopping list is working on Software Development. I don’t know how good the team is. How
- Amazon Prime Video or Amazon Alexa Which team would be better to join? Amazon Prime Video in Santa Monica or Amazon Alexa in Irvine? - Career growth? - WLB/Team culture? - Office? - Tech Stacks? Got an offer as a SDE1 and request SoCal role to be close to long term partner in LA. Moving from Sydney, Australia.
- Amazon london referral Hi, amazon london is hiring a lot of engineers at London office especially for prime videos and alexa team. Can I get a referral? I have worked as a backend engineer, frontend engineer as well as data engineer during my career. I have >2 years of experience. Currently in India, working with India'
- Career path. 20M Founder, Just sold startup 20M founder just had my seed-stage startup acquihired. Never went to college, launched a company right after HS. I was CEO and acted as ops, product manager, and fundraising. My startup was in the consumer voice tech space (Alexa/Google type stuff) and we raised some capital. Looking to break into
- Facebook London referral Hello community, I've been trying to get into FANG recently. Did interview with Google in September, was rejected in HC and after that tried Amazon and got offer in Alexa team but I want to have more options and want try for Facebook but resume not getting screened. It'd be awesome if anyone can r
- Need help in picking a team @ Amazon I am currently interviewing with Amazon for SDE-1 and need to give the recruiter a few teams I’m interested in. I’m in LA and trying to find a good team here. Any reviews on the Prime Video and Alexa teams in Santa Monica/ Irvine offices? What’s the type of work / tech stack etc? Or if you think n
- Google to Amazon? I’ve seen a lot of Amazon > Google but not much the other way. I saw Amazon has an office in Santa Barbara, and am considering applying for a role there as I love SB. Google has an office there as well, but not for SWEs. Anyone care to chime in that’s made the switch either way? I’m unhappy with
- Amazon comp system is broken. Board of Directors, where are you? Amazon's comp system is broken, and it reflects the poor judgment of our executives (..."Markets teach. The lessons can be painful" per Jeff B). Our Board of Directors approves this comp system that incentivizes the wrong behavior and imaginary forecasting. Forecasting problem. 15% YoY stock growth
- Amazon Offer Evaluation Currently in the midwest at a small startup that has been growing its client list but not revenue. Current TC 110k. YOE: 3ish years. Received an offer to go work at the Amazon Santa Barbara on the Alexa team. Initially interviewed for SDE2 but I was told the interviewers felt like I was more of a r
- Advice needed on Amazon. Is it common to be poached by recruiters of different Amazon business units, I recently gave Amazon's online assessment (cleared it with some test cases failing) after attending an Amazon devices event in Boston , in the meanwhile one of the staffing agencies contacted me with a role for Audible, no
- The app revolution is here. Users ditching FAANG for Indie Saw this on LinkedIn. Copypasta: -Telegram and Signal, privacy-first comms apps, are #1 and #2 on the app stores currently, knocking out WhatsApp. A global trend. -At one point today, Newsmax and OANN apps (“alternative” news networks) were outpacing CNN in the stores. -Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey fr
- SysDe (Systems Development Engineer) at Amazon I recently interviewed with Amazon for an SDE role (Alexa) and did only ok during the virtual onsite. I received feedback that I did well with leadership principles and on the behavioral portions, but didn't do quite as well with the coding exercises. Apparently, it was recommended by them that I wo
- link Amazon announces end of Customer Obsession (Wall Street Journal) Today, Amazon.com (AMZN) announced the replacement of Customer Obsession with STEAM Obsession. Product teams across the international powerhouse rejoiced. "This will save me so much time!" Said one Principal PM. "I was never able to get customers to submit SIM requests in tim
- vote Amazon vs uber Amazon L5 applied scientist ii in Alexa automotive team based in Santa Clara: 175k base + 148 stocks + 200k sign on Uber L4 machine learning engineer in uber eats based in SF: 153k base + 9600 rsu + 65k worth annual refresh and cash + 25k sign on Amazon says they can possibly increase by another 8
- What are the top companies/types of tech jobs in certain regions of the USA? I'm thinking of long term goals of where I want to work/live and prefer being onsite, so it's mostly better to be living in a place that is the headquarters for something. Obviously the biggest companies like FAANGs have divisions headquartered in different places, but still I was just wondering wha
- vote PLEASE help me make decision! Amazon?! Dear community of Blind, please help me make a decision I am completely stuck. I have been on the same team in Amazon for 2 years now as SDE2 in Alexa org. Previously I really liked my manager, he was amazing and overall good. I also really enjoy the work on the team and the people. However, recent
- Travel from India Any folks traveled back from India to the US recently? I am on OPT and have to travel to India urgently. Wanted to get an assessment of the situation. Thanks
- Good bootcamps for SE Job Offer I have a CS background coming out of college, but I don’t feel great about my programming abilities. Anyone have any recommendation for a bootcamp that leads to a great job offer? #engineering #software #bootcamp
- Thoughts on Jumpstart’s feature to filter candidates based on race/gender? I wonder if there even is an option to see only male, or Asian/White. Seems like Jumpstart is promoting racism and sexism in hiring.
- vote Has innovation slowed down? Title.
- Travel to India after graduation I will be graduating in Dec and will be joining Amazon in Feb on OPT. Is it risky to travel to India in December?
- Claim stimulus check on 2020 tax return? In 2019, I worked part time at my university and filed taxes for 9k earnings. I’ve been waiting and waiting, and haven’t received my stimulus check... Can I claim the $1200 on my 2020 tax return, even if my 2020 income is above the requirements? TC 200k YOE < 1
- best ways to buy bitcoin What is the best way to buy bitcoin? I've heard Robinhood is horrible :(
- Child care isn’t a transmission vector Largest peer-reviewed study, 57,335 child care centers: “No evidence of child care being a significant contributor to COVID19 transmission to adults—finding consistent with previous studies showing lack of assoc btwn school closures & transmission rates” https://twitter.com/nahasnewman/status/1323
- Referrals Hey everyone, looking for referrals I have a Masters degree in CS YOE - 3+ TC - 110k #Uber #Lyft #Dropbox #Microsoft #Netflix #Slack
- Any H4 applicants still waiting for Biometric appointment. Mine was filed in may 2020 and still waiting.
- Facebook WFH Options Hello Facebookers. Are you all allowed to WFH as per news or only some teams allow that? TC: 250k
- vote What kind of worker are you? Let’s face it. Some people in G and F don’t spend that much , especially 5 and 6. If You gave them 10M or 10B, they would live the same life. They just want more money even though they don’t need to spend that much. Some people work for a purpose like Dr. Fauci. He was downplayed but still want to
- link When Trump thought pandemic was going to end by easter.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52029546
- At what age did you buy life insurance Folks will be 34 soon thinking of getting a life insurance. Have a wife and 2 kids 😀 What age did you folks take one and which one would you folks recommend ? TC : 328k
- vote Stay or switch companies? I'm a designer, planning to switch to a smaller company. Even if I get promoted, I don't see myself growing much, and the work is getting boring. However, this company is less well known, but the culture seems awesome. Base: 101k Bonus: 2k Current TC: 103k New company. Base: 108k Bonus: 7k RSU- 5
- Referral Needed Looking for a referral. I need a fully remote position for personal reasons. I do not mind sharing why in my DM. YOE: 16- leadership roles. Do not mind being a individual contributor. Do not need to be a manager but I am great with people. Current Title: Capacity Planning Manager Education: Master
- Anyone hiring SDE with 1 year experience Anyone hiring SDEs with 1 year experience. Currently at Amazon and don't like the team. It is impossible to move within Amazon at L4 level. #tech
- vote Should I buy stocks on or after Election Day? What you guys think? #Amazon #Apple #Google
- Rationale behind a 15-min interview, and what to prepare? I've got an interview scheduled with a hiring manager of a BB bank and was told by HR that the call will be a 15min. I was curious who has had experience doing a 15min interview as an interviewer or /viewee and can share what was the focus of the call during the short timeframe. Also, if you were th
- Facebook referral Hi, Can someone refer me at Facebook for a SWE position? Really appreciate it! #tech #software #referral #job #opening
- vote How Much Are You Spending on Healthcare? I realize I'm spending a ton on healthcare (premiums + out of pocket). I have a couple of health conditions but I'm not dying. I'm averaging about $1100 per month this year. How much do you spend per month on premiums and out of pocket combined? #healthcare #health #personalfinance
- H1B appointments in India Reaching out to understand the current situation with H1B in COVID. I visited India in 2019 December and got H1B visa (previous employer) on my passport. I started with new employer in February 2020 (with new H1B) and have not visited India since. I have a few questions w.r.t. this: 1. Do I need to
- vote Did you take PTO to Vote today? 📩
- Referral to FB Hi - I was wondering if someone from #facebook could provide a referral to a specific role in the ProdMgmt org? Appreciate it.
- Need Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role at FAANG (plus..) I have 12 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Already scheduled for Amazon next month. Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #
- Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role. I have 2 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #twitter #dropbox #amazon #atlassian #google #instacart #squa