SEATTLE - "The cuts will focus on Amazon’s devices organization, including the voice-assistant Alexa, as well as at its retail division and in human resources, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Devices and Alexa have long been...Read more
A lot of interesting startups in silicon beach like Honey, Clutter, Acorns etc, I’m a new grad with a year of Alexa/Chatbot development and a couple iOS apps, would appreciate any tips for companies with open positions
My team (Alexa Mobile) is looking for an L6 TPM based out of Irvine, California. Mobile (Android/iOS) and telco experience are a plus. Please DM me if interested. #hiring #jobopening #tpm
It’s been Year 5 I’ve been using the Alexa app on iOS, and the UI has remained more or less the same: dumb, unintuitive, likely designed by a six-year-old kid. How about a search feature for the Routine list to start with?
Like look at the pixel, it looks extremely dated and way worse than Samsung or apple. Flagships. Also looks worse than one plus and other more budget alternatives. Also not considering phones their google assistant hardware does not have the same level of innovation as Alexa. Also they could have c...Read more
I am trying to choose a team to intern with, and I was wondering if any Audible Software Engineers can provide insight on them: Alexa Voice Experience Team DataX (Data Excellence Team) IOS App Team Android App Team Are there any teams to outright avoid like some Amazon teams? Do any of these teams...Read more
Should we start trying executives of powerful tech companies for crimes when they don't deliver? For example, Tim Cook has run Apple into the ground by not delivering a single innovative product since Steve Jobs died. Even worse, the company hasn't even kept par on industry standard functionality (l...Read more
FYI - FAAAM stands for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google's parent), Microsoft Big papa Microsoft is touching $2T soon. And I'm glad my TC is touching $500k L65+. The great part? I work 30 hrs/week, have zero work stress and get so much time off every month I have friends at Linkedin, who ...Read more
Hey Blind, I'm currently interviewing for SWE positions at several companies and periodically read Rooftop Slushie to help with my interviews. I made a reading list and I picked out some posts that were helpful for me which I organized by company. There aren't tons of posts about SWE for every comp...Read more