Does anyone here work at the Amazon offices in Irvine or San Diego? Especially interested in the San Diego office because I can’t find much information on what it’s like there. How’s the culture and work like over there? How is it different from working at HQ in Seattle - are there less opportunities for career growth? Does it feel more chill and laid back?
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I work in SoCal but interned in Seattle. From what I can tell it is more laid back but not crazy different. Career growth opportunities are the same though. I’ve seen many people getting promoted but that may depend on org/team more than location. Honestly I like it more here than Seattle outside of work which makes the biggest difference for me. Work life balance is better out here I think but that’s just my experience. I think that depends on your manager the most.
Did you get a return offer after interning in Seattle? How difficult was it to get a full time return offer in SoCal if you interned in Seattle? Is it safer to intern in a SoCal office if I want to return full-time in SoCal?
Nope. When you get a return offer it is not for a specific place you have to accept the offer and then you can fill out a survey about location and team preferences. Nothing is guaranteed except the job.
San Diego is pretty nice and they just got a new building. There are some security initiatives there and at least one person in RDS. Irvine is pretty cool too, Alexa, video games. Manhattan Beach is toxic. It's some academic lab though. Santa Monica is terrible in video and studios. Not sure what else is at SM, but seems bad overall. Basically, Amazon gets better the further south you go in SoCal.
Why is SM so bad? I heard the Video business is struggling.
I don't know I just hear terrible things about SM office. On the engineering side... And then there's video.
OC office in Irvine is great. A lot of teams are growing like crazy (Alexa, Appstore, Fresh, etc) and IMO there are some strong tech leaders down there if you choose the right team.
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