If I can't get into Meta or Google, would it be worth a few months or years at Amazon for the name recognition?

Jan 9 48 Comments

Not sure I'll make it through the Google and Meta interviews. I've only done 25 LC problems. I got my job at Qualcomm because I was on point with communication the day of my interview and was able to think through all the problems and get solutions even though I'd never leetcoded. I didn't have any crazy graph traversal questions or anything that requires all this additional study.

Now I want higher TC and a change of role. Is Amazon worth a try?

Forgot the blind tax, sorry!
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TOP 48 Comments
  • Meta
    ๐ŸŒฒ50

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    ๐ŸŒฒ50
    Amazon only sucks if you suck
    Jan 9 6
    • Amazon
      kakatata

      Go to company page Amazon

      kakatata
      When I joined, manager told me to look around and see who's the worst performer on the team and try to not be that person. I have multiple offers to leave now:)
      Jan 11
    • Amazon
      sDWu36

      Go to company page Amazon

      sDWu36
      I didnโ€™t know I was doing well (better than others). Sure I had more commits and better stats, but amazons culture is to always treat you like you can improve and point out mistakes. Thatโ€™s part of it

      It was actually more like my first year was out of fear and my second year was because I was chasing promo carrot sticks. Eventually I did get promo, but I worked way too much to get it
      Jan 11
  • Amazon is not bad as blind daysโ€ฆread again
    Jan 9 1
    • Amazon / Eng
      BbyeAmazon

      Go to company page Amazon Eng

      PRE
      Nagarro
      BbyeAmazon
      Exactly. Also it is ain't that easy as it seem here on blind. ๐Ÿคท
      Amazon opened so many opportunities for me that otherwise was not possible.
      Jan 9
  • Amazon
    qbqksl

    Go to company page Amazon

    qbqksl
    Entitled much? First crack Amazon and talk about FANG
    Jan 9 2
    • OP
      Sorry, what do you mean by entitled? I wasn't suggesting Amazon should just give me a job based on nothing. I was just asking if it's even worth considering putting the effort in for or if I should just focus on other companies. There's just a lot of negativity aimed at Amazon on Blind and it's hard to get a fair picture.
      Jan 9
    • JPMorgan Chase
      brjqhsopw

      Go to company page JPMorgan Chase

      BIO
      What are you looking at ๐Ÿ˜‰
      brjqhsopw
      What do you mean by put โ€œeffortโ€ into specific companies? That makes no sense. What makes you think you will even get an offer at Amazon? The interview process is not too different from Meta or other big companies. I got offers from all 3 btw.
      Jan 21
  • Amazon
    ppqqaaaaa

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    ppqqaaaaa
    You canโ€™t crack meta/google so you assumed you can crack Amazon.
    Jan 9 10
    • Amazon
      bbwjdjndd

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      bbwjdjndd
      Amazon PIPs 6% a year. The reason Amazon is hiring so many people is that they have more employees than the others and are growing at a very fast annual rate so need people to support growth.
      Jan 9
    • Amazon
      864210

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      864210
      No ... itโ€™s not really true either... Amazon is desperate... they are hiring SDE1s with 20 min phone screen after they completed OA... and guess what question they are asking in the 20 min phone screen.

      Also, I know interviewers are being asked to not to put much pressure on SDE1s for any kind of random reasoning
      Jan 10
  • Nokia
    randoNok

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    randoNok
    I got offers from google and meta but Amazon turned me down. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
    Jan 9 8
    • Nokia
      randoNok

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      randoNok
      Thanks! Google was a pain to deal with: down levelled until I did extra interviews, hard to find remote teams and then lowballed. They would only match Meta with written proof (only had a verbal offer from Meta). In contrast everyone at Meta were super easy to deal with and they made a very generous offer without any drama.
      Jan 21
    • JPMorgan Chase
      brjqhsopw

      Go to company page JPMorgan Chase

      BIO
      What are you looking at ๐Ÿ˜‰
      brjqhsopw
      Ah ok got it. Google also down leveled me but ended up matching my Meta offer. Still ended up taking Meta because didnโ€™t want the downlevel to set my career back and it finally came 1 month after I had already accepted Meta.

      Joining in one month, see you there!
      Jan 21