I am currently SDE at Oracle. Got offer from Apple for TPM. The TPM offer is Technical Product Manager. How is the future for TPM role? Do you guys suggest a move from SDE to TPM? Offered Level - ICT4 Offered TC: 225k current TC: 160k YoE: 2.5 Also i am on F1 OPT and i would need H-1B. Both Apple and Amazon are sponsoring H-1B. i have two more tries. Masters and Bachelors in CS. Competing offer: Amazon L5 SDE2 Bay Area Consumer Org with TC: 250k Amazon doesnโt have refreshers while Apple does. Worried about PIP culture at Amazon.
How can Apple offer you a product manager role with your Dev experience? Do you have any aspirations to become PM ?
I have aspirations to become a PM in future. This is Technical Product Manager role.
Go with Apple ๐ !
Could you please explain? I have to choose between Alexa Shopping in East Palo Alto SDE2 and Apple TPM ICT4
Amazon has a bad culture of PIP URA and Dev list - Alexa is not great anymore - why would you risk your career with Alexa if you can go to Apple and will have more options in a year or two.
$250k is a pretty strong L5 offer, even for the Bay. "Worried about PIP culture at Amazon." You should be. Being the newest or least knowledgeable dev on a high performing team (where you should want to be) == pip. It's beatable if you're unlucky (as opposed to actually bad), but you'll still find yourself in that position.
Any advices on how to overcome that?
Can you please advice on how did you prepare for TPM role? I'm very interested but don't know how to prepare/find the path. Please advice
Are you sure it is technical product manager at Apple and not technical program manager?
The job description said technical Product manager.
I thought Apple only hires Engineering Program Managers.