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- "Alexa mobile app" team review Have a TPM offer in the alexa mobile app team. Any insight on the work culture and any reviews on PIP as part of this org ? Edit: Have read bad reviews on Blind for Alexa org in general. Is Alexa org same as Alexa Mobile App team? Or diff? ?#culture #officelife #workplace
- Amazon Alexa India org work, wlb, managers review? Hi, can anyone share their experiences if they worked in Amazon Alexa India. How are the projects, work (bug fixing vs building new stuff ratio), quality of projects, visibility, projects success -fail ratio, how are the managers, how is the wlb. Any specific team/things to know about before choosi
- 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?
- Alexa shopping Previous search on blind shows bad reviews for Alexa shopping in bay area. How is alexa shopping and greenfield initiative? Has it changed or it's still stay away from that org?#tech
- Is it good time to join Amazon? Got an offer from one of the Alexa teams. How is the work culture in Alexa? Heard both positve and negative reviews from friends working at Amazon but no one actually works in that org. Offer details: Base:130k Level: 5
- Work culture of Amazon Alexa team Considering a role as a SDE1 in this team, (Alexa Growth, Experiences) in Seattle, how is WLB? Am pretty apprehensive of Amazon in general after reading all the negative reviews, especially since Alexa seems to be so large #amazon
- Is lab126 as bad as glassdoor reviews say? Got an offer from the Alexa team, but glass door reviews seem discouraging. is the work environment really as toxic as the reviews say? Appreciate any inputs from current employees.
- vote Amazon Alexa International Team? YOE: 4 Current: 30B + 3 Amazon: Role - SDE2, Team is working on "creating next-gen voice experiences for Alexa", I remember this from the interview with the manager Amazon TC will be received in 1-2 days (Negotiating based on my below offer) ( won't be accepting if TC < OCI, asked for marginal i
- vote How's the Amazon Alexa Devices Bay Area teams? I'm considering joining the Amazon Alexa (ADDT) team in Bay Area. Upon speaking to a sr. manager there, the work seems good. I am mainly looking for technical growth as an SDE to switch from a chill-but-complacent work atmosphere. But blind is full of negative reviews about Amazon Alexa while some
- Work culture of Amazon Alexa and Devices teams? Considering a role as a Data Scientist at Amazon Alexa/Devices teams. How is work-life balance in these teams? Have heard so many bad reviews about Amazon’s work culture that I am a bit apprehensive. Also, does location matter? I have the option of choosing either Seattle or Bay Area.
- What is UXR like with Alexa group at Amazon? Hello- I was recently contacted by a recruiter about a UXR job with the Alexa group. It sounds interesting.... but I’m also wary because I’ve heard a lot of bad reviews about working at Amazon in general. Has anyone worked with this group before? What are they like? What is the comp generally for a
- Amazon managers - underperformance questions Hi, I am expecting an offer with Amazon. As I don’t have other great offers to choose from, my choice is now between waiting for a while to reapply or join Amazon. My only concern at this point is the pip process (apart from the fact that work is non sense in Alexa org and I may not like it for lo
- Is Amazon Alexa/Lab126 as horrible as Amazon? I have an interview scheduled with the Amazon Alexa team in the Bay Area. Virtual of course :) I spoke to the hiring manager who seems like a nice person, the role seems exciting and it’s in the QA team. There’s a big BUT: the PIP horror stories on blind is me hesitant about the whole thing. This
- Rejected after on-site round at Amazon, no feedback given and recruiter says feel free to apply to other jobs at amazon Recently went through an on-site round of amazon Alexa and after that recruiter emailed me that they won’t be moving forward. But didn’t mention about cooling period(6 months) and said that my application would be in system for other hiring managers and recruiters for consideration. Recruiter even m
- 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
- 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
- not happy at amazon alexa for last 6 months, any advice please I have 4 yoe, L4 (TC = 120/year + 40/2years + 40RSU/4years) Not happy with anything, TC, team talent, mission of sub org. If any one was good, I would compromise the other two. 1. Can I transfer to another team? 2. Does it have to be alexa? Get along with everyone but I don’t get invited and inv
- Alexa AI (intelligent decisions team) vs. Google applicatons engineer vs Micorosft cosine . Which one you would take ? Assume both base pay and sign on bonus are same. Though the job as AE is less sexy, I feel Google brand is good and I can learn a lot by going through their mono repo, let it be their internal review tool or NLP or ML projects. 0) If I contribute to other team projects during weekends , can I becom
- TV recommendation Do you know if there is a noticeable difference between OLED and LED ? I am thinking of replacing an old led tv with an OLED but do not want to blow up big bucks unless I know it’s meaningfully better. I am a non-gamer movie buff Current TV: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/reviews/samsung-60-class-60-
- what to put on resume? yoe 1yr 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
- 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
- Amazon Burnout? Over 6 yrs as a Product Manager-Tech at Amazon UK and over the last 18 months I have been feeling I'm here only because of TC now. Not many interesting internal teams to move around, compared to the US, and a couple of orgs like Video and Alexa that do not have good reviews. I got my fair share of s
- What’s up with Amazon recruiters? Since 2021 there have been about at least 6 different Amazon recruiters (mainly AWS, some Amazon Alexa, Robotics etc.) reaching out to me about reengaging with them for SDE positions. I interviewed with them early last year but ended up not taking the offer. In 2021 I politely replied to each of t
- New Hire struggles It will be 3 months by end of August since I joined amazon as SDE-1. And from day 1 its been remote as everyone know the current situation. Also the team I am working is relatively knew and literally everyone was knew to the team(under Alexa org)except one or two.Most of the folks shifted from other
- Should I quit my Amazon job to find a new job? TC 180 I work for Alexa team in Amazon - Bay area. Every single person in my team works till 7.30pm(they come in at 9.30) half my team is present till 9pm on daily basis. i feel extreemly hungry every evening, but company provides no food. People who are taking the day off still reply for emails
- 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
- Business Director in Medical Industry looking to break into tech any advice and or referrals Hi Blind community! First Blind post! I have had a lot of colleagues recently make switches to tech industry but never realized the large TCs in the industry! So I was hoping this forum can provide some guidance on next steps! I was hoping for referrals or advice on Amazon care, or any FAANG health
- link Amazon might have a new max base salary but... ... I saw this on LinkedIn. My heart goes out to that person who's going through mental trauma and stress right now. #JusticeForJW ===== Hi LinkedIn connections! I am ready for my next journey with your company! After I received an offer from Alexa AI, I expressed my intention for an internal tra
- Should I go to Amazon? I hope those of you in the US had a safe and happy 4th of July. I am considering an offer from Amazon (Alexa org), but after doing 10 min worth lf research around here, it seems like Amazon can be quite a toxic place. Here’s the deal - My current job is rather easy. All I do is develop and mainta
- Amazon/AWS PIP I am a new grad hire, joined AWS as a SDE-1 9 months ago, My manager started talking to me harshly in the 1:1s since the end of 3 months of on-boarding/embark plan itself, mostly on why my feature tasks were taking a bit longer, why the LPs are not followed properly and some other shitty reasons. He
- 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
- 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
- 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