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Amazon Ownership
- Amazon Leadership Principles - Ownership Can you please share some good examples on answering Ownership principle for aws loop?
- What companies have the full ownership (or almost full) approach of Amazon? For most of my career, I've been an SW engineer (I'm an old geezer, one of these old SDE2 folks that the young at heart and age might ask themselves how on earth this guy with white hair in their beard did not retire by now). Been at Amazon for 3.5 years and I really like the full ownership approac
- L6 PM ..Love Amazon..unbelievable ownership and learning...but burnt out..move to msft? Tc 180k Learnt so much in 1.5 years i couldnt possibly do in 5 years anywhere else. Presented to country heads, vps, svps. Changed my personality and confidence totally. However...cant go on amymore. No life just straight up work. Thinking of msft but it seems its too slow. Advice? Ps- everyone at Amazon in
- vote My husband sleep tech talk My husband recently joined Amazon. He since then start screaming during his sleep. Some random words like PIP… on call…. Ownership… delivery… impact… Is this normal? How long will this period last?
- vote Amazon L6 vs Google L6 *Using friends account. I am a L5a Uber engineer with 10yoe. Making around 1.1cr with base 62. I have two offers one is from Amazon L6 1.7+cr and Google L6 1.6cr I am not chasing TC rather I want to learn leadership. What I have seen Amazon L6 can give me more exposure of ownership and can make
- amazon toxic LP Had dinner with my Amazon friends' family. His three-year-old child spit out words like ownership, customer obsession, frugal. So toxic.
- How honest you should be in 1:1 I want to frankly tell my manager that product fked up. I don't know how it will impact me! I also want to say team is competitor obsessed not customer obsessed, you make it intentionally difficult to push users to a product they don't want to use just so you can say look, my new product is great an
- Torture in the name of leadership principles at Amazon Ever felt amazon managers are using leadership principles in wrong way??? Ex: Ownership - Should take ownership on your tasks and not to say it’s not my task it’s somebody’s task when you have to deal with some others task. what manager says: You have to complete your task on your own. Take owner
- Getting to $1million in TC Depending on AMZN stock price, I'm at $280k to $300k in TC as an L6 TPM in AWS. I have a sub-goal of getting to $1 million in TC by 2024. What companies are out there where I could potentially make a $1M in TC as a principal TPM within the next 2 years? Edit: Does it make sense to transition to pr
- How to show ownership by telling others to do your job as IC? A manager can show ownership by telling others to do the work, but can ICs do the same? How do I show ownership by delegating my tasks to others as IC? What if the person that I dump the tasks to tell me to show ownership and own the tasks myself? Going to join Amazon soon so needs to learn the pol
- Selling 305k L5 Amazon offer as NFT Bidding starts at $1000 Winning bid will be granted ownership of my amazon offer on the BLocKChaIN and will be able to redeem it with an amazon recruiter because having the nft on the blocKChaIn means you own it TC 280. 2yoe
- vote Amazon SDM vs Apple QE Manager Which one would you choose. Apple position has bigger team and more ownership (in terms of features but still limited to quality/tooling) Comp roughly the same. Leveling will be lower at Amazon
- h1b transfer questionnaire “Do you have an ownership interest in the petitioner's organization, e.g., ownership of stock/options individually or pursuant to a company benefits plan?” I personally own some amazon stocks. Will this be a problem if I say yes during H1B transfer?
- vote -8% hike in Amazon after BS PR stunt! Disclaimer: May sound like a rant or maybe it is. But this needs to go out in public. If it made sense to me, wouldn't have posted. Down from ~310k ('21) to ~285k ('22) in official compensation statement ⚠️. Lateral L5 hires are getting 350k+ (a handful even made it to 450k). That's what you get i
- Business analyst with 10 YoE in CA - Referrals?!?! Looking for career advancement towards product ownership or PM level or an exciting industry gaming/crypto/social Appreciate the help! #it #businessanalyst #amazon #meta #Tesla #apple #pm #businessanalysis #projectmanager #ba #projectmanagement #crypto #gaming #socialmedia #faang
- Amazon’s view on Personal Projects Hey, can someone from amazon comment in amazons stance toward personal projects? Do they have a waiver/process to maintain ownership of your own app?
- PM to GM track Which tech companies (apart from Amazon) provide a clear path to General Management and P&L ownership from Product Management at Director level?
- Technical Program Manager Amazon v/s Microsoft/FB/Google Technical Program Managers please share how your experience has been different at Amazon vs others companies (Facebook, Microsoft,Google) My experience is that TPMs at Amazon have well defined role and ownership. Given that Amazon is high ownership culture as opposed to consensus based culture in Mi
- What's it like working in product management at Lyft? What's the development opportunity, support, ownership potential? Wlb? How easy is it too work with other functions? Relative to Google, Amazon, Uber, Facebook, Nvidia?
- vote Join AWS or Series B AI startup? Please don’t troll, designer seeking perspectives. TC amazon year 1: $347k, senior UX TC at startup $190k base, $15k sign in, 8000 options….predicted value years from now is $30/share but no IPO on the timeline, Staff Product Designer My ultimate goal is to get into design management. Startup ha
- Amazon made me such a mean person!!!! I remember, firs year, first time writing forte feedback for my coworkers. I was so gentle, so nice, so encouraging. Then I found out they wrote shit on me! Next year, I learned the same tricks and returned the same favour: 1) everyone has "earn trust" issues. Well,you surely said something not so
- Side hustle while working for Amazon in Canada? My offer letter says I can’t make money from any other job or business opportunity without prior written approval from the company. What if I build something (like an app or whatever) and make money on the side from there? What’s the worst case scenario of getting caught? Getting fired or getting s
- Best opportunities for PM roles post Amazon L5 PM with 1 year and 2 months experience at Amazon. 2 years as start up founder prior to Amazon. MBA Grad. What are some good PM opportunities after Amazon? Seeking better WLB, ability to drive the product from an analytical perspective, product ownership #pm #product #productmanager
- Ghosted TWICE in Amazon SDE Interview I can accept this happening once. But for it to happen twice, it seems that there is something wrong with in Amazon's recruitment process? Any Amazon leaders here want to take "ownership" and fix this mess up? TC 195k
- Construction project management Are there Construction Management departments that manages the renovation, maintenance and/or new buildings for Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Tesla etc? I'm seeking project management referrals in the construction department of these companies and others representing their ownership
- Why are Amazon managers like this give you unreasonable tasks, backstabbing, are only interested in you getting them to look good, and ofc drank lots of LP kool aid... isnt managing more than "whats the latest status of your ticket?" and wheres the ownership for managers? saying "yeah this was actually my mistake"... #amazon
- Where would you go? Let's assume money is no problem, where would u go? Got offers from them and now I need to decide. Grab Amazon Google Indeed Convoy Snapchat I know it depends on the team but I am looking for smart people and more ownership to take. 4 yoe
- Amazon L7+ folks: Appreciate your insights. L66 PM lead at MS. Top performer, Technical, Solid Background in shipping AI driven products. Interested in Amazon, because of the fast paced, ownership driven culture. What roles/teams should I consider? Would like to move towards general management. What compensation (currently at ~450k) can I exp
- Brand new Amazon Team in Seattle Hey everyone Amazon has a brand new group in Seattle for consumer that is building highly customizable distributed systems from scratch on top of AWS, and they are looking for SDE to take ownership in feature design and systems Let me know if you want to hear more.
- Qualtrics Ex-Big 4 Engineers Interviewed at Qualtrics Seattle recently; met a decent number of engineers from Amazon and MS (who were still mid-late 20s). Despite the negative reviews, rumored low comp, and egotistical Blinders, what makes these engineers come over? Yeah, maybe ownership; but why Qualtrics and not another unic
- Amazon interview leadership principles gave an Amazon interview for software developer couple of days back. the entire focus was on leadership principles, with maybe couple of minutes left for coding. I mean just blabber about leadership and ownership and how you maintain highest of coding practices, and you are golden. thoughts?
- Friend at Amazon just got put on PIP lol looks like he was basically hired to be put on pip .. no scope for ownership.. rapidly changing team goals.. toxic coworkers yada yada … manager called him for 1-1 today and told him they would like to see my friend owning more responsibility and they were going to put him on an improvement “schedul
- Referrals Help Hey everyone! Im here to ask the community for help with referrals. My current company was acquired during the pandemic and with the new ownership I'm not seeing the same career growth. Greatly appreciated! YoE: 8+ Product Management TC: $155 #tech #productmanagement #google #amazon #microsoft #
- Amazons not that bad I started as a new grad SDE at amazon a year and a half ago and it’s honestly not bad at all. I did have a performance scare last spring because of laziness and difficulty ramping up remotely but now im exceeding the bar according to my manager. My wlb is actually great, I work 4-6 hours a day. Now
- Best teams in Amazon for PMs what are the best teams in Amazon for product managers, especially for MBAs? I am looking for teams that offer lot of ownership and have a decent team culture. willing to put in the hours, put up with lower vacation etc.but I do expect basic stuff like respect for team members.
- PMing at Google/GCP How is PMing at Google compared to places like Amazon or FB? Mainly looking at things like impact, scope, and level of ownership. Heard from a few PMs at GCP that the product lifecycle and culture is mainly dev driven. Unlike places in AWS or Azure where PMs truly define the product. Thoughts ? @
- ML career: is it better to stay in industry or get a PhD? Currently working on a fast-paced ML team with a lot of ownership both in research and production but feel I'd be more effective if I had a PhD. I was wondering if it's eventually necessary to do a PhD to have more leadership and scope in my career (in and out of Amazon).
- vote Amazon AWS offer vs Smaller Company Offer I have an amazon offer and an offer from a smaller company I am trying to compare. Amazon AWS Offer: Base: 160K First Year: 40k bonus Second Year: 32k bonus Stock: 11 over 4 years Move to Seattle or Arlington Smaller Company Offer: Base: 150K Options: 0.25% ownership through options Fully Remote,
- vote Do you strive for career growth by taking more ownership and challenging tasks at work? I feel like I’m not meant for the career growth race and hence not a fit for Amazon. I just do what’s assigned to me and never go above and beyond to grow and take more ownership. I just want my paycheck, and I’m happy with what I’m paid. Any suggestions on which companies will let me coast like thi
- Microsoft PMs— what’s the culture like for PMs? Title says it all ☝️ I’m a PM at Amazon, and I don’t think the cutthroat culture is the right fit for me. I’m starting to gather resume materials to make another move. I hear good things about Microsoft culture for PMs— WLB, autonomy, ownership, etc. Curious to hear what folks experiences are like
- McKinsey versus Amazon Product Manager L6 post MBA offers Would love to get advice on deciding between post MBA offers from McKinsey and Amazon product manager L6. Have a non tech background pre MBA and want to work in the tech industry long term. Also hope to be in general management/ P&L/business ownership roles long term. Wondering how much Mckinsey le
- How do people actually land CTO level jobs? I'm currently on track (imo) to make director at Amazon in a few years. Amazon has been treating me well for quite some time (joined as sde2) A part of me craves true technical big picture ownership and nothing is higher up than CTO. I understand how to apply as a director of faang but I don't un
- Comp revision at Google Has anyone (preferably India L3 SWE) tried revising their comp few months after joining by providing a counter offer? I've seen some people at Amazon and Intel(not SWE necessarily) who joined as freshers and got their base increased to >30L within a year by this approach. I want to understand
- Need motivation to change job Currently sde2 at Amazon (TC 250). Have been here for close to 18 months. Growth opportunities are receding in my team and I see teams fighting over ownership of features. I am involved in the design, dev of several features. What should I focus on for equivalent or higher positions at other compani
- Amazon is #1 company in the world Long-term (career-wise), it seems that Amazon is a better place to grow compared to Google/Facebook/Netflix. I agree that work conditions are better in those companies, short-term. But if someone is a 10x engineer and has excellent social skills, the overall impact one can have at Amazon is IMO high
- Amazon Advertising is looking for strong SDE Advertising engg team is setting up new team to build a applications ground up. So looking for strong L5 SDE to guide/design and influence the technology decisions to solve problems at Amazon scale.This is an opportunity to take ownership and exercise your entrepreneurial spirit with no legacy code
- Product Designers at Amazon, Twitter and Linkedin, good time to join? Anyone that works at Amazon, Twitter, or Linkedin how is do you like it there currently? How is the culture and how does design ownership look over there? Is it a good time to join? Currently working at a large org and I hate all the politics, slow product shipping, and processies. Debating if a mid
- How can I find a career mentor? I have 5 yoe. All my experiences are in amazon. I’ve worked for different teams at amazon. I really would like to find a mentor that can guide me. What’s the best way for this? Can I have any luck to find a mentor from Blind? What I’m good at: deep dive, ownership, leetcode(I did 700+ questions an
- Welcome to Day 2 at Amazon: URA, PIP, meet 90 day retention Yesterday we've intentionally ignored consumer feedback / backlash and went ahead with a dataloss policy where any IM/DM older than 90 days will be deleted for you automatically. Good luck getting a promotion or a product launched when the people you work with no longer have any records because it'
- New father looking for referral to Microsoft/Google I like the challenges and ownership I've taken on in Amazon, but I just became a new father and my priority is shifting. My team is very small and we have a heavy on call burden. I am on call every 3 weeks and I'm getting so burnt out. I want more work life balance so that I have more time to spend