AWS or Non-AWS

Oct 10, 2021 46 Comments

Title says it all.

I know the hate for Amazon on blind but considering a switch for high TC, learning and career growth opportunity.

Thanks.

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  • Aws. But choose a team carefully. Most teams are overwhelmed with oncall and sev2s.
    Oct 10, 2021 11
  • Apple
    ocean1234

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    Amazon
    ocean1234
    AWS brand name opened every door for me for backend roles ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Oct 10, 2021 0
  • Amazon / Eng
    catalia

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    My employee id is โ€œ************โ€.
    catalia
    Itโ€™s blind hate. You can ignore that because 80% them couldnโ€™t get promoted in Amazon and chose to create noise.
    Oct 11, 2021 1
  • Amazon
    anti-amzn

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    anti-amzn
    Alexa

    It doesn't matter which org of Amazon you come from, just get that brand name and start planning your exit at 1 year mark
    Oct 10, 2021 3
    • Amazon
      anti-amzn

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      anti-amzn
      The teams I know are pretty chill in terms of WLB, management is good. And by chill I mean Amazon standard chill, not Google. The culture in any org is VP or sometimes director down, it'll be what they want it to be.
      Oct 10, 2021
    • Amazon
      x100

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      x100
      Can you name some Alexa teams?
      Oct 22, 2021
  • Apple
    ocean1234

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    ocean1234
    Oncall is bad at AWS for sure.. but the stuff you learn in good teams is just priceless. More than 8 years since I left AWS and still it is a big attraction on my profile wherever I go. Not sure if that is because I was one of the early folks in cloud computing.

    If you like backend development, AWS is a great learning opportunity
    Oct 11, 2021 2
    • Dexcom
      $Unique$

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      $Unique$
      Do you have any suggestions for aws teams that have good learning opportunity?
      Nov 9, 2021
    • Apple
      wlb-finder

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      wlb-finder
      In general experience with data pipeline is valuable. Iโ€™ve been far from
      AWS for a while now but teams that include a data plane for transfer bits or messages etc or would give you exposure to system design questions asked at senior levels. Mostly any AWS service except the orchestration ones that only manage control plane would be good
      Nov 9, 2021