Tech IndustryFeb 7, 2019
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Amazon at Tokyo

Hi guys, has anybody heard anything about Amazon at Tokyo(likely Alexa team). Wage, WLB, transfer to US, etc.

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b37 Feb 7, 2019

Following this as I'm in Tokyo too and would love to work for Amazon and on Alexa!

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lPlq83 Feb 7, 2019

Monitoring

Oracle functi Feb 7, 2019

I know ppl who worked there and worked to get out soon as possible. Pay compared to seattle is lower for same level considering cost of living.

MathWorks £€€¥ Feb 7, 2019

Isn't Japan also infamous for awful WLB? Amazon + Japan sounds like a nightmare...

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b37 Feb 9, 2019

Now imagine Rakuten (Japan's Amazon equivalent) + Japan

Amazon yTnq66 Feb 8, 2019

I’ve been to the JP office for business 5+ days trip, people on Alexa team have very good WLB, perhaps better than Seattle. Pay cut is about 30% less than Seattle.

Amazon byeAMZhell Feb 8, 2019

WLB is better for internationalized teams (usually those that need more engineers) bu more similar to Japan conditions for Japanese dominant teams (like sales/marketing/localization). Total vacation time and holidays in Japan is actually more (35+ days) than in the US Amazon (15+ days) but Japanese dominant work environments are prone not to use as much.