i know amazon has tons of folks. for an ambitious person, is it even likely that he can be a vp level exec in 10-15 years starting from sde?
tons of folks also means tons of VPs but OCI is best place for VP, they call M1โs directors and M2โs VP
Most engineers top out at L6 and managers at L7. About 1% get beyond that, but it can be done in 15 years for people with the rare mix of raw processing power, communication skills and intense work ethic. Everybody else either learns to be content with their level and focusses on saving to retire, switches to a more senior role at a smaller company to try their luck elsewhere or turns into one of those permanently embittered, cynical mid-career people who get defensive about pointless small things which they think impact their perceived status. Dont ever let yourself be the last type of person.
Amazon is a black hole l. All divisions. The only say to get high level is come from the outside
In the same way that you can become a politician in 10-15 years.