- link Catalog of FAANG interview information 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
- vote Azure vs AWS offer comparison I need help deciding between these 2 offers. Location: Seattle YOE: 8 Position: SWE Microsoft Azure: Level 63 TC for first year: 234K (160K base + 15% target bonus + 100K RSUs / 4 years + 25K signing bonus). Average TC for next 3 years: 209K Amazon AWS: L5 TC for first year: 248K (158 base + 80K c
- OCI santa clara offer asking for a friend : can you guys help evaluate this offer that my friend got ? level: ict3 base 150k sign in bonus 10k rsu: 6500/4 years YOE 5 gives a first year tc of approx 260k how does this compare to aws, google cloud ans azure ? @oracle , @amazon , @google , @microsoft
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and industry lounge. - Positions at Google which require a Security Clearance? Are there any teams in Google, such as GCP, which are hiring new grads with a security clearance(TS/SCI )? Also are there any bonuses for said clearance, like at Microsoft and AWS? Thanks in advance!
- vote Amazon or Microsoft offer? New grad. Amazon(Seattle) --> base: 112k 1st year sign on: 36k, 2nd year sign on: 36k Stocks: 120k (5, 15, 40, 40) AWS Microsoft(Redmond) --> base: 110k Sign on: 50k (over 2 years) + relocation 🥜 Stocks: 120k Azure Data Which is better for both career and TC growth. Edit: Amazon has revised t
- I love Europe! Came for a business trip to a couple locations in Europe and I absolutely love this place more than the States. I understand that living in Europe would entail lower savings, but are there any other concerns if I decide to move here? How easy is it to socialize and make friends if I move to, say, Ge
- Moving to Microsoft, paranoid about ZR I quit Amazon on a dev plan (prePIP) and now have an offer with Microsoft Azure (sde). How often does one get ZR/PIP at Microsoft compared to at Amazon? UPDATE: To give more context:- I joined AWS as a new grad. I had previously worked on research and theoretical stuff before. During my internship
- vote Google Eng residency vs Amazon aws/Microsoft azure full time new grad Friend is debating whether to take full time sde Microsoft azure/amazon aws/google eng residency. Thoughts ? Microsoft has highest TC in Seattle but maybe worst brand name. Google lower TC by almost 100k but better brand ?
- worth leaving AWS for nvidia been at AWS Sea for 4 years as sde II. is it worth leaving for nvidia santa clara for senior sde role?
- AWS CSE I , PORTLAND OR Hello All, Can someone plz let me know how the work would be as a CSE I in AWS portland and also total compensation we can ask for this position? Onsite interview scheduled in couple of days . any suggestions on pattern of questions.??
- I want to know more about Amazon I'm going to start working in Amazon AWS soon. I read a lot of negative posts here and really want to hear anything good and inspiring from Amazonians, because I like the idea of LPs and found interviewers being good and interesting people Any tips how to fit the team and earn the trust fast? any
- Google Android vs Search Team Currently a SDE-2(L5) in Bangalore. Have an option of moving to AWS team in Seattle. Also, have an L4 offer from Google for search team in Bangalore. I am interested in London location but only Android framework teams have openings there. How is the work of Android teams in Google? Is it a wise dec
- AWS interview reimbursement help Posting for a friend: “It has been 12 weeks since I submitted my candidate expense form to AWS and I have not been reimbursed. Recruitment team is not helpful. Does anyone know an escalation point (not hired).”
- Highest TC employers that utilize a Security Clearance As the title states, I know AWS and Azure both have work areas which require a TS/SCI + FSP but what other large, well paying tech companies need cleared talent? TC: 166k
- Nordstrom Total Compensation Ranges (My TC: 325k) People seem to not believe me when I share my Nordstrom TC. Yes, Nordstrom does have decent pay. We have done a lot to modernize our stack (Kubernetes, Kafka, Lambdas, AWS+GCP hybrid). Being in Seattle, it's the only way Nordstrom can stay somewhat competitive in hiring talent. Here are the current
- amazon Job ID L band? Anyone with any insight into the L band for job ID: 922672? What’s expected comp for this L, external hire, 8 yoe. non tech in AWS sales org?
- Amazon hiring like crazy? I accepted my AWS job offer and I'm getting my @Amazon email in a month. I've noticed that amazon has been hiring like crazy this past year and heard the same from friends st Amazon. What's the big picture for this? Just employee churn?
- What (company + SDE level) in Seattle can offer 300K TC without competing offer? YOE: 6 TC: 220K+ (expected on w2 for 2019) SDE2 (L5) in AWS Edit: Paper money is not the real money.
- What’s the most prestigious team on AWS? EC2, RDB, LB, etc. give it to me bro
- spatial graph database Anybody know if AWS Neptune or Azure CosmosDB supports spatial querying? I know AWS aurora supports it, but its a relational db. Id rather not implement a graph on a relational db.
- Why is google cloud still lagging behind aws and azure. As far as i know, they have the best infrastructure. One of the first to start containers, sdn. Etc. Then why do customers choose aws over gcp. Their pricing is also pretty cheap.
- vote Google Cloud vs. AWS Which is preferred for retail and why?
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and industry lounge. - Need referral to Amazon please Would any amazon employees be willing to refer my friend for an aws position? Position is in an industry in which candidate has 16 years of experience. Candidate is trying to diversify cloud experience and has worked with azure.
- when to repply to AWS/Amazon I was recently LinkedIn approached by an AWS recruiter to interview for an opening in Seattle. After being assured that I would still be able to apply anytime in the future if failure, I gave it a shot. I made through the phone. Was invited onsite and greeted with 2 LC hard and 1 problem not seen a
- AWS vs. GCP (Sales) I missed an offer at GCP after making it to pack review due to a poor final interview.. GCP came back a year later asking me to reinterview.. AWS reached out a few days later and im starting from scratch at both.. if you’re looking to get into cloud sales... who do you like better? I’m leaning GCP..
- LP advice — SDE Hi All, I was wondering if there were any resources I could use to prepare for the LP portion for Amazon. im interviewing for the AWS team this week. I came up with 5 stories so far but not sure if thats enough.
- vote Not getting much learning Hi, I'm currently a swe in AWS on a pretty impactful team with good WLB and pay. However, I'm not a huge fan of the way we do things at work. 99% of the code reviews is just making sure the business logic is correct with not much regards to performance, organization, or even maintainability. Docume
- link Amazon recruiter contacted me, I sent my CV and he sent me the following NOTE: I am not looking for answers. I'm just interested in knowing if this has been a typical route to get hired as an SA. I have previously applied and had a couple of interviews, but no offer. I want to put my best foot forward. Also sharing for the benefit of others. ****************** Thank yo
- Offer from AWS ML solution Asking for a friend: got an offer from AWS ML solution lab. Recruiter is asking for salary expectation. What is the compensation range for L4. Also how is the work life balance and work itself as data scientist in aws. I was told it requires client interaction as well.
- vote What would you choose? Front end - React Database - Relational AWS for Deployment Backend???? TC: 300k YoE : 2
- Team constantly on fire and change priority all the time Feeling exhausted and stressed out by all the priority changing, tight deadlines, short on staff. Everyone is stretching, we miss the deadline daily. My health also got affected. Is this normal on a development team across AWS?
- Looking for referrals for QA/Automation roles I have around 3 years of automation experience using python, docker, aws and networking protocols. I will appreciate a referral for positions matching this skill set.
- Best Online Masters Programs for non-STEM backgrounds? I’m toying with the idea of getting a masters, if I do I’d want to go online so I can work full time, have a better chance of getting into a better program and spend less overall. I have a business background but work for AWS so I would say I’m “lightly” technical. I’m considering either looking at
- Company name I made a new account, verified my work email, and typed in the company name. I read that this was what I should do to replace "new" with my employer name. What did I do wrong? TC: 28k Aws cloud ops intern
- Impact of a career break I was an Engineering manager at Amazon (AWS) and my schedule was chaotic. With both my spouse and me being in large organizations (i.e. jobs with high expectations), WLB has always been a juggle that we have managed to balance well so far. Let me also indicate that I am highly career oriented woman
- Resigned Capgemini India Pvt LTD. Hello Folks, I resigned Capgemini my current role was AWS cloud migration engineer, I have total 3.4 YOE ,I want to build career in Machine Learning as I was good in stastics. My CTC is also low so is there any chances off Any referrals for me . I did around 40 certificate from DataCamp and Course
- Base Salary capped at 160K with AWS? Is it true that base salary at AWS is capped at 160K at all cities except NY and SF?
- New SDM who joined from AWS (Amazon) lays off dev We had a new SDM join from AWS. I'm my program employees are not generally fired or put on performance improvement until they fuck up bad. He ended up showing the door to a Dev and she was asked to leave on short notice.. He led a team of 10 developers. Not sure is this a norm in Amazon?
- Amazon vs Google Hi, Amazon AWS vs Google Android ( team matching) . No TC conversation started yet. MS in CS Yeo: 4 Which company is best in terms of learning, experience ,TC , WLB, pros and cons? How to delay Amazon to Google timeline? Amazon seems very fast , google not fast as amazon. How to match both timel
- Walmart ecom has better prospects than amazon Amazon revenue is actually declining, Walmart ecom is driving all of their corporate growth. In few decades Amazon will be dead. Even in aws, the govt uses windows. All the gov contracts going to Amazon are pure profit for Microsoft.
- How's working at Amazon ML Solutions Lab? I recently got a call from Amazon AWS - ML Solutions Lab for a customer facing data scientist. Involves working on ML/DL solutions based on the customer's data and business needs. They also mentioned that the role will involve traveling on-site to the client's location and presenting stuff. Please p
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and industry lounge. - link PM Interview Prep Plan: How I got PM offers from Google, Expedia, Microsoft, and Facebook Five months ago I got fedup with the crap culture at Amazon (needs a separate post) and decided to start working on my game plan for interviews at tech companies. Now, I have three offers from the tech companies - Expedia is travel not in the same league I know. No trolls please. Profile: CS Engine
- Aws Cloud support engineer What expected salary can I expect from a cloud support engineer at amazon with relocation package? TC=> 0$ Location: herndon va YoE: 2
- AWS Offer Offer Details: Position: L4 Data Scientist Location: Northern VA Base: 131k Bonus : 22k + 15k RSUs: 29 units Looking to negotiate, how high can I go?
- Offer evaluation : Amazon vs Microsoft YOE : 8 years Current TC : 180k Location: Seattle. Not going to share team details to maintain anonymity ================================== Amazon offer Org : AWS Level L5 Base : 145K 1st year bonus 100k + 2nd year bonus 75k Stocks 125 over 4 years. Vesting 5% 1st year, 15% 2nd year, 40% 3rd, 40%
- Amazon AWS Principal Advisor Interview / Process - Advice Welcome First time interviewing at a FANG so no idea what to expect, what the process is, etc. I'm leaving out the specific domain of advisory, but assume an in demand one. So far it's been: - Submit Resume, had recruiter respond in a few hours for 25 min phone screen - 25 min phone screen lasted 45 min a
- Referral Hey there! I am a dedicated professional with a masters in computer networking and 2 years of experience in software dev and am looking for a change of pace. My expertise is in backend web dev and automation and I am proficient with python, flask, docker, networking, aws and databases. I would app
- How can I make a switch into the Solutions Architect role at AWS, Azure or GCP from the software engineer role? I am a software engineer with 9+ years of full-stack(heavier on the backend though) experience. I want to make a switch into the Solutions Architect role in a technology product company like AWS, GCP or Snowflake. I do not have any client-facing experience. How can I do that?
- Microsoft to Amazon I am an L60 at MSFT (TC 168k, experience 6 months). I have received an SDE2 offer from Amazon AWS (TC 215k) Should I make the move? Also, is the compensation fine or should I negotiate for more? Super confused... Please help!!!
- AWS SA salary range and benefits @London Hi guys, I received a call from HR on Friday with a verbal confirmation of going ahead and to expect an offer early next week. Anyone has knows of range that I can expect from AWS in terms of TC and what benefits are for UK employees (private insurance, pension and other perks )? Current TC : 95k