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Amazon Senior Technical Program Manager roles?

Any insight to compensation structure and job satisfaction?

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aTru42 Oct 17, 2019

Yoe? Did you check rooftopslushie.com?

Amazon cYnV16 Oct 18, 2019

Seattle - L6 TPM, TC: 200-250 (160k is top base salary) Job satisfaction = 0.5 (scale 1-5), but could vary between teams.

Mattel FuGz88 OP Oct 18, 2019

Thanks for your input.

Mattel FuGz88 OP Oct 18, 2019

That bad of job satisfaction? Ouch. Due to lack of support? Also, do they offer relocation? Or is it usually lumped into a sign-on bonus?

Amazon gghggg Oct 18, 2019

TPM 3 (L6) pay is about 10% less than SDE 3 (also L6). Depending on location can be up to 310k total TC or so. The job experience and tasks vary depending on org.

Mattel FuGz88 OP Oct 18, 2019

Thanks for the input! I'm new to how Amazon levels their job titles.

Amazon KQrf25 Oct 18, 2019

More than 10% difference. L6 SDE is like 250-350. TPM Is more like 180-240

Amazon FucKnuckle Oct 18, 2019

I’m Sr TPM my total comp is 225

Mattel FuGz88 OP Oct 18, 2019

Appreciate the feedback

Amazon GuideUHome Oct 18, 2019

I'm a manager and I can confirm that TPM L6 band is 200 to 250k in seattle... people give you garbage numbers on blind, dont get bogged down by that

Amazon atamzn Oct 18, 2019

Job satisfaction totally dependent team to team and why you like project management. Tpm is very much internal engineering project management, it is not overall product with external interfaces

Mattel FuGz88 OP Oct 18, 2019

Aye. Appreciate the insight

Amazon techspeak Oct 18, 2019

I am a Sr TPM, my TC has been $300k for last two years. But also because I am in my 4th year of vesting stocks. Base pay is $160k. Job satisfaction is dependent on team. Depending on if they think your job is to schedule meetings only or contribute more.

Mattel FuGz88 OP Oct 18, 2019

Thanks for the feedback

Amazon FucKnuckle Oct 18, 2019

Ok I almost had a heart attack. I thought we were talking target comp. I was ready to flip tables.

Amazon Gr8ful Oct 18, 2019

The range goes up to nearly 300k TC now. The most Amazonian job at Amazon. It’s a really fun profile to hire for...

Amazon gghggg Oct 18, 2019

"We don't know how to make all this work together anymore, let's hire someone to glue all these puzzle pieces together"

Amazon FucKnuckle Oct 18, 2019

^ that’s actually a really good description

Amazon azmix Oct 18, 2019

And it usually reports to engineering and therefore has an established career path to an SDM.

Mattel FuGz88 OP Oct 18, 2019

That good to know and a path that aligns with my experience.

Amazon yougotit Oct 19, 2019

I won't say that, you would rarely see TPM to SDM. What you see happen is SDE to SDM

Amazon .,? Oct 18, 2019

Career graveyard. Good luck

Amazon yacht 🛥 Oct 20, 2019

I don’t get why PMTs are paid more than TPMs at amazon, as PMTs tech bar is much lower

Amazon DnMV60 Dec 13, 2019

Impact and they make decisions

Amazon yacht 🛥 Dec 13, 2019

Not really, same or less impact and decisions are made by other people