Initial comp was great; refreshes are harder to get and you have no leverage
Very fragmented; too many product areas; lots of bureaucracy.
Good to have on your resume for next future jobs
No work life balance, 60+ hours is the expectation for everyone
I’m currently an L4 at Google for 2 years located in Seattle with no clear path to promotion. I’m getting tired of living in Seattle and want to move to NYC. I have been unable to find any internal transfer roles in NYC for the past 5 months. I’m debating taking an Amazon offer for an AWS team in N...Read more
currently L6 PM at amazon bellevue. TC 260k google offering me L4 position in mountain view. TC 220k. i really wanna work for google but disappointed with TC. Shall i take it?
After working for at least a few years in 4 huge software companies, here is the main lesson from each experience. Amazon: Prioritize or burn out. I learned to prioritize and say no. Each time a manager came with more work, I would show the list of what I was doing and ask for the position of that ...Read more
Aug 2020: AMZN = 3400$ (1.6T) GOOG = 1500$ (900B) Feb 2022: AMZN = 3040$ (1.55T) GOOG = 3030$ ( 1.8T) Folks at Amazon deal with bad WLB, low base pay and stock acting like Cisco. While, Google employees have chilled out timelines, no meeting weeks, Sundar bonus, Sundar day off and what not. Why A...Read more
TC: 🥜 🥜 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPWasGuv0nE
Google skipped their phone screen for me and now an Amazon recruiter says they’ll only do two onsite interviewers and will definitely pay 500k+. Has anyone else experienced this!??? What the hell is going on? Is the market THAT hot? Addendum: This is for L7 PM Manager managing a team of 3 PMs. Mo...Read more
From your perspective, what is the potential growth outlook for Amazon and Google stocks over the next 2-3 years?
My employment at Amazon instantly impresses onlookers with prestige and elite engineering talent. They understand I have passed the most challenging and exclusive of technical interviews and that I have led a $1T+ company to soaring new successes. They would love to work with me and learn from me, b...Read more
Hi. Wrapping up final phase of team placement at google. My TC at Amazon is 300k 23’ and 330 24’. Any chance of google matching this? What factors are needed to get these numbers? I see it’s possible based on levels fyi. Is it worth passing my pcs to the recruiter to give to the hiring committee? ...Read more
1. Interview with Amazon (L5, AWS, WA) and Google (L4, GCP, CA). 2. Receive similar verbal offers (300K). 3. Google freezes hiring. 4. Accept Amazon offer. 5. Work for 1 month. 6. Google re-extends offer. My team at Amazon is good. The work is mediocre. A bit concerned about PIPs and layoffs. The ...Read more
Lets see how many people are willing to sell soul for 70k more
I posted a poll yesterday on Amazon TC, and so many were puzzled as to why I'd move from G to A. Comments & DMs warning me to stay away from A. I was at A for 4 years and G for 3.5 now as a TPM, and here's why I think Amazon >>> Google. Background: L4 TPM in Ads & Tech Infra Why I think G i
I have an offer from Google (L5), FB (E5) and I am currently L5 at Amazon. I am on track to get promoted to L6 at Amazon (maybe Q1 2021). Which one should I pick? Current TC at Amazon: 240k (stock inflation has brought it close to 475k) for next year. FB Offer 400k Google offer 380k Still negotia...Read more
If so, for what roles? Or for all roles? Same for AWS? Specifically for PM roles - how do the levels match? #google #amazon #level
Google has created a shit environment hiring people from startups, Amazon, apple, and the like. Micromanagement and pip quota is in place. Tried escaping amazon but came back to it. Mental health is on a new low. edit: I'm in google cloud. #tech
So, I recently posted about Microsoft vs Amazon offers and everyone asked me to take the Microsoft offer. Now I have a Google offer too and my situation has changed (a bit) with Amazon. This is a big decision (personally) and would really like to get you guys' opinion :) Education: MS YOE: 2 Goog...Read more
Current: L4 SWE @ Google, 330k TC (HCoL) New: L6 SWE @ Amazon, 420k TC (MCoL) Reasons: - In classic Google fashion, I was down-leveled when I joined Google. I excelled the interview but I wanted it so badly coming from a no-name company in midwest, it clouded my judgement at the time (also I was ge...Read more
On LinkedIn I come across numerous profiles that have “Ex [Insert FAANG]” in their headlines. These are generally folks that once worked for FAANG but are now at a high growth start up or some other lesser-known company. Why do people do this? It reads like they’re not proud of the company they cu...Read more
I am L6 SDM close to L7. I got an L6 offer from Google with $520K TC in Sunnyvale. 1. Wondering if I should wait and become L7 at Amazon (probably Q1 2020) and aim for FAANG L7 or move to Google? 2. How easy is it to grow to L7 in Goog? 3. what is the minimum management experience for L7 interview ...Read more
Hi, I’ve an amazon offer with TC 385K in Bay Area in the Amazon Search Science and AI team for an MLE-2 position. Might have flexibility to talk to a couple of teams in Amazon Robotics as well but may not be in the Bay. My current TC @L4 is 275K (granted) or 310K (vested) with nearing cliff in <