Amazon Selling Partners & Services Team
Hi guys, I currently have an L4 offer from Amazon (down-leveled from L5), and I was matched with the Amazon Selling Partners & Services team, which is part of the Amazon Marketplace department. I was wondering if anyone has experience with this team or a similar team in Amazon Marketplace and what the culture / work-life balance / growth & mentorship are like on this team. They want a response from me within the next day or 2, but it's hard for me to decide because I don't know what the other teams are like, so I have no basis for comparison. If I were to try to explore other teams for a better match, does anyone have advice on the best way to do so? I don't want to burn a bridge with this team just because I want to explore other teams. And I know the team rematching process can take a while, so I'm wondering if it's worth it. I don't mind not being on a team for a few months if it means I can find a better opportunity for career growth / WLB. Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks guys! #amazon #culture
Marketplace team is a cakewalk especially as an L4 and you can easily change after 6-12 months if you want to try a different team. There's always a ton of movement on those teams after a year anyways.
That's good to know, thanks! Do you know if it's a good team for promoting to L5 quickly, in terms of growth opportunities / performance reviews?
I've seen people promote to L5 in 12-18 months if they exceed. A lot of it depends on the manager. However overall I would day they promote faster than most other teams at Amazon.
Don’t think of being promoted early at amazon
Really? I heard it heavily depends on your team/manager.
I managed a team of l4 and L5, trust me it’s hard. Yes it depends on the manager but amazon is designed to keep you lower level lower pay.
How did you get matched? Been "downleveled" for over a month
I got matched within a week by the same team I interviewed for as an L5, just as an L4 role, so I think I just got lucky that my initial team match was looking for L4s. Not sure what the process is like if your initial recruiter doesn't find you a match, but I imagine you just look for openings yourself and send them to your recruiter?