Have an offer from AWS but have also been passed by Google HC and have been in team matching for 3 months. However, up to this week, I was matching for teams only in Cambridge, MA and only this week have I expanded my search to include Bay Area and NY. Looking for advice on if I should take this offer or wait for a team at Google to match. YoE: 3 Offer: TC of 230k - standard break up for Amazon.
Take AWS don’t update LinkedIn and if all goes well take google if you get a team match (I hear can take even a year)
Go with AWS. By the time you team match at G you'll be on pip with AWS anyway. So the timing works in your favor. 👌
What’s pip?
Performance Improvement Plan :)
Same happened with me and took the AWS offer. 6 weeks in and no TM call in the past 3 months.
That's disheartening. Do you have any idea for the lack of team match? Is it because they have way too many candidates or because they are yet to have head count for the year? How are you finding AWS so far? If you find a team match, do you plan on staying put or jumping?
I was told I had superb interview scores but I assume the ratio of candidates to HC is just too high or there is a virtual hiring freeze. I don't think I have seen any Google offers posted here in the past 2 months. If I get an offer and I like the opp, I will consider it but I am loving AWS and the team I am on. Leadership is trying really hard to make sure I am happy and stay. Turnover is a big problem Amazon needs to address. Just lost one of our top SDEs to MS.
Hi OP what did you end up doing? I’m in a similar situation :/
I said no to AWS - didn't like the role as much. So even if G doesn't work out, I plan to keep looking. I also recently expanded my list of locations for G team matching. Want to give that a little time before giving up.
I see - best of luck! Bay Area should have more openings, and hopefully headcount opens up. Hope it all works out for you! :)
Amazon is better these days. They are more recession proof
Ah the joys of stock compensation in a market cluster fuck
AWS.
Is amazon still doing 5 15 40 40?
I am so glad I took the bird in the hand and went with AWS instead of waiting on Google even though I had passed hiring committee. My Google pathway ended up leading right to a dead end when I later found out they would no longer honor their verbal offer based on a competing offer once I took the competing offer.
What did you finally end up doing? I am in similar boat. Have another offer which will expire in 2 days. Google still on team match phase and recruiter not committing to any time line.
Do you have any timeframe on amazon offer? They are not so generous to wait for a year and require an answer in 1-3 weeks.
I think I can delay them for up to a week but not longer than that.