Confused between Amazon and Flipkart. Which company is better in terms of learning and career growth. Where I can see my promo to sde2 fast. Yoe 2.5 yrs Expecting Sde 1 offer from both Companies. PS: Can you please comment why Amazon or Flipkart. I have heard great work in both companies.
TC details?
I haven't recieved the offer. will update once I have it.
FYI - 2.5 years should map to SDE-2. 1 is for new grads and 1-1.5 YOE
Flipkart consider 3 yoe for sde2 and in Amazon I was called for sde1 opening.
If you nailed the bar raiser, they might offer you SDE-2. This is the job of bar raiser, but depends how well you did in BR for him/her to convince uplevel for you
I would also advise to not join as SDE 2 with 2.5 yoe. Maybe try again after 6 months?
what if I accept one offer and try to sde2 in other company in 2-4 months. As I would get better experience compared to my current Samsung company
I also joined Amazon from Samsung after around 2 YOE as SDE 1, and to be honest I made a big mistake, as there was no compensation increment and you get very less autonomy as an SDE 1. There is a very big pay gap between SDE 1 and 2, and even if you get promoted you would be at the lower end of the SDE 2 band. To reach the same pay with external hires it would at least take 2 years even after the promo. I am also applying to other companies now for SDE 2 level position and would prefer to come back at Amazon 2-3 years later at a senior position.
If you didn't have a design round, they are not going to consider you for SDE 2 at Amazon. SDE 2 promo takes 1.5 years in the best case, 3 years in the worst case. There are of course exceptions, but this is the expectation you should come in with.
What is Flipkart?
I would suggest joining one as sde 1 and interview for the another as sde 2 after few months. Personally I would join flipkart and interview for amazon as sde 2. I think in flipkart promo to sde 2 should be simpler and faster than at Amazon. So in worse case it plays out well rather than sitting at samsung. Also negotiate well, Flipkart can beat Amazon TC with high base @sde1. For your exp. Flipkart can pay upto 25 TC with ~22-23 base.
Sde 1 - from what i have heard, max base is around 20lpa, with extra joining bonus, sort-of guaranteed yearly bonus, and 7-ish stocks
Amazon vs Walmart you mean
I wud say u shud go with flipkart. Since at both the places u r getting sde1, it wud be better to go to flipkart with sde1. In flipkart, u get chance to get ur hands dirty on the infra level as well, as compared to amazon. And about promotions, I know for flipkart, which will take atleast 1.5yrs to go to next level. So its a better option to choose flipkart now.. Learn some different stuff there, more towards infra level things, which u might not get exposed to, in amazon. And then after 6more months, u shud try to go for amazon again with sde2, which will definitely keep u above the lowest pay scale of sde2 at amazon.
Yeah, managers try to push you to sde2 when total exp is about to reach 4yrs (for lateral hires). People who have been here from start or long time, gets quicker promos
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