Guys, need a help. My brother is having an on-site interview for amazon prime team as a full stack developer. Recruiter has asked for bunch of questions. But he needs my help with following. 1. What is your expected TC.( Location is seatle mostly, he is fresh out of College with MS (cs) with 3 years of prior coding work ex) 2. Do you need visa to work? ( he has opt ead currently) 3. Do you need room with whiteboard or can bring your own laptop? ( any preference recommended by folks here?) Would really appreciate any help from tge community.. much thanks..
Check levels.fy for tc, say yes for visa, will recommend using laptop for coding
Recommend he looks for another company. Amazon will leave him jaded.
He is just out of college. He will go for any decent offer he gets.
That’s probably the biggest reason why Amazon shouldn’t be on his list. He will be impressionable and Amazon will scar him. I can’t imagine what would have happened to me if I had worked in this shithole out of college and believed this is what the work force is like. Remember, Amazon is the place where smart people come to feel mediocre!
For TC, leave the field blank or just say ‘Negotiable’. For 3rd, it depends on what your brother prefers. I have usually seen people going for laptop coz it seems more comfortable.
You can start by asking what their budget is, definitely don't be the first to say a number.
Why not?
If you say a number it can only go down. If they say a number, it can only go up.
Tell your brother to have a figure. For example, I am currently interviewing with Amazon for an SDE II role in Seattle. If it were to get to the point of TC negotiation I would say 250k no exceptions. See levels.fyi and associated data points.
Levels.fyi states 210k average for sde ii. You think its a good idea for him to ask 25% above average. Also since he is just out of college with just 3 years of workex, is sde 2 even a possibility?
I said "for example"