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I have 16 YOE in engineering. Prior joining Amazon I primarily have non FANG experience so I was down leveled to L6 when I actually applied for L7. I worked very hard in 2022 and 2023 and I was on path to L7 with my promo document ready and also verbal Promise from my leadership to get me to L7 in Q1. Inwas so surprised to find out that my role eliminated when we were working on cutting edge stuff. Now I’m applying internally and no one wants me to consider for L7 and I feel stupid and betrayed. I feel I just wasted my 4 years and down leveled myself. What should I do? YOE: 16 TC:360k
Take L6 and start looking externally.
This ^
This is the advice you should follow
Alexa is shit anyways. I ask it a question and it forcibly gives me 30 seconds of ads. It has no future, good riddens.
Alexa is a notoriously bloated org at amazon
“Betrayed” ? It’s not relationship ! You got to think of yourself first before the company. Back to your ques, if you are not finding L7 equivalent role outside just take what you get within and continue to look out.
Just find some connection in Capital One. Amazon and Alexa employees get preferential treatment and I won’t be surprised if you end up at Director or Senior Director level. But it is a very dysfunctional place so beware.
Why does capital one give a f about Alexa experience?
Capital One is the most dysfunctional and sadist place out there. Take my advice and don't even think about it.
OP, sorry for this experience. Like other people have said, take the L6 role and keep applying for a better role outside the organization. Based on my personal experience, it’s always better to consider external offers when you’re convinced you should be on a higher level. Internal promotions may be delayed and are not guaranteed. You will get a very decent role out there with your experience. All the best!!
Sorry to hear that, OP. Dm for a TikTok / Bytedance referral. Let’s get you back on your feet
Please can I am for a Finance role as well?
Absolutely. Anyone reading, feel free to DM
You are lucky that you are finding internal transfer option ..
Find an L6 role and then look for an external position.
Did you make something from stock appreciation? Why did you take downlevel to L6, did you have other competing offers back then? Sounds like you made an informed choice back in the days and now you are kicking yourself. Hindsight is 20/20. Move on, look forward, corporate is sh*t
To be honest, non faang is hard to land L7 unless he was REALLY amazing. It's not rare even fof directors in startups to make just line manager in FAANG. This is the game, OP should have managed his expectations better
I know a guy who came from a noname company to Google (L6) Still not sure how he did that
You will not get a level up through internal transfer