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- Amazon to Hedge Fund? Working at Amazon is cool and I like it. Lots of good benefits in my org and it's chill. Comp is decent and my co workers are nice. However our products aren't ground breaking and I'm really passionate about finance. Thinking of trying to switch once I hit SDE2 (1 YOE) in the next year to a company
- Working at hedge fund vs Amazon EDIT: thanks for the responses. deal is not as good as it seems (worse WLB but similar pay), Amazon wins. Talking to a hedge fund right now, and they’re offering 500-750k in an SDE role. Can be NY or remote. Currently making 250k at Amazon in Seattle as L5. Transferred to current team about 5 mont
- vote Sell amzn and invest in index fund? I have about 50 amzn stocks. Is it wise to sell them and invest in motilal oswal nasdaq 100 fund, https://www.moneycontrol.com/mutual-funds/motilal-oswal-nasdaq-100-etf/portfolio-overview/MMO003? I'm from India and can't buy selected nasdaq stocks from here. TC: 118k Yoe: 9
- Moving AMZN shares to Mutual Funds Shares I have been following couple of Mutual Funds lately. And I was wondering if it is a good idea to sell all the Amazon vested shares and invest in a Mutual Fund. Also can anyone explain to me how the tax is applied to the Gain in MF (when is it considered long term VS short term) and in case i want to
- Startup funding while working full time at Amazon In college I got side income based on my startup pitches or academic scholarships. Seems it’s not that easy anymore in the real world. Anyone have any luck in the Seattle area or any resources that Amazon provides for funding of startup side projects it seems easier if my roommate was also an entr
- vote Does aws fund Amazon retail take over ? Plenty of arguments for and against breaking up eg Amazon and I have no strong feelings either way, but it's an interesting question if massive aws profits allow Amazon retail to basically buy all other retail into oblivion.. do you think that's the case, or that it matters ?
- link Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, asks public to donate to Amazon relief fund Frugality! Bravo! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-amazon-jeff-bezos-relief-fund-covid-19-billionaire-net-worth-a9422236.html
- link Amazon Used Privileged Information From Venture Fund Portfolio Companies To Launch Rival Products https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-used-privileged-information-venture-073703163.html#tech #amazon
- Can you work at Google and own stocks/mutual funds of Amazon, Facebook, Apple, etc? Accepted offer to join Google and an wondering if I need to sell of these stocks and mutual funds TC: 75k
- 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
- How was your day today? What happened? Toxic Amazon sponsored Therapy in session. Funded by TC 205k
- Amazon deserves #1 place to work spot on LinkedIn I can’t think of any company that provides job security, high pay, mobility and high career growth opportunities like Amazon does. Not a single company. For example Netflix or hedge funds may pay better but their mobility is shit and so is their job security. Career growth is limiting due to it bei
- How much and what kind of stock do you own? I’ll start: (all in dollars, not units) 100k in FB (vested RSU) 50k Index funds (+ 401k but no idea how much) 5k Bitcoin 2k Netflix 2k Amazon 1k trading randomly
- vote Any moral justification to work for hedge funds? Edit: I'd like this discussion to include both hedge funds and trading firms. So anytime I mention hedge funds, also consider trading firms Is there any moral justification for working at hedge funds/trading firms? Do they have a net positive or negative impact on society? Some might say to donate
- vote What investment would you add to this portfolio? Current 10% - AAPL 10% - INTU 60% - index funds 2.5% - AMZN 2.5% - GOOG 2.5% - SQ 1.5% - FB 1% - everything else(all tech) 10% - cash What would you buy with a small windfall? Assume ~1M portfolio.
- Executive MBA with Amazon Does Amazon fund (fully/partly) executive MBA programs for engineers?
- Today was a good day Today, 15 years after I came to America and 10 years after my first FAANG job, I crossed my personal F.U. number. Nothing fancy, no crypto, tsla or IPOs. Thanks to a bubbly stock market (gained 1.6M in the last 12 months) and gains in Seattle area real estate. Just two faang jobs (Amzn and Goog) o
- Memo: “Be frugal, so I can celebrate on a yacht” - Bezos Jeff Bezos, the world’s biggest hypocrite. Bezos Earth Fund, the greenwashing PR front for Amazon polluting the world. If you work at Amazon, please find a climate change company to work at instead to make progress for our planet 🌎
- vote Offer Comparison Amazon vs Bloomberg I'm trying to make a tough decision picking between Bloomberg vs Amazon (both NYC) Bloomberg (senior Software engineer): TC 210k Amazon (SDE 2): 160 base, 60/55k signing, 60 stock (220 TC) Bloomberg team is for their trading platform Amazon team is in the ads org Both have their Pros and cons Bloo
- Leaving Amazon but not rolling over 401k Any issues leaving the 401k funds in Vanguard after leaving Amazon?
- link Seriously amazon? https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-tech-startup-echo-bezos-alexa-investment-fund-11595520249
- Zoox/Amazon Hiring How many are going to catch the Zoox Train given the funding from Amazon?
- Stop the shaming BS I hate when people who work at FAANGs morally try to shame others when they are moving to another FAANG. One is not ethically better than the other. All are trying to make money and maximize market share. Facts: Facebook only cares about engagement. Apple uses slave labor. Amazon sells counterfe
- vote Offer evals SoFi - Seattle TC 310-320k - Senior software engineer No sign on Google - Seattle Currently on teammatch - expecting around 320k On of big hedge fund (citadel, two sigma, hrt, Jane street etc) - New York TC 340k to 370k 30-50k sign on Role: fullstack engineer Doordash - they rejected me after on
- Hedge Fund vs. FANG Is it more common to move to hedge funds after being in tech or vice versa? For those that have left tech to go to hedge funds, do you regret it? For those that have left hedge funds to join tech (FANG), do you regret it? #janestreet #twosigma #hrt #microsoft #apple #amazon #jumptrading #netflix
- link Pure Evil: Amazon Met With Startups About Investing, Then Launched Competing Products https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-tech-startup-echo-bezos-alexa-investment-fund-11595520249 Is any of you reading this really surprised?
- link No wonder!! Amazon Met With Startups About Investing, Then Launched Competing Products https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-tech-startup-echo-bezos-alexa-investment-fund-11595520249
- Fidelity Roth IRA suggestions ? Hi, I am happy with my target date 2045 fund for my 401K account with fidelity (attached below). How can I mimic the same selection for Roth IRA? They said target date 2045 does not exist for Roth. Or is there a better one you may suggest ?#personalfinance #investments #retirement #fidelity #amazon
- Amazon just forfeited the 401k match I got 6 years ago. It’s roughtly 20k worth of Amazon stock fund I got as 401k match 6 years ago when I was working at Amazon. The money was on my account for 6 years. And today I received a letter from Fidelity saying Amazon took the money back. My balance is 20k short. I called Fedility and they told me Amazon forfe
- Red flags from hiring manager? What are examples of things a hiring manager has said that has made you think twice about taking the job? My recent example: I asked if there were opportunities in the role to be creative, and his answer was that the team is very creative every year when they don't get funding. Blind tax: 8 YOE, $
- link Help Amazon Workers Please Wow. Amazon can do better than this. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-amazon-jeff-bezos-relief-fund-covid-19-billionaire-net-worth-a9422236.html
- link Unethical or is it fine? https://www-wsj-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/amazon-tech-startup-echo-bezos-alexa-investment-fund-11595520249?fbclid=IwAR2GT8IqV0hfcRyr9yOb1R_IGyxfnepu1ObpChLRr07zdqt11mpeK1Lf_Zg
- Product designer looking for new opportunities Hey blind community, I am a product designer looking for new opportunities. I currently work at an early stage startup that has zero funding so far and is still developing our product. Im looking for established companies or startups (with funding) with open product designer roles. Companies I’d
- vote Need Advice offers @amazon @google. Interviews pending @meta @palantir Hey, I’m at a state where I’m pretty exhausted from interviewing and already have a couple of offers. Want advice on if I should keep interviewing or choose from one of my existing offers. Offers I’m actually considering, all in London and in pounds- 1. Google: L4, numbers pending 2. Hedge Fund
- How is Navi Bangalore? Recruiter reached out today from Navi Technologies for SDE3 opportunity. Can any Navi Employee confirm how’s the work culture and workload? Things I liked so far: 1. They’re paying pretty competitive TC 2. Their Dev team consists of SDE1s from IIT and senior SDEs from Amazon/MS/Flipkart. 3. Sachi
- 401K - Low Rate of Return Hi, I am investing in target funds but have very low rate of return. Current YTD Rate of Return - +8.04% Company - Amazon Platform - Fidelity What % blend do you guys invest in? #personalfinance #investments
- Vanguard vs Fidelity index Funds? I used to be Die hard fan of Vanguard's low cost index funds. But with recent Amazon 401 transition to Fidelity from Vanguard and Fidelity dropping it's expanse ratio and "minimum amount required", not sure any more. Which one you would choose for low cost index funds? #investment #vanguard #fidelit
- when to jump ship? I have spend 6months at Amazon now and I want to move to hedge funds for salary bump. Should I wait till I finish a year at Amazon or should I leave as soon as I get a job (a big if). tc: 180k yoe: 6 months
- Where to invest money in India? Wanted to know where do you guys invest in India ? How much percent should you invest in equity, debt, mutual funds, PPF, NSC ? Which has the best returns? #Amazon #GoldmanSachs #personalfinance #investments
- vote Index funds vs company special stock for longer run What is your preference? Company specific stocks like apple, Microsoft, Amazon etc have grown a lot in the last 5 years. Index funds have slower growth. But if you look at top stock recommendations 7 years ago most of them are not in the top list today. So what is the best strategy for a longer run.
- Amazon HealthFund before leaving I am about to leave Amazon in 4 weeks. I have a health fund of 2000$ left in my Aetna account. My thinking is, I can only use it while I am employed in Amazon. And my thinking is this would cover 100% of my doctor's fees, etc. Suggestions on how others use this Health fund the last month? And can i
- Mega Backdoor Roth IRA at Amazon — Vanguard? I understand that Amazon uses Fidelity. Do I need to stick with them for mega Backdoor? Or can I roll over to Vanguard? I want the easiest way possible. I’m assuming Fidelity has the same index funds. TC: $260K
- vote Are startups prepared for recession and no-layoff? hypothetical question: Are startups prepared for recession? Which one is most prepared? I did a bit research by myself, folks can add more comments, might be useful information. I can add more if folks can help naming startups. Probably I should add other dimensions such as expansion rate etc. I do
- vote Evaluate a 350k faang offer with 1 yoe 😳 I recently got another ~350k offer from fang with BS and ~1 yoe. ~300k second year. 🥶 Is this good? Maybe I could've asked for more since they were very flexible with bumping offer numbers ? I had ~7 L4 competing offers with fang and unicorns, not including any hedge fund offers. Negotiated with
- SDE 1 | New Grad | Referral in Mid-Big Tech Companies Currently Interviewing with Amazon and some well funded startups and have 2 offers from startups. Looking for better alternatives. - 2 Internships in Funded startups, 1 in Big-Automobile Company - 100 LeetCode with multiple solutions, not a fan of quantity. - 2 Major project - 1 Paper Published
- vote Is Biden lying about taxes? The bill would ban conversions from traditional to Roth accounts (goodbye backdoor Roth IRA which is necessary to fund a Roth IRA for people who earn >$140,000). It would also ban the mega backdoor Roth 401k, which is available to people at any income as long as their employer 401k supports it. E
- Just finished calculating NW I'm 5.5yoe, 20 months in US. NW of around 330k USD around 33% is in INR, 33% in AMZN, rest in Index Funds. How about you folks? Whats your nw distribution?
- Applied Scientist to Quant Transition Can an applied scientist at Amazon switch to a true Quant position at Two Sigma or other funds (masters, no PhD)? TC: intern going back to uni
- Referral - London hedge funds DS Amazon Quant Analyst/DS, 1 yoe. Anyone happy to refer me to a cool hedge fund for a junior quant/data science position?
- House Poor? L6 SDM at Amazon with current TC = 380K Total Household income = 480K Can I afford 1.5MM home in South Bay Area? We have saved up the 20% down payment plus 12 months of emergency fund. Not expecting promo at Amazon in next 2-3 years so TC will likely drop in next 2 years. Partner has a job which