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Alexa Opportunities
- Opportunities and work at Alexa ASR How's the work, growth and work life balance at Alexa ASR?
- TPM at Alexa shopping - good opportunity or bad? Any insights on what the team and work is like?
- Amazon Alexa data services team experience in Hyderabad, India I will be joining one of Alexa data services team in Hyderabad. If anyone from alexa dta services from Hyderabad, pls share experiences and suggestions. Also, are there any opportunities to switch to Seattle from Hyderabad?
- Is the Alexa product worth working on? I'm interviewing with Amazon to join an Alexa SWE team. I'll have the opportunity to pick a newly created team to join if I choose to pursue the role. Is this a good place to be?
- vote Amazon Alexa Data Service vs Amazon App Store Team #amazon #alexa #appstore Hi all, I have been given an option to choose between Alexa Data Service Team in Hyderabad India, and Amazon App Store Team in Bangalore, India. Can anyone suggest which team is better in terms of learning opportunities and work culture. Thanks
- vote What looks better on resume, Amazon or Snap What company would open more doors, have the better learning opportunities, has more interesting tech stack/work? Amazon is Alexa Shopping team Snap is monetization/targeting/measurements if that matters
- Alexa or AWS? I have two recruiters, one with AWS, one with Alexa, both asking me to do 90 minute OA but I can only pick one. Which is better? Holistically, like WLB, opportunity for growth, etc. Is the online assessment / interview process the same for each? TC - 110k #amazon #aws #alexa
- Hiring SDEs for the Alexa ASK Team! I"m looking to hire SDEs (L5- L6) for the Alexa ASK team in Seattle and Irvine. I love working in this space as we are the strongest team of all the Alexa verticals IMHO and have not encountered the problems discussed in other Alexa threads. We are building 3rd party Skills like Uber, Dominos, etc s
- L7 Sr SDM offer from Amazon, which team should I choose? I’ve passed L7 interviews at Amazon. I am now going through the team selection process. The team choices shared by recruiter are Fire TV, Alexa Mobile, Alexa Smart Home Platform and Freetime. Would love to hear feedback about these orgs wrt culture and growth opportunities. The final offer will
- How’s Alexa Sunnyvale Hi, I have a verbal offer with Alexa org at Sunnyvale. Wanted to know the salary numbers compared to other orgs and growth aspects. Personally I felt Alexa products are crap. Curious if these launches translate to org salaries/refreshers and Pips. I am not really concerned about learning opportuni
- Amazon Director of Eng role salary expectations Anyone know salary expectation for a Director of Engineering role at Amazon? I'm specifically looking at an opportunity with Alexa team in Vancouver. Responsibilities for 75+ staff globally. TC:350k yoe:16
- Alexa Devices team in SJC Any idea about how the team is? Under Tapas Roy? I am planning to apply for internal SDET-2 opportunity with Alexa Home Automation, curious about WLB/OnCall Load/Promo opportunity.
- 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
- Any good tech companies in Boston/Cambridge Currently working as a Research Scientist 2 at Amazon Alexa AI. Been here for over 2 yrs. Looking for new opportunities in Boston/Cambridge. Any recommendations Interests: ML, DL Priorities : need a technically strong manager to guide, Opportunity to work on new ideas.
- vote Amazon team match suggestions Hello All, I got to choose between following amazon teams in south bay. 1. Alexa Domains 2. Search science and AI 3. Devices OS - Accessibility 4. Alexa shopping Please suggest which one is best in terms of growth , WLB and learning opportunities. Position is for SDE2 ( verbal offer for around 26
- Cisco should have created AWS Google should have created Siri or Alexa Microsoft should have created virtualization Netflix should have created iTunes Nokia should have created iPhone These companies had the exposure to opportunity and technology but they couldn’t pull it off. What other blatant misses exist in the tech world
- What are useful questions to ask a team manager at Amazon I'm going through team matching in Amazon's Alexa org and have a few intros scheduled with managers. I've heard experiences at Amazon vary greatly by team, so what are some questions to ask to help make sure I join a team with a good manager? I want to have good growth opportunities and WLB. I'd lik
- link Alexa Recording Conversations Amazonians, I’m going to give you an opportunity to explain how this happened before I wipe the floor with you. https://venturebeat-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/venturebeat.com/2018/05/24/alexa-recorded-a-womans-private-conversation-and-sent-it-to-a-random-contact/amp/
- Got offer to be an Amazon TPM but have heard mixed reviews of the Alexa org Hey all, Just got an offer from Amazon to be a TPM. It seems like a really great opportunity but I have heard mixed reviews about the Alexa org in general and about the director leading it (Brian). Any advice? Should I join?
- Amazon Alexa AI Research Scientist Hi everyone, Had a few questions about #amazon and the #alexa #ai group. Is Alexa AI a good team to join as a Research Scientist? What does upward mobility in the team look like and are there good opportunities to develop technical skills? How is the work life balance in the group? Is there a s
- Amazon Alexa Or AWS Bay Area folks? Hi is there any HM working for Amazon Alexa Or AWS in Bay Area? I have recently received an offer from Amazon Alexa AI team (1 day ago) and it’s in Seattle. I would like to stay back in Bay Area due to family reasons. My recruiter isn’t connecting me with any HMs in Bay Area. Any opportunity is real
- vote Google 🇮🇳v/s Amazon 🇬🇧 Still confused I still so much confused between Google and Amazon offer, not able to decide at all. Google India offer TC: 60L ( L4 can negotiate more) Amazon UK offer: 115K£ ( L5 cannot negotiate unless show competing offer ) Amazon dept is more high tech like hardware devices such as fire tv, alexa etc. ( not
- vote Twilio vs Amazon Have offers from both of them. From work, manager, and team perspective Twilio is exciting but Amazon TC is 25% higher than Twilio and no more negotiation with Twilio. Don't know more details about work, manager, the team at Alexa yet. Being early in the career, care more about learning opportunit
- I am looking for data scientist or machine learning engineer referals Hello guys, a little background: I am currently a data analyst on the Alexa team, I am also a new grad Msc Information systems, specialised in Data Science (graduated in May). I feel like now is the time to make a switch. I am interested in opportunities in the boston area. Thanks
- What's wrong with Amazon recruiters? Cringiest emails/messages are always from them. When I get a message it's always one or more of the following: - cringe Amazon-related quotes (like "Hey Alexa, should I send my resume to Amazon?") - misspelled words (I once got an email where the subject was misspelled as "Opportunity as softare en
- Amazon team/org suggestions I've got a verbal offer from Amazon for an SDEII L5 role. I've got the opportunity to choose between a couple of teams to work for remotely. Any suggestions or comments on any of these teams/orgs? WLB, tech, etc Fulfillment Tech - Operations Alexa Skills – Devices WW Ops People Product and Tech - O
- vote 2 PM roles, which would you choose? Which opportunity would you choose? TC is the same. 1. Proven team, product, big expansion and scope (i.e. Alexa, video, etc) 2. Brand new team, new product, won’t launch for at least a year or longer Yes, I know there are lots of other factors. Yes, I know it’s personal preference. Just wonderin
- Best companies to join as PM? Hello! I have 3.5 YOE as L6 PM-T at Alexa. I am exploring other opportunities and wondering which good companies for PMs to join. Things I am looking for in my next role (these are the things I am missing in my current role) 1. Great product team 2. Opportunity to work on a new business or 0 to 1
- vote Amazon vs Qualtrics PM Have an offer for L6 Sr. PMT in Alexa org and a L6 Sr. PM at Qualtrics. Currently working for Amazon (L6 Sr. PMT) so not expecting a pay raise from a team switch. Have gotten the verbal offer from Qualtrics, waiting to see the details. Anybody has experience with both companies that can offer some
- How should I prepare for Amazon SDE1 virtual on-site in 2 weeks? About four months ago, I ended my leetcode grind. I did 45 easies, 40 mediums, 5 hards. I haven’t leetcoded since but now may have the opportunity to do a virtual on-site in two weeks. What should I spend my time doing for the next two weeks with 1 hour of work a day to optimize my success for SDE1
- vote Amazon SDE Team Choice I have the opportunity to choose between two teams at Amazon. Global logistics (cross border fulfillment), and Alexa for business. My top priority is general career progression, having challenging problems that will grow my skills and talented coworkers to interact with. A healthy culture is also
- Amazon Product Teams I spoke with the friendly recruiter today. She is considering me for generic L6 PM- T roles( I did not use a referral). I am leaning towards Alexa Shopping and Amazon Prime Video and planning to apply for AI/ML PM roles in a month or so. Can somebody shed some light on the work culture, growth oppor
- vote Amazon vc OCI, does AMZ brand matter? TC: 30B + 3 YOE: 4.3 Oracle OCI offer: 40B + 6JB (1st yr) + 6 JB(2nd yr) + 19.5L RSU/year (Security Team -Vulerability Scanning Service) Amazon SE2: 38B + 22JB(1st year) + 14JB (2nd year) + 17 units (Alexa International Team) Amazon's offer is like 8% lower than OCI. I have been with Indian startu
- Got Offer from Amazon Dev II Hello friends, I had an opportunity to interview with Amazon Onsite. It was a very pleasant experience interviewing with them. They would like to move forward and make an offer it looks like. What do you guys think? Exp - 9 yrs Offer - Dev II Salary range - L5 Team - Alexa Location- Seattle Didn’t
- 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
- vote Lab Acquired by IBM. What to do? Research lab got acquired by IBM. They're offering the same same base compensation, but worse vacation and it seems that IBM stock is worse long term. Along with bonuses conditional on working for 2 years, the TC is about the same. I've had Alexa AI recruiters reach out about career opportunities, b
- Amazon SDM offer and team match help Currently in the team match phase. I was told upfront (prior to loop) about this being an L6 SDM - this is a major downgrade from my current scope (4 teams, 25+ ppl) yet I went forward for interview practice and with the hope they would see some L7 potential. I need some datapoints from Amazonians
- Question for Amazon PM case study / functional skill interview Hi Blinders, I've been off the job market for 10+ years and finally decided to explore other opportunities. My first phone screen coming up for a Principal PM - Tech position (Alexa). I think I have a good grasp on the LP-based behavioral questions, but not so much on the case study / functional s
- vote Need Advice - Amazon (PM non-tech L6) vs Google (S&O Ads L5) Two offers that I am evaluating - Amazon (L6 Product Manager non-tech, retail side of business, not a product like Alexa or AWS) Annual total comp: 300k Location: Seattle Google (L5 S&O, Ads side of business) Annual total comp: 315k Location: NY (or Bay) I am from a typical business and business
- vote Amazon Alexa for Business vs Global Logistics I need to choose between these two teams. I’ve genrally gotten a much clearer picture of the role from the global logistics manager and team members, they seem experienced and great at communicating. The Alexa team however is doing brand new development and it seems as though there might be more d
- vote Alexa vs AWS I cleared my onsite for Amazon in Arlington a few weeks ago and I’m currently in the team matching process. I’ve talked to a few managers and have narrowed down to two teams. Alexa: news and privacy on the Alexa mobile app. Most of the development will be in react native. My experience is full stac
- What tech questions are asked in International Team switch (from India to Seattle) from SDE II (1 yr in that role)? I have recently completed my one year after promo in SDE II role here in Amazon Hyderabad. I wish to explore some good career opportunities in Seattle. 1. What are some of the good teams (preferably AWS/Alexa) to give interviews in? 2. What are the typically asked questions? Do they ask DS Algo in d
- Amazon L6 PM- Team cultures hey all- interviewing for a PM role on the retail/consumer side, but am also interested in exploring opportunities with other parts of the business (ie Alexa/Devices). 2 separate questions: 1. can someone give pointers on how to be considered for multiple roles while going through the interview pro
- Work Remote in Miami As wfh extends, I wanted to share a a rental opportunity in the Miami area. It's conveniently located, spacious, nicely furnished and very well equipped (fiber internet, mesh router, Nest x Yale lock, Nest Thermostat, Ring security, Alexa voice control, etc.). It's a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom townho
- Amazon Cool off period Bombed a SDE interview full loop few weeks back and was told by the recruiter to try again in about an year. ( totally I was at fault, should have had mock interviews before since I am out looking for opportunities nearly after spending close to a decade with my current employer ) I got reached out
- vote Amazon vs Flipkart #flipkart #amazon Hi Blind Community, I have got offers from Amazon and Flipkart in Bangalore, India. My team in Amazon will be Alexa Data Services Team and the team in Flipkart is the Retail team. From the compensation part for the 1st year, Amazon's base salary is greater than Flipkart by includ
- Is it bad to interview for 2+ roles at the same time with Amazon? Hi gang, I have two interviews coming up with Amazon. The recruiters seem to be a little miffed that I am interviewing for more than one role. However, there are SO many jobs in Amazon and the rejection rate so high (so I hear).. that I have to apply for a lot of jobs at once. So two questions:
- Last day at Amazon - AMA Spent 4 years working in different teams across retail, ads and Alexa. Some lessons and experiences. 1. Your experience is very manager and skip dependent. I was lucky to have managers who were good human beings - not all were good leaders. 2. Any role can be tagged as a PM role in Amazon - in fa
- FB E4 MLE vs Amazon L5 MLE Hi Blind community, I recently received offers from FB and Amazon both Seattle. Fb: Base- 169k Signon - 70k Rsu - 365k Bonus - 10% target Refreshers- ~70k(if meets expectations perf as per recruiter) I was very close to E5 and was told that was borderline, and hence committee decided to go for E4
- vote Amazon vs Microsoft in terms of H-1B visa People of blind, I would need your advice in choosing an offer. I have received an offer from Amazon and Microsoft. Amazon Alexa Shopping (Bay Area) TC: 260k L5 SDE2 Microsoft Azure Data and Intelligence (Redmond) TC: 200k first year, 160k the following years L60 I am currently on F1 OPT and I h