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- Is OCI good for ML? I have been seeing posts about ML Applied Scientist positions in OCI. I am currently at Alexa, in a group I like but few growth prospects (a lot of people fighting for few promotions). Is OCI good? How is the stability and compensation compared to Amazon? #oracle #alexa #oci
- Amazon TC boost after L5 to L6 promo im an SDE in Alexa team, got promoted from L5 to L6 this week after 3 years. What boost will my TC get? TC — Base: 155k RSU: 55k
- Ec2 Vs Alexa Have two options to interview for either Alexa or Ec2 team for a senior dev role. Would like to get perspective of others on which one to select and any comparison of wlb, promotion velocity, any other things. Tc:300K 7yoe
- Amazon advertising in New York for an SDE 2 Is this org based mainly in New York? How are the projects in New York for advertising in general? How is it in comparison to the work in Alexa or AWS? Is it true that projects there dont have visibility and promotions are difficult?
- [Amazon] TPM at Alexa group Hi mats, I am expecting an offer from Amazon Alexa to be a Technical Program Manager, any details on what the expected TC can be? (Break-down) Does Amazon down level often? I have interviewed for L6 and received L5... the recruiter promised will be promoted after a year or so if perform well...
- vote Apple vs Facebook vs Amazon for SWE in 2019? Given offers and same TC, which company you would work for in 2019 after their stocks crash. I care about wlb, comp and teams in that order. Not so much about promotion and competition. Facebook: Infra team (heard horrible thing about wlb but learning scope looks good) Apple: Apple Media Products
- Amazon on site 1. Tips for Amazon on site 2. What they look for L5? Wanna aim L5 or high L4 3. The on site request questionnaire asks for salary expectations. What should I put? 4. How is Alexa Shopping Team? 2 internships, 1 full year co-op with university Full time YOE - 1 year TC: 180K (gonna be promoted soon
- 5 years at Amazon. AMA I survived 5 years. Two promotions (Financial analyst intern, Business Analyst, Product Manager, Product Manager 2). 6 managers. 3 teams. Teams: Amazon Prime Now Amazon Marketplace Alexa Shopping TC went from 76k to 205k in 5 years. Learned a ton. Launched really cool project. Amazon made me a su
- Amazon total comp expectations Moving on to next round of interviews for Software Engineer (2 I’m assuming since I’m Sr level already). Recruiter asked total comp expectations... no idea what to ask for since no company I’ve worked for has had stock options. Currently at 125k base, 10-15% bonus with 3 yoe (just promoted to Sr so
- PIP in Amazon .. Alexa sucks Last quarter 2 of our team mates left the team of total 18 people because of pip , both were having 15+ experience. Senior manager hired 4 engineers in past quarter. Now they put 2 more pople in dev plan. So total 4 people in a team of apprx 20 in 1 year. The pople in safe zone are .. 2 PM, 1 TPM
- 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
- Amazon Should I accept or Not Hi I am from Apple in the Bay Area. i recently interviewed at Amazon for a Sr. PM-T role in Alexa. The recruiter reached back stating i was down leveled and now its a PM-T down leveled to L5 role got the offer. 145k 70k bonus split 2 yrs and 100 rsus. I have 11years of experience.I am excited abo
- Google PM interview with another team after onsite I had my phone round for a generalist PM role with Google in early May and my onsite interview in early June. Unfortunately, I didnt make it through the onsite. Soon after the onsite, I was promoted in my team at Amazon and have delivered some big projects since then. A few days back my friend told
- Getting rejected left and right So I’ve been at amazon for 7 years and promoted a few times. Received TT and have been a PM for some of the top core Alexa devices/features. So I have been thinking about a change just to see what’s out there. I’ve applied to dozens of roles with Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap, and Hulu. Hulu ga
- 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
- Quit Amazon Now. After 5 years and 6 months, goodbye to the company which doesn't appreciate talent. Oct 2015 - Alexa team as L4. Built things from scratch and handled oncall like a senior engineer. March 2016 - HV1 (Manager said he fought for TT) March 2017 - TT and Got promoted to L5. March 2018 - TT, March 2019
- To the people who quickly moved up the ladder During the break I am constantly thinking about what I am doing, how to excel in the current role. I consider myself lucky in last few years to land in amazing team (alexa) and worked at massive scale and worked with smart people. Recently joined as staff @ Mongo. I also consider myself lucky to mov
- Offer choice, Research Scientist, FB or Amazon? Hi all, I am a fresh grad PhD(0 YOE) in Machine Learning and I want to seek some advice on two offers I received recently. I interned at FB(that's why I have this account) and got a return full time offer, I also received a full time offer from Amazon, both have the title of Research Scientist. Com
- Where can I go from Retail @ Amazon I’m currently approaching 18 months as an account manager and I’ve been put through hell and back. From the start it was apparent that the Senior VM had no idea what they were doing and passed all the work onto me and the other AM on the team. They would always say things like, “this isn’t hard”, “x
- vote PM (India): 6 months, 26 applications, 10 rejections, 4 offers (Poll) Yes, 26 applications :) I was literally on a hunt for the right PM job in the last 6 months. Applied to all the vacancies in good companies that I know. [To be honest, In my mind, Microsoft and Google are the targets but planned to use other companies as interview practice because this is 1st time I
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w
- The world is what it is. We have to make the best of it... I am sick of people always complaining the world is going to the dogs. Leftists are snowflakes - Parents Right wing is bigoted - Friends The west exploits the developing nations. - My countrymen Google and facebook are stealing our data and we are the product. - Almost everyone You live so far away
- Need help for referrals in LA Just moved to Los Angeles earlier this year. I am a TPM with ~4 YOE. Current TC 200k. Need help getting referrals here, would be greatly appreciated. #la #losangeles #referrals #snap #netflix #tinder #twitch
- vote Do you trust Wealthfront retirement projections? I was planning retirement at 55 but Wealthfront says I'll have more than enough at 50 which is only 7 years away for me. I'm leaning toward rest and vest at this point because I'm running out of funks to give! Do you trust Wealthfront?
- Expected TC change after potential Biden’s presidency? So basic economic theory says that if the government raises the tax on some goods, the price will rise and how much it’ll rise would depend on the elasticity of the supply&demand curve (which side is more sensitive to the price change). Given that, do you think TC of overall tech companies will ris
- link What websites do people use to find jobs in India? Monster.com?
- Part Time Degrees worth pursuing I have a BS, MS (in Computer Science), MBA - all from top schools in the US. I currently do Product Management which gives me the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business - and I really like the job! I have found that both my advanced degrees (MS and MBA) were a great way
- Elon's Presidential Vote Given his strong support for re-opening the country, we know who he's voting for, right? For... the raise ur hand all the damn time student..., no I'm not looking for a poll, opinions only. Data and logic are not allowed in this response. Simply opinions based on nothing but how you FEEL. TC: $1
- Referral at Twitter I need help with couple of positions open in twitter which are relevant with my profile. Can someone help with it pls ? TIA
- Google Mock interviewers needed Looking for mock interviewers. You will get paid for your time. DM for details.
- Need referral at Cloudflare, London - willing to pay As the title. #tech #cloudflare
- Fb l4 refreshers. What are they like in 2020? Considering an l4 SWE offer. Can someone help me understand what the typical refreshers.are like now ? I see older threads but would like newer info to help me decide. Tc 250k
- vote Workspace diversity Can you openly be anti-BLM or indifferent to BLM at your company ?
- What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? #equity #startup
- How should I hedge my portfolio from election result next week All my assets are in stocks and I am super anxious. Should I sell them all now which will trigger massive tax for this year or should I wait and a crash may happen if market overeact on election outcome? TC: 115K Investment value: 9.4M
- vote Do you miss hardware Lounge? There use to be good discussion and I loved scrolling through the posts. I think hardware posts have reduced significantly since HW Lounge disappeared #hardware #semiconductor
- Who’s ever thought ‘Coding isn’t for me’ then... Hated it, you’re not good at mathematics, kept meeting needs for coding, picked it back up and actually got good at it? That’s me . But I am looking for like minded folk who actually cleared the hurdle and is now grateful they did . I feel so worthless in my current job and I did a whole data analy
- someone not wearing masks? I see news wanting country wide mask mandates. who is not wearing masks in public (indoor) places still and where? I live in seattle and everyone seems to wear it in grocery stores, restaurants, malls etc.. ps : not a discussion on efficacy of it..
- Iphone 12 pro Is the iphone 12 pro available on apple employee store? Looking to get 15% F&F discount.
- Amazon India Hiring info I am in US and wanting to move to India ASAP due to personal reasons. Would companies like Amazon open to hiring folks from US? How is the current hiring trend? My current employer doesn’t have major presence in Bangalore and hence looking for other opportunities Current Role: Analytics manager To
- You’re welcome 👌🏿
- vote The no plan from Trump for covid19 Covid19 infections are skyrocketing in Europe and now in USA. We are still not prepared, I see no plan after 9M infected and 231K deaths. Will/did the above stats influence your vote?
- Looking for study buddy I have 10 years of Java backend development experience. So far, I have done 250 LC problems over last 8 months. I have F and G interviews lined up. I am looking for study partner to spend 2 to 3 hours everyday. Usually 7:00 pm pst to 11:00 pm pst works out very well for me. Anyone interested?