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Amazon HQ Seattle
- Amazon HQ - Seattle Apartment Recommendation I’ll be moving to Seattle and looking for an apartment with some great views. Working in Doppler building. Would like to be walking/biking distance to the office. Would like to stay under $5k. Recommendations? TC: 360k
- How is Amazon for new grad (Seattle HQ) Before anyone mentions it, yes I've read the many many posts good and bad about Amazon in Blind. I want to ask this just so that I have some more up-to-date data points on the company from actual Amazonians. Can anyone speak about their personal experience working at Amazon. How was the WLB, culture
- Amazon considering having another HQ outside seattle And is Looking for a city Thoughts?
- Is commuting viable from Tacoma to Amazon HQ in Seattle or should I find a location closer? TC:250
- Welcome to Piplandia! Amazon HQ Seattle is the most anxious major metro in the U.S., new data shows https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/stressed-out-in-seattle-were-the-most-anxious-major-metro-in-the-u-s-new-census-data-shows/
- link Amazon opens a fund to support small businesses near the Seattle HQ affected by Corona Virus. https://blog.aboutamazon.com/job-creation-and-investment/helping-local-small-businesses-through-the-impacts-of-covid-19
- Best apts to live in Seattle? Hi Blinders, What are the top apartments in Seattle within ~20mins of Amazon HQ? Looking for ~2-4K/month 1-2bed apt. Added Bonus if it is also close ~30-40mins to Msft- my gf is interviewing with them now and only needs to go to office 1-2 times a week. TC: $400k
- Place for intern to rent at Amazon Seattle downtown location For those who have interned at Amazon Seattle headquarters what are some of the safe places to rent an apartment (short term) for a female? Since the internship is starting in May, UW dorm rental option is not available at least until June 18th. Also does Amazon has shuttle service then perhaps re
- vote Amazon shelter? What do you think? https://amp-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.businessinsider.com/amazon-headquarters-homeless-shelter-seattle-2019-11
- link Amazon first layoff https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/02/12/amazon-makes-rare-round-layoffs-seattle-headquarters/329643002/ Thoughts?
- Twitch What is the difference between the Twitch HQ team in California (San Fran) and the teams in Amazon Seattle Corporate office?
- Amazon L6 offer I am going into offer negotiations with Amazon next week. L6 Business development Besides base, singing bonus and RSU what other benefits should I be aware of to negotiate on? PS: Also considering taking the relocation from Austin into either Bay Area or Seattle (Want to be closer to HQ and team
- Amazon exiting Seattle, will others follow Amazon is moving away from Seattle slowly to Bellevue and Redmond. Next year, when office opens, many people will be joining Bellevue and Redmond offices. Amazon is also actively selling SLU properties. FB is also fully moving to new HQ in Bellevue. Will other companies also follow and move away fr
- Homes in Seattle - buy or wait? I got a job at Amazon that would require me to move later this year to Seattle. I want to purchase a SFH in a neighborhood with good schools and commute less than 1 hour to Amazon HQ. The housing prices are soaring, increasing week to week. Should I get into the market now or wait until later thi
- Will our companies survive a nuclear hit? Say that fucking batshit insane lunatic actually nukes the Bay, or Seattle. Does Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and MSFT live on with the HQ gone?
- How is Amazon now? Hi amazon folks, Its been 2 years since NYTimes published about the abusive management and unhealthy work environment. Have you seen the company change from then? My friend is been asking me to join amazon because he works at microsoft HQ and would be great to stay close. I think i hve politely as
- Relocation I’m relocating from Wisconsin to Seattle HQ for Amazon. My current base pay is $69k and the HQ is offering $80k base pay as a Program Manager. Do you guys this is too low? How much should I negotiate?
- Arlington next housing hot area ? What after sF Bay Area, Seattle and Austin ? Is it gonna be Arlington ? Amazons 2nd HQ
- HQ vs satellite office In Seattle. Considering between Amazon, which is obviously headquartered here, and Google/FB which have sizable presence but not headquartered here. For reference I've been at Uber in Seattle and felt disconnected from the rest of the company at times. The distance with HQ made collaboration really
- Ramadan at Amazon Seattle Are there prayer spaces in the Seattle Amazon HQs? TC:$9,000k
- link Amazon moving employees out of Seattle? https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/amazon-considers-moving-employees-out-of-seattle-amid-violence/ Is there any truth to this? Is it mostly office workers? My understanding is that Seattle is Amazon's headquarters so this would be aimed to get the well-conpensated office workers out of the city rather
- Does Amazon adjust your salary for WFH? I work at Amazon Seattle HQ. Cause of covid I want to go WFH from another state with a much lower CoL. Will Amazon lower my salary to adjust for CoL? #Amazon
- Amazon SDE New Grad (Bay Area) What are the positives and negatives of working at Amazon in SF and not Seattle? Or is the same? Is it always better to work in the headquarters?
- Good tech companies with marketing teams in Seattle?? I am interested in moving to Seattle and trying to get a list of good tech companies to recruit at. I am in marketing so focusing on companies with hq in Seattle or large teams. There's msft and amazon any other companies come to mind.
- vote Amazon vs Cloudera New Grad SDE Offer I recently got offers from Amazon and Cloudera for New Grad position. Looking for advise on which one to accept and any scope to negotiate with Amazon (SDE-1) position. Amazon Offer (Seattle HQ): Base: 112k Joining Bonus: 26k First Year, 22k Second Year Relocation: 7k Stocks: 80k/4 years (5/15/40
- Housing suggestions, new grad Seattle Hi, I'm a new grad going to Seattle in a month looking for neighborhood and 1 bedroom apartment recommendations. My work is near the Amazon HQ. I was looking at SLU and Capitol Hill. Would ideally like a commute under 30 mins, walking or public transit since I don't have a car. #housing #seattle
- House in greater Seattle area Which area should I buy a home if I am currently working at MICROSOFT HQ but could change jobs at anytime to Google, FB, Amazon, Zillow, Expedia or Salesforce (all within the greater Seattle area)
- Rent in seattle Hey ill be moving to seattle in the next few months. I got in as sde 1 at amazon with a tc of 150k aprox. Im a single guy and looking for something reasonably cheap to rent for a while preferably in commuting distance to amazon hq Is there anything i can find for around 1k?
- Amazon Austin Vs seattle Hello, im curently in bay area and i got an offer from Amazon, SDE 2. team is distributed in #austin and #seattle . i was looking for some insight which would be better location to move from bay area. Autin or seattle? i know Amazon HQ is in seattle but considering weather and housing if its wise to
- Seattle Product Management roles Which companies have good product management roles in Seattle and around? Appreciate company name and teams. I'm considering moving out. I can kickoff this thread - Amazon (Alexa, Music, Video, Kindle, Retail, Advertising, AWS and pretty much everything as it's the HQ).
- Amazon New-grad Bay Area to Seattle? Recently got an offer from Amazon in the Bay Area but I was wondering if it's possible to ask for Seattle instead. I have family here and I also think it's better for my career to be at HQ? I thought it was most likely to be an offer in Seattle since that's where the majority of people end up... Ar
- vote NEW GRAD role: Accept an offer by company reputation or location? I have 2 offers and it is super confusing to pick one. Both new grad SDE eBay, San Jose base 118k, bonus 30k Amazon, Boston base 120k, bonus 27.5k eBay - Bay Area very promising networking opportunities, also eBay hq (higher living costs + expenses in CA) Amazon - faang, chance of relocation to Sea
- Internal change to a different team at Amazon At Amazon HQ in Seattle what is the process for internal change to a different team? Do I tell my manager before I pursue any role? Is there a minimum time I need to complete in my current role. Thank you Blinders
- Can I get Sr SDE L63/L64 level in Microsoft US? In 2018, MSFT in Redmond offered L62. As of today, I have 4 YOE in India + 3 YOE in the US. I am SDE2 at Amazon. India Experience was in top software tech companies, US based HQ, and NASDAQ traded. They have offices in Bay Area, Seattle, New Delhi, Bangalore. TC: 245K. Seattle location.
- Amazon - Sr. Program Manager (new role, Network Health)) - TC Band? What is total compensation band (base, bonus, RSUs) for a new role of Sr. Program Manager, Network Health? According to recruiter, this role is a new role and has a lot of ambiguity. They also disclosed that management has instructed them not to disclose the level. Allegedly relocation is required w
- Relocation packages I have been interviewing with Amazon for a front end engineer role and they are asking what my expectation for a relocation package is. Any suggestions on what I should ask for? Current situation: Homeowner in California being offered a role in Seattle HQ w/ AWS dept. Thanks!
- Amazon culture and TC in Deep South offices Seattle winters are killing me, I don't want to move to California and thus considering Texas / Florida / Arizona Amazon offices as SDE3. What kind of projects are these offices running? What's the caliber of coworkers? How's TC compared to HQ? TC 450, YoE 9.
- How’s tech careers outside AMZN and MSFT in Seattle? Unlike Bay Area, only two tech giants have their HQs in Seattle. Feel like AMZN and MSFT hire almost half of the tech people in the Seattle area. What if things don’t work out with both companies? Are there many other options?
- Amazon - Location Flexibility There is a role at Amazon that looks interesting and is based in Seattle. Given the nature of the job, it’ll require a lot of domestic and international travel (up to 50%). Would they consider letting me work out of another Amazon office given I’ll be traveling so much anyway? “Consider” is the key
- Amazon SDE2: NYC or Seattle or Bay area? I am expecting an offer from amazon. What's a better location option for a Frontend SDE? About me: Recently married, 27yo. Current TC: 165k (Roku San Jose) YoE: 4 Lived in NYC for 2 years and bay area for 2 years, I personally like NYC, bay area seems too boring. What TC difference can I expect S
- Amamzon (AWS) Seattle or Bay area, L5 Got an offer from amazon; I cant decide on the location. Location will determine the TC. But I know for the bay area, it will be 320-335, and they will reduce some number for Seattle. Comparision Points between two locations that I am thinking - Living cost, WLB, HQ benefits, Further career promot
- I joined amazon 6 months ago and my team is dissolving. What do I do? I moved to Seattle from bay area and joined Amazon 6 months ago as L5 SDE My team is getting disintegrated due to lack of vision(body of work) I need to find an internal team to move to, which will force me to apply for H1B transfer and hence new PERM application What would you do if you were m
- Which team is great in Amazon Vancouver?No PIP/Career Path Hi everyone,I am going to relocate to Vancouver from Asia. Anybody konws which team is great in Amazon Vancouver? I care about : 1)No PIP/wlb 2) fashion tech stack 3) strong connection to Seattle HQ whick means easy to transfer to USA AWS seems to be a very promising business and easy to transfer
- Need advice on competing offers (Oracle vs Amazon, New grad) Hello everyone, posting verbatim on behalf of a friend: Need help deciding between the following two offers (0 YOE): Amazon SDE1-- Base: 112k Bonus: 48k RSU's: 80k over 4 years Location: Seattle (HQ) Oracle MTS (SDE1)-- Base: 130k Bonus: 30k RSU's: worth ~$150k (at current price) over 4 years Loc
- Best Seattle-based exit options for Amazon PM (non-tech) New to blind, getting burned out at Amazon after a bad experience working remotely on a new team throughout Covid. For a business PM MBA-type like me (no tech work but lots of tech adjacent PM work), what are the best exit options if I want to stay in Seattle and prefer a Seattle-area company? TC
- Amazon: Seattle vs Bellevue I just got a job in the Operations team at Amazon and was informed that the office would be Amazon Everest building in Bellevue. I've been researching where to live since and can't make up my mind. I would be moving from Cincinnati somewhere around October end. I'm 25, have lots of friends working
- Java teams at Bloomberg I understand being at Bloomberg would mean being flexible with using C++ as well, but would love to know if there are Java specific teams as well. At a point in my career where I want to work at Bloomberg (want NYC HQ company and good WLB, want more salary than Amazon pays in NYC and Google seems t
- Amazon offer for 4 YOE, Seattle? Hi everyone, now it’s my turn for #salary #tc chat 😉 I’m an EE with an MS and 4 years of exp including specialized knowledge for this role at Amazon Seattle HQ. What kind of TC should I expect? They haven’t made an offer yet but I’ll be doing salary negotiations on Monday and want to be prepared.
- vote Move to Seattle? Hello Blind Fam, I am a TPM at Amazon in LCOL location. My husband recently got a Program Manager role in Amazon in a remote role or can move to any US Amazon location. He will be traveling for more than 50% of the time. We always wanted to move to Seattle/west coast because of better tech opportun
- Amazon Sr SDE -> Microsoft L65 I have been a Sr SDE at Amazon for a year and got an offer from Microsoft for L65 Principal SDE. The comp is similar with 300k in Seattle. I wonder whether this is a right move... I know many L65 at Microsoft moved to Sr SDE at Amazon and the other way, so I guess leveling is right. But, what could