which one should i put on my resume if i work in software under lab126? my team is technically under alexa but does work for lab126.
Hey everyone joined Alexa about 4 months ago, unfortunately I been laid off due to their reorg. I am leetcode ready and resume ready. If you guys can help out with referrals that would be appreciated it.#engineering #software #swe
I’m not getting much traction with my resume for some reason despite 8.5 years with Amazon working on tech like Alexa. Can someone take a look at my resume and give me a sense of why senior program manager/senior product manager roles aren’t working out? I’m not even getting phone screens for some r...Read more
Purely from a brand perspective (for PMs looking to build up their resume), is Amazon a bigger brand name than Microsoft? A related question: working for Alexa vs working for Skype. Which one is looked at as more prestigious?
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...Read more
Hello all, I am currently looking for a PM role in tech with over 4 years experience in hardware (non-tech ) development and product management. My goals are - 1. getting a PM role in hardware teams in tech (ex:Google nest, Alexa home devices, smart home, Meta AR/VR devices). 2. More ideally, would...Read more
guys, we have massive openings in Alexa, hit me up with 1: a link to your resume(no virus please) 2. your name, email, phone number to reach the positions we are recruiting are backend engineers. make sure your leetcode skill and system design skill is good. min 5 yoe. location: Seattle, Palo Alt...Read more
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...Read more
I got a referral for a sr software role for Alexa devices and applied to the link. Got a phone call from the recruiter today: says I am a new grad and I don’t hire for new grads. I wasn’t even asked about my qualifications or resume. Anyone been through this? #hardware #interview #software
Hi all, This is my first post on blind. I got an offer for sde2 a team in alexa org under rajat's leadership? The team does something with alexa skills. Wondering if anyone of you have some experience regarding WLB, PIP etc. In these teams? Yoe - 5.5 Current TC - 30 LPA ( not at sabre) Offered TC...Read more
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...Read more
I just wanted to give someone hope, this is my story, I’m a female Latina who got laid off from Meta, I was a top performer and my team got cut. After looking for a job for several months I realized that I have always wanted to own a Ceramics studio as that is my passion and I decided to use my savi...Read more
im planning to leave. work has been more tedious than my expectation. Thinking of snap,FB,google,Stripe,Lyft as MLE so far, i just fixed bug, add small features. below is my work i have done. add small feature fix bug small controbution to Ml model(tuning, compare performance bwtween few different...Read more
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...Read more
Hi all, I got one offer from Apple for IC4 role and this is the offer without negotiating yet. Base: 200K RSU: 540K/(vested over 4 years) Signon bonus: 75k I also got a call from Amazon and they are extending offer for E6 in Alexa. They are going to come up with numbers today/tomorrow. Any advice ...Read more
FYI - FAAAM stands for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google's parent), Microsoft Big papa Microsoft is touching $2T soon. And I'm glad my TC is touching $500k L65+. The great part? I work 30 hrs/week, have zero work stress and get so much time off every month I have friends at Linkedin, who ...Read more
Hi gang, I have been applying for a long time now at FAANG companies across the US and Canada, but still only had 2 interviews. I think it's partly because I live in Canada and don't have FAANG experience on my resume. I am happy to report that I do have an offer with Amazon as a Sr. PMT, but it'...Read more
Hi all! My fiancé is going to be joining Amazon Connect team in Seattle as SDE1 very soon. But our families are over here in California and we're getting married soon as well, so he was hoping to stay in bay area itself. If you are a hiring manager or you know anyone who's looking to fill SDE pos...Read more
Hey all! The top offers I have are from Amazon Alexa (L5 - SDE I) and Google Cloud Engineering Productivity (L3 - SWE I) in Seattle. I have 3.5 YOE. The compensation is about the same for both roles (250k per year + benefits). I'm really confused about which to pick coz I like Google culture better...Read more
Hi, I interned at amazon this past summer and am fortunate enough to have gotten a return offer for another internship (im a rising 3rd year). That being said, ive been researching whether or not i should look around or take the return offer. I have until october 1 to decide and just some context, ...Read more