Tech IndustryApr 19, 2019
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Amazon vs Bloomberg for New Grad SDE

Hi, I have received offers from Amazon (Seattle) and Bloomberg (New York) for New Grad SDE role. Being a new grad position, I don't know the teams I will be working with at both these companies. The offers are comparable with Bloomberg offering a higher base and Amazon offering RSUs. Which company should I prefer? TIA.

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Google newtwnroad Apr 19, 2019

amazon. you can transfer to a better tech company after, Bloomberg is pretty much no-name in terms of tech companies.

Microsoft </> Apr 19, 2019

Wtf

ViaSat tchunter Apr 19, 2019

Bloomberg no name? Yeah no name on Blind.

Amazon rSoP17 Apr 19, 2019

Bloomberg

Verizon Media sxSG85 Apr 19, 2019

Lol

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mYOc33 OP Apr 20, 2019

Why would you say so? Do you have any experience to share which might help me decide between the companies? If yes then would you mind sharing the same?

SAP bdgv Apr 19, 2019

Amazon

Microsoft mfCG87 Apr 19, 2019

If you’re a single dude I’d choose Bloomberg for NYC. Amazon if you care about your career a little bit more...

Amazon Fl!p Apr 19, 2019

What is your priority? Personal life? Building a professional career? Earning $X/year by age Y? Either way, you should lay out a five year plan for yourself. What do you want to have achieved in five years? That will help you ask the right questions, which will then help you make the right decision. We don’t know anything about you or what you value, and therefore any answer you get from the people on Blind will be based on what those people value for themselves, which may not necessarily align with what you value.

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Sucka Apr 19, 2019

Ask for Amazon NYC - this is the best option given you are young

AQR ncfa68ja Apr 19, 2019

Or even better, Aws Nyc

Amazon simmadown Apr 19, 2019

From someone at Amazon NYC, agreed.

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Sucka Apr 19, 2019

Bloomberg sucks, don’t fall for the bloody aquariums

Microsoft mfCG87 Apr 19, 2019

Whatever you say Sucka

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Sucka Apr 19, 2019

It’s the truth

Microsoft ollleeeee Apr 19, 2019

How did you like your onsite interviews? How did you like their offices, people and culture? Which offer was harder to get?

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mYOc33 OP Apr 20, 2019

Bloomberg onsite experience was wonderful! Amazon was all virtual and I haven’t yet talked to any person, all communications have been automated till now. Interviews of Bloomberg were tougher and more communicative than amazon.

Bloomberg cap777 Apr 20, 2019

Do you know which team did u interview with?

Bloomberg iVX372 Apr 19, 2019

Hard to say. At least half of Bloomberg teams use internal tech that would be laughed at anywhere else (e.g. crappy tools for creating XML API's). But many teams work in the latest tech, and are solving interesting problems. Some of them have excellent automation and internal tools. It all comes down to which team you match with. The benefit of Bloomberg is that WLB is amazing and there's no forced attrition. (Amazon annually fires the bottom 6-10% of engineers in every department, regardless of skill.) If I were you, I'd only join Amazon for AWS, in NYC or SF. And even that would be a hard decision - career growth at the expense of misery. A good team at Bloomberg could be just as good, but you won't know which team you join until a few months after joining the company.

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Sucka Apr 19, 2019

BB TC is much lesser than Amazon in general , across all roles !

Bloomberg iVX372 Apr 19, 2019

At the entry level Bloomberg TC is the same, or higher. Amazon TC is only higher with >4 YOE

Bloomberg cap777 Apr 19, 2019

Amazon's TC will be higher if u stay for 4 years right. That also might be? Sometimes ppl just can't stay for 4 years. BB is good for tech just need to be in the right team. Great WLB good tech with right team and great company brand. But I agree not like Amazon Google etc