Good to have on your resume for next future jobs
No work life balance, 60+ hours is the expectation for everyone
Cool products to work on and good experience. Remote work is easy if that is something you want.
Work just as hard as other tech companies for less money. You have to make senior or else you will eventually be let go.
I have an upcoming interview at Microsoft. Are they as hardcore as Amazon in terms of leadership principles? TC 200k
For senior mobile engineer positions at companies like Amazon and Microsoft: - Is the interview process different for mobile (Android / iOS) positions as compared to backend positions? - Is the focus is still majorly on Data Structure, Algorithms, System Design (like the examples in Grokking the S...Read more
Anyone have data on how FB and Google benefits match up against MSFT? Insurance coverage, deductibles, HSA contributions, ProClub, discounts, etc.? Any gotchas others discivered during interview/offer period? I've heard Amazon was considered a $20k delta vs. MSFT for an average family of 4, look...Read more
Recently a recruiter contacted me for an open position at Microsoft, I went through the interview process and I was offered a SDE 2 position with a bettee TC to what I had at Amazon (SDE 1), I accepted the offer. I've been working at Microsoft for 3 months now, but I'm not feeling like this is wha...Read more
I recently got promoted to L6 TPM at Amazon, but I am feeling really burnt out from chasing the promo and have started getting anxiety due to overall work pressure. I am contemplating FMLA, but I also applied to a bunch of outside TPM roles. Given the current market conditions, I only got a reply...Read more
As an interviewer, are you biased / more inclined towards giving hire decision to someone who codes a solution in Java vs someone who codes in Python for backend team specific/ SDE 2 roles. P.S. - What language would you suggest candidate to code if they are equally strong in both languages? #tech...Read more
Currently working as a dev, a potential opportunity as Azure Support Engineer at Microsoft. Need some insights about the role, How will be the career path for support engineer? any pro/cons between CSE at Amazon vs SE at Microsoft how hard will it be if I plan to move to dev role from support ? D...Read more
IC5 at FB, interviewing with Amazon for L6 role. Going on-site and want to have my comp expectations lined up. Anyone have a breakdown of FB benefits, in terms of $ being left on the table, compared to Amazon? I saw a great breakdown on MSFT vs Amazon, it was something like 14k/year. I think Facebo...Read more
It's hard to make a generalization, but which do you feel is an easier interview to crack amongst the two ? Obviously, leveling differs from company to company, but basically its senior engineer vs manager in a FAANGMULA or an equivalent company. Please also comment with supporting thoughts and why ...Read more
Just finished final rounds with Amazon & have final rounds with Microsoft next week. Expecting to get offers soon & would appreciate any insight on which is better for Senior Product Manager? Likely will be L6 at AMZN & at least L63 at MSFT. I have 5 YOE at Apple & another FAANG. The role at AMZN i...Read more
Hello! I’ve a bunch of staff and principal engineer role interviews setup for next couple of weeks. I’m pretty confident in the code part but I’m unsure what to expect in the System Design rounds. What level of details is expected in such roles vs say role of senior engineer at the same company? I...Read more
I have been Amzn L7 and MSFT L67 and got potentially down leveled to M2 at GOOG. Just got promoted to D1 at Google...FB recruiter is wanting to put me in M2 loop - is that correct or can I ask for D1? Looking up M2s at FB on LinkedIn I see several MSFT L65/66 and Amazon L6 join as M2 so feel I shoul...Read more
I am PM 65 10yoe at Msft, another 10y outside of Msft as PM/TPM in consumer products. I am in Azure right now. TC: 340K I have two final offers after negotiations. Both role are in Seattle. I am told both are out of band and required approval: 1. Facebook TPM infra L6 TC ~ $510K ($230k/ 75k sign-...Read more
Trying to see how fired younger folks are doing 1. If you got rehired, share new vs old TC, YOE and companies 2. Share companies you will/had interviews with Thread for folks with YOE > 10: https://www.teamblind.com/post/yfSPoSvH #software #tech #engineering #swe #faang #sdm #google #meta #appl
Trying to get a better understanding of companies where referral matters vs not! My personal experience of companies where referrals got me interviews: Google Meta Amazon LinkedIn Salesforce Shopify Stripe Snap Companies where I didn’t get much traction due to a referral: Apple 🍎 Microsoft Ne...Read more
L6/L7 interviews (#nontech) setting up with selective apps (15-20) sent over 2 weeks. Would really appreciate any feedback on if I'm realistic with MSFT and AMZN comp bands, GOOG said $380k to low 400s is possible for l6 (role in NYC) Google, Amazon, Microsoft, few others like Stripe TC: $400k+ #...Read more
I have offers for both companies. At AWS elastic search team and also for Microsoft Teams. Which of these orgs are better from a career/learning point of view and has better culture. I'm not keen on working to the point that I burn myself out but I welcome a challenging work environment nonetheless....Read more
How likely is to have easier interview process in big company (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft..) after getting recommendations from employees there? How much recommendation help in fact? Is it possible to get hired just because one got recommended? How does it work for regular vs senior/manag...Read more
Hi everyone, Posting on behalf of a friend. Want to know is it worth joining Amazon for the brand name ? I want to work as an Android Engineer at companies like Spotify, Netflix, Uber Amsterdam, Meta, Snap etc... But for some reason my resume is not getting through there! Not able to land an inter...Read more
TLDR: Rejecting verbal offer and applicant tracking showing Not moving forward (same as rejected by them) vs rejecting after written offer, making the applicant tracking show you got an offer. Thoughts? Experience? Recently, I went through some interviews with Microsoft, I got a verbal offer and r...Read more